Conversation Tips: The Power of Paraphrasing
January 22, 2016
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If English students can accurately paraphrase a reading, a radio segment, or a verbal statement, they can actively participate in common conversations and classroom discussions.…
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Paraphrasing is an Essential Conversation Skill!
July 10, 2014
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If English students can accurately paraphrase a reading, a radio segment, or a verbal statement, they can actively participate in common conversations and classroom discussions.…
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Ask Your English Students to Review TED.Com videos – and Create Compelling Conversations
June 8, 2011
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How can you encourage your advanced ESL students to develop their speaking skills and tap their interest in our rapidly changing world? Create compelling classroom…
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Fluency Requires Practice
February 7, 2011
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“To know and not do is to not know.” The Talmud Fluency requires practice. Our students also know that speaking English can be both satisfying…
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Conversation Tip #9: Ask Clarifying Questions!
September 20, 2010
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What is a clarifying question? What do you mean? Can you be more specific? Can you give us some examples? What do you exactly mean?…
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Conversation tip #15: Seek to Understand
August 23, 2008
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Seek to Understand Have you ever seen two emotional people talk past each other? Both talk and neither listen. Both want to tell the other,…
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