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01/27/2022

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Do you discuss crime and punishment in your English classes? How? “The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers.” #Lao-tzu Agree?Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes #justice #crime

01/24/2022

Are you a global soul looking for sophisticated conversation? You’re in good company at #ChimayoPress! https://buff.ly/3iKOLuy

01/20/2022

How can we encourage fellow humans to listen and engage in English conversation with us? Where do we begin? How do we keep the conversation flowing? #conversationtips #learningEnglish https://buff.ly/2YuGiEy

01/19/2022

Collecting Resume Advice And Creating Compelling Conversations

How do you help prepare your English students to enter the workforce? How can you introduce authentic texts in your English classroom when teaching #resume #writing? What career resources can you use to support your English students? #TEFL #ESL #teachers

Compelling Conversation Blog for ESL, EFL, ELL students and teachers - Collecting Resume Advice And Creating Compelling Conversations

01/14/2022

How can we help prepare future international students navigate an American classroom?

Do you teach English students abroad? Do your #EFL students hope to study in the United States? Why? How do you prepare #international students to succeed in American high schools and colleges? #TEFL #TESOL

Compelling Conversation Blog for ESL, EFL, ELL students and teachers - How can we help prepare future international students navigate an American classroom?

01/07/2022

Riding Life's Waves: Confronting Procrastination – The Surfer's Way

How do we avoid avoidance? How do we find the inner resources to confront situations and move forward?

“[F]eeling is what tells you you’re alive,” Bregman explains. By riding out our emotions like waves, we become less intimidated by them – and maybe even enjoy them. It’s like learning a language: the more you ask, the more you know and the more you share. The more you share, the easier conversation flows. In both scenarios, the potential rewards far exceed the risk.
Despite this celebration of feeling, taking initiative is still often easier said than done. What advice can we offer our peers, our students and – perhaps especially – ourselves when it comes to taking the final plunge?

Why do we procrastinate? Is it from fear of failure – or of feeling? While easier said than done, the solution is simple; author Peter Bregman explains how adopting a surfer's attitude toward to-do lists helps us confront life's waves head-on.

11/14/2021

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Which of your friends would make good roommates? Why? Compelling Conversations often start with great questions. https://buff.ly/3jdw1nW #conversations #friends #TEFL

11/12/2021

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Do you discuss crime and punishment in your English classes? How? “The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers.” #Lao-tzu Agree?Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes https://buff.ly/3jhHO53 #justice #crime

11/11/2021

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How well do you know your own habits? What's your favorite time of day? Why? Make discussing #habits easier in your #Intermediate ESL classrooms with this sample from “Compelling American Conversations” to spark #conversations. https://buff.ly/3Co4esN #ESL

11/10/2021

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Do you prefer salty snacks or sweet snacks? Which Japanese dishes would you recommend to a tourist? Why? Are you looking for a #conversation lesson for #high-intermediate #Japanese English students? See our “Eating and Drinking” chapter:

11/09/2021

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Do you dress differently than you did five years ago? How? What fashion trends have you seen change over the last decade? #TESOL #questions #conversation https://buff.ly/2WhswnS #Change

11/08/2021

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Have you heard the American expression “the secret to getting ahead is getting started”? Do you agree? Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes https://buff.ly/2FsPJKh #procrastination #Teaching #ESL

11/08/2021

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Can you name three important technological changes in your life? What other changes can we discuss in #English? Prepare your English language students for real-life by asking them questions about their experiences.

11/06/2021

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How can our English students improve their speaking skills? Use Google's outstanding #YouGlish website to provide #pronunciation tips for #ESL students! Clarity counts! #TEFL #speaking

11/05/2021

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Who are you? How do you describe yourself? Students and teachers enjoy “Being Yourself” conversation questions to introduce challenging vocabulary to advanced #ESL students in your #English classroom. https://buff.ly/3fq7WYR #TEFL #TESOL

11/04/2021

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Do you teach Vietnamese English language learners? Where do you find quality #conversation materials? Have you seen our free “Delicious Choices” chapter for #Vietnamese English language students? #TEFL #Vietnam #TESOL

11/03/2021

Can we make more time for conversations inside and outside of #English classrooms? Asking better questions improves #classroom #conversations. https://buff.ly/3wYk5dv #ESL #EFL #TEFL

11/02/2021

Compelling Conversations

Students might ask; “What vocabulary words do I need?” or “Will I be understood” or “What questions can I ask?”. Help #English #learners expand their speaking skills in your #ESL or #EFL classroom.

Compelling Conversations - Vietnam: Speaking Exercises for Vietnamese Learners of Englishand Quotations on Timeless Topics is the original textbook that helps ESL/EFL/ELL students develop conversation skills.

11/01/2021

Collecting Resume Advice And Creating Compelling Conversations

How do you help prepare your English students to enter the workforce? How can you introduce authentic texts in your English classroom when teaching #resume #writing? What career resources can you use to support your English students? #TEFL #ESL #teachers

Compelling Conversation Blog for ESL, EFL, ELL students and teachers - Collecting Resume Advice And Creating Compelling Conversations

10/31/2021

What are the 1000 most common words in English?

"What are the 1000 most common words in English?" Sometimes #ESL students ask simple, direct questions that I can't immediately answer. Should students learn these vocabulary words first? Why? #TESOL #TEFL #vocabulary

What are the 1000 most common words in English? Should you learn them first? Compelling Conversation Blog for ESL, EFL, ELL students and teachers - What are the 1000 most common words in English?

10/30/2021

What are your students’ core beliefs? How can you help #ELLs improve their listening skills while exploring their own personal #philosophy? Consider listening to “This I Believe” #podcast in #ESL classrooms https://buff.ly/3rFEdA9

10/29/2021

Do you use podcasts in your English classrooms? How do you use podcasts? Here are some of our suggestions and resources. #TEFL #EFL #ESL #teachers #podcasts https://buff.ly/3jK8DgN

10/28/2021

How can we create more time for conversations inside and outside our English classrooms? Can we ask better questions that encourage reflection and build connections? Will our English students be able to recycle questions from our English classes beyond the classroom? #Conversation #ESL #TEFL #TESOL #teacher https://buff.ly/3wYk5dv

10/27/2021

Do you discuss quotes in your English classes? How? “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” #VidalSassoon Agree? Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes #TEFL https://buff.ly/2FsPJKh

10/26/2021

Worksheets

Have you heard of our Search and Shares? Students to find, summarize and analyze #authentic materials. Watch and listen – compelling conversations often follow these exercises! #TEFL #ESL #teachers #EFL

Reproducible worksheets for use in ESL/FL/ELL classes using the Compelling Conversations books

10/25/2021

Do you teach English students abroad? Do your #EFL students hope to study in the United States? Why? How do you prepare #international students to succeed in American high schools and colleges? #TEFL #TESOL https://buff.ly/3c2D13N

10/24/2021

Do you discuss quotes in your English classes? How? “You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.” #RayBradbury Agree? Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes #TEFL https://buff.ly/2FsPJKh

10/23/2021

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What is a custom or tradition that you would like to change in your native country? Why? What's the difference between change and progress, anyway? Let's discuss meaningful questions in our #ESL and #EFL classes. https://buff.ly/2WhswnS #Change #TEFL

10/22/2021

How can English teachers help students reflect on existential questions? We recommend using biostatements. At the CATESOL 2020 annual conference focused on resilience. Our 45-minute presentation showed how biostatements encourage critical reflection. Short biographical statements allow students to celebrate their successes.
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10/21/2021

Do you discuss quotes in your English classes? How? “Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses” #GeorgeWashingtonCarver Agree? Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes #TEFL https://buff.ly/3Co4esN

10/20/2021

Do you discuss quotes in your English classes? How? “Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.” #JeandelaBruyere Agree? Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes #TEFL https://buff.ly/3jhHO53

10/19/2021

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How do you help English students prepare for a job interview in English? Practicing answering common interview questions in mock #job #interviews builds competence and confidence. https://buff.ly/2FsPJKh #ESL

10/19/2021

How do you get to know your students? Do your use surveys? We use an #English Learning History and #survey and some #icebreakers. See our sample “Creating Compelling Conversations” chapter: https://buff.ly/3B4SkCp

10/18/2021

Do you discuss quotes in your English classes? How? “A faithful friend is the medicine of life.” #Ecclesiastes Agree? Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes #TEFL https://buff.ly/3jdw1nW

10/18/2021

Do you discuss quotes in your English classes? How? “I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.” #NormanO.Brown Agree? Disagree? Why? #TESOL #quotes #TEFL https://buff.ly/3fq7WYR