Intermediate English Discussion Topics: ESL speaking activities to help build up confidence and ability with conversation building, basic informal say

By Nigel Mark Openshaw

Get in-depth answers from, "where is a beautiful place to visit?", find out the meaning of "down to earth," or use set keywords for an "environmental discussion."

The methods here are little or no prep with a warm-up, teacher learning, and practical activities. Choose a topic from the Resource section and apply it to the lesson.

* Learn informal sayings in native speech,
* Develop conversations with related context,
* Use the correct forms in follow-up questions,
* Build confidence with casual dialog,
* Add adjectives to improve descriptive subjects,
* Learn colloquialisms, slang, and euphemisms,
* Group and individual activities with resources.

LESSON1 helps the students ask an initial question to prompt further questions. The topics are simple to engage familiarity and confidence. The hardest part is how to keep the conversation going.
LESSON2 focuses on short and straightforward informal expressions. The everyday words used in this lesson include colloquialisms, slang, and euphemisms.
LESSON3 encourages descriptions of a familiar topic using adjectives properly.

You can build lessons with a step-by-step process for running fun and educational classes.
We can adapt the lessons to run from 30 to 90 minutes. Start with about 5-10 minutes of free talking, covering how the students are, what they have been doing, and your contributions.

These lessons have come from more than ten years of teaching English and encouraging students to speak. Nigel has created this book to build lessons efficiently and teach ESL students well. This is just one in several ESL books he has made.

The free resources mean you can reuse the lessons repeatedly, which builds familiarity and confidence.

"Great teaching material available in the book. I made flashcards from the materials available for my ESL classroom. I will surely enhance the quality of my lesson plans. I wish there were more compilations." - Kurani family, Goodreads *****

"A great resource to get English language learners engaged in conversation." - Momof4 ****

If you ever need any help or advice, I am happy to chat with you. I can be reached on Twitter at @nigelmopenshaw
Thanks,
Nigel

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1521558132
• ISBN13: 9781521558133
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"