Conversation Connection
Overview of Project
Conversation activities promoting speaking practice and vocabulary building
Lesson Plans and Handouts
Resources for Facilitators
- The Expert Game (conversation activity)
https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/english/esl/activities_and_quizzes/activities/conversation-game - Conversation Card Sets (questions)
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/conv.htm#Reading - Ideas for Using Conversation Card Sets
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/conversation/ideascards.htm - Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
http://iteslj.org/questions/ - 10 Ideas for Conversation
http://www.lingolex.com/speak.htm - TESL Lessons: Role Play
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Lessons/Role_Plays/ - TESL: Songs
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Songs/ - Talk Time Topics (a large list of conversation topics for facilitators to use with multi-level groups; includes background information, pair activities, conversation-starter questions and a vocabulary/idioms list; scroll to bottom of page)
http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/ESL/ESLTalkTime.htm
Resources for Students
- Articles on "How to Learn English"
http://www.antimoon.com/how/howtolearn.htm - Vocabulary-Building Resources (dictionaries, thesauri, and idiomatic expressions)www.seminolestate.edu/els/web_resources/vocabulary
- Ten Steps to Becoming a Better Conversationalist
http://www.matilijapress.com/articles/10stepstoconversation.htm - Conversation Etiquette Tips
http://etiquette.about.com/od/EntertainmentEtiquette/a/Conversation-Etiquette.htm - Ten Sure-Fire Ways to "Make" Conversation
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/conversation