A Conversation Book 2, Revised Third Edition, by Tina Kasloff Carver and Sandra Douglas Fotinos, presents an inviting, student-centered approach to developing fluency in English conversation. Contextualized picture dictionary-type pages provide students with the vocabulary needed for everyday life. Following each vocabulary lesson, task-based and cooperative activities such as role-playing, storytelling, problem solving, and community activities offer numerous opportunities for students to practice their language and conversation skills. A Conversation Book 2 now includes conversation springboards, complete with an audio program, and grammar.
Of Related Interest
A Writing Book, Second Edition, is a Teacher's Resource Book which offers more than 100 reproducible masters for cooperative, conmpetency-based writing activities, all coordinated with the lessons in A Conversation Book 1 and 2. Correlations are included in A Writing Book and in the Teacher's Editions of the Conversation Books.
UNIT 1: SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
Introduction and Greetings
More About You
Congratulations
Apologies
Good and Bad Manners
Helping Each Other
Expressing Sympathy
Review
UNIT 2: PERSONAL LIFE
Daily Life
Favorite Foods
Personality Characteristics
Friends
Childhood Memories
Cultural Identity
Life Story
Future Plans, Hopes, and Dreams
Learning Styles
Review
UNIT 3: FAMILY LIFE
Families
Falling in Love
Marriage
Having a Baby
Growing Up
Parenting
After School
Divorce
Growing Old
Review
UNIT 4: COMMUNITY AND CONSUMER LIFE
Around Town
Community Services
Utility Services
Mailing Services
Telephone Services
Shopping in Today’s World
Shopping for Clothes
Returns and Exchanges
School and Community
Lifelong Learning
Recreation
Review
UNIT 5: STAYING HEALTHY
Taking Care of Yourself
Staying Healthy Outdoors
Home Remedies
Medical Care
Emergency Care
Pharmacy
Poisons
Counseling
Review
UNIT 6: HOUSING
Places to Live
Inside Your home
Finding the Knight Home
Utility Problems
Tenants and Landlords
Insuring Your Property
Moving
Answering the Door
Neighborhood Problems
Neighborhood Improvements
UNIT 7: TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL
Commuting
Learning to drive
Driving Problems
Buying a Car
On Vacation
Traveling by Car
Bus and Train Travel
Air Travel
Review
UNIT 8: FINDING A JOB
Jobs in Your Community
Your Occupation
The Right Job for you
Looking for a Job
Applying for a Job
Wages and Benefits
Review
UNIT 9: LIFE AT WORK
Starting a New Job
Instructions at Work
Doing a Good Job
Injuries at Work
Deductions from Pay
Spending Money
Paying Taxes
Leaving a Job
Review
UNIT 10: IN THE NEWS
Class News
News Media
Weather and Natural Disasters
Sports News
Entertainment News
Crime in the News
Heroes in the News
Local News
World News
Politics and Government in the News
Review
APPENDIX
Conversation Springboards
Grammar for Conversation Contents
Grammar for Conversation
Maps
Speech/Audience Evaluation Forms
Activities Guide
Alphabetical Word List to Picture Dictionary