Talk Your Head Off...and Write Too

Introductions Introduce yourself Ask questions to become acquainted with people Fill out an ID cardFavorite ThingsAsk and answer questions aboutfavorite things, likes and dislikesDiet and ExerciseDiscuss foods and food groups Create an exercise routine Ask and answer questions about eating habits and exercise Plan a menuTransportation SystemsTalk about types of transportation Discuss different countries' transportation Invent a mod of transportationPetsDiscuss kinds of animals people have as pets Ask and answer questions on pet ownership Compare different cultures' ideas about petsJob Interviews Ask and answer questions about jobs and interviews Practice interviewing skills Fill out a job applicationThe Best of Everything Describe people Express preferences Write and share important life experiencesFamily Identify family members Describe and discuss you relationships with themGender Roles Read an essay Discuss gender roles Write an opinion essayHolidays Ask and answer questions about holidays Discuss cultural differences and celebrations Discuss holidays celebrated in the United StatesSuperstitions Discuss beliefs about superstitions Talk about cultural influence Write a storySleep Ask and answer questions about sleeping habits Write about a dream or nightmareStealing Ask and answer questions about thieves and stealing Write and discuss personal victimizationGossip Listen to gossip about students Discuss and write about gossip you have heardGhosts and the supernatural Discuss beliefs about supernatural phenomena Write an opinion essayLove Discuss feelings and situations about love Talk about courting differences Write a love letterStress Express ideas on stress and ways of coping with it Do a crossword puzzle Listen to student's stressful situationsMoving Children Out Discuss situations about adult children living at home Talk about cultural differences on adult children moving out Write a personal essayGrowing Old Listen to a description Discuss aging using personal and cultural ideas Write an imaginative storyPollution and Recycling Talk about environmental issues Propose some solutions to problems Create an environmental groupThe Homeless and Welfare Discuss homelessness Give opinions on welfare Write an opinion letterDisasters Talk about disasters and their preventionsSmoking Express ideas on smoking Talk about the right's of smokers and non-smokers Write about hazards of smokingGambling Discuss views on gambling Talk about effects on society Talk about personal gambles Write a personal essayWar and the Military Discuss military issues, conflicts, and war Write about a historical war or conflictMoney Management Read a phone bill Discuss it Talk about managing and investing money Create a personal budgetCheating Read a poem Give opinions on cheating Write an explanatory letterGovernment Spending Create a mock city budget Discuss government spending on programs Write an opinion essay Prejudice and discrimination Talk about prejudice and discrimination Discuss personal experiencesDivorce Discuss views on divorce Write a personal essayCalling In Sick Discuss reasons people are absent from work Give an opinion on paid sick days Write a view on sick payJustice Systems Talk about court cases and justice Give opinions on punishments Write a personal essayDrugs and Medicine Discuss drugs and medicine Write about a personal experienceWhat Would You Do If... Discuss views on hypothetical situationsEmployment Issues Talk about what you might have done in various employment situations Write about an employment situationExcuses and Lies Discuss differences between excuses and lies Write a personal essayForms of Government Express ideas on different types of government and country leaders Invent a new form of governmentProfessionalism Discuss ethics in professionalism Talk about stereotypes in professions Write a personal storySuccess Talk about different kinds of success Network with students Write a success storyLet's Talk... and Say Goodbye! Discuss experiences in the class Plan a party Say goodbyeAppendix Verb chart Index Answer key

Talk Your Head Off...and Write Too

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