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Title: Discussions that Work : Task-centred Fluency Practice by Penny Ur ISBN: 0-521-28169-5 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 30 January, 1981 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An exceptional resource.
Comment: I relied on this book during my three years as a teacher of English as a second lanugage in the Peace Corps. I do not know what I would have done without it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Discussions that may not always work.
Comment: I don't know just how old this book is, but it reminds me of the kinds of language activities that I did as a pupil in English as my first language when I was eleven or twelve. There are lots of cognitive and logical activities and a few balloon debates, which are fun if you like that kind of stuff. However, these activities may not necessarily be the best way to promote fluency in your EFL class simply because they are mentally too taxing. They require silent reflection, which is not what you would want in your oral English lessons. The book is divided into two parts; The first section discusses general principles, which is both lucid and informative. The second section, which is about three quarters of the book, gives practical examples. The best activities for me in my high school teaching situation, are the simple ones which have a real-life purpose, such as planning for a trip or doing a survey, and which are easy enough to get students talking straight away. Overall, this book does have quite a lot of useful and workable activities and I'm pleased that I can refer to it from time to time. If you are an EFL teacher looking for new ideas for facilitating discussion in your language classes, then most likely, you will not be disappointed with this book.
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Title: Five-Minute Activities : A Resource Book of Short Activities by Penny Ur, Andrew Wright ISBN: 0521397812 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 06 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Keep Talking : Communicative Fluency Activities for Language Teaching by Friederike Klippel ISBN: 0521278716 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 14 February, 1985 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Grammar Practice Activities : A Practical Guide for Teachers by Penny Ur ISBN: 0521338476 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1988 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Games for Language Learning by Andrew Wright, David Betteridge, Michael Buckby ISBN: 052127737X Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 17 May, 1984 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Lessons from Nothing : Activities for Language Teaching with Limited Time and Resources by Bruce Marsland ISBN: 0521627656 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 09 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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