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First Discussion Starters: Speaking Fluency Activities for Lower-Level ESL/EFL Students

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As an ESL teacher, I was running out of ideas for conversations my students would enjoy. This book gave me many ideas and provided exercises for written language too.

This is a great book to keep in your back pocket to jump start your class into talking. I have not had a class yet that could keep quiet once I open this book.

This looks like it would be an excellent language development for early speakers of the english language. It is far past the 'first' language development discussions--it is far more appropriate for older language learner content topics.

Lower level ESL? I would love to know what the writers of the book title views as intermediate level. I teach lower level ESL adults. Lower level means the students struggle with all words and the meanings of those words. We are working on mastering words such as : next to, behind, Monday, run and turkey. The title of this book is "First Discussion Starters- Speaking Fluency Activities for Lower-level ESL/EFL Student". It would appear that this is a simple, easy-does it- let's-get -comfy with the English language book. I now quote from a paragraph: "The post-master general....faced a unique dilemma." and...." unless the expression creates a substantial disruption...." Right? These are speaking activities for "Lower-Level ESL/EFL Students"? I cannot use this book. I urge the authors of this book to rename the book to more accurately describe the level of its contents. bleeeeeh!