Introduction … v
On Strategic Competence … vii
Activities … 1
1. Rejoinders … 1
2. Follow-up Questions … 5
3. Confirmation Questions … 9
4. Clarifications with Question Words … 13
5. Keeping or Killing the Conversation … 17
6. Expressing Probability … 21
7. Interrupting Someone … 25
8. Echoing Instructions … 29
9. Polite Requests, Responses, and Excuses … 33
10.Getting a Response … 37
11.Soliciting Details … 41
12.Responding with Details … 45
13.Making Comparisons … 49
14.Finding the Right Word … 53
15.Exploring a Word … 57
16.Correcting Someone … 61
17.Eliciting Confirmation … 65
18.Starting and Stopping a Conversation … 69
19.Beginning and Ending a Phone Call … 73
20.Expressing Opinions … 79
21.Making a Group Decision … 83
22.Discussion Connectors … 89
23.Summarizing … 95
24.Conducting a Formal Meeting … 99
25.For Fun: Find the Strange Word … 103
26.Volunteering an Answer … 108
27.Applying All the Conversation Strategies 1
Review - Fun … 113
28.Applying All the Conversation Strategies 2
Review - Emotions … 117
29.Applying All the Conversation Strategies 3
Review - Advisors … 122
Appendix … 127
General Procedure for All Activities … 127
Teacher's Introductions for the Activities … 129
Index to Conversation Strategies … 145