{"product_id":"conversation-strategies-david-kehe-9780866473699","title":"Conversation Strategies: Pair and Group Activities for Develping Communicative Competence","description":"\u003cp\u003eConversation strategies are techniques that help the speaker and listener keep a conversation going to its natural and desired conclusion. These skills supplement the linguistic and sociolinguistic skills most texts focus on: grammar, vocabulary, and usage. However, to develop strategic competence, students must learn the words, phrases, and conventions used as two speakers engage in the active give-and-take of conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe strategies practiced in this book include 1) getting more information, 2) making comparisons, 3) correcting someone politely, 4) agreeing and disagreeing, 5) summarizing, 6) sharing information, and 7) making decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Students also practice 1) polite forms, 2) rejoinders, 3) clarifications, 4) follow-up questions, 5) getting a response, 6) expressing probability, 7) interrupting, and 8) avoiding conversation killers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 29 pair and group activities help develop communicative competence. These fun, student-centered activities begin with controlled language and move to open, imaginative exchanges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Kehe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0866473696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780866473699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pro Lingua Learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"David Kehe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045816987903,"sku":"9780866473699","price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2e5288f-6731-4c53-a6e1-4c647c65f9d2.jpg?v=1684980936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversation-strategies-david-kehe-9780866473699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}