Basic Conversation Strategies is a prequel to the intermediate -level
Conversation Strategies. One significant difference is that Basic
Conversation Strategies has an important listening component.
Conversation is, after all, not just speaking; it also involves
listening, and a major part of the approach in this book includes
training learners to be good listeners.
There are three components to this material. The Student Workbook
contains everything students will need to do the exercises, except the
material they need to listen and respond to. This material is available
as Downloadable Audio. The Student Workbook does not contain printed
versions of the listening input because real conversation is not
accompanied with sub-titles or closed captions. The printed version of
the listening input is available in the Teacher's Edition, available at
ProLinguaLearning.com, which is an essential component of Basic
Conversation Strategies. The Teacher's Edition contains the entire
Student Workbook and the complete scripts of all the listening input,
plus teaching notes and suggestions, as well as feedback and evaluation
forms.
The Downloadable Audio (visit ProLinguaLearning.com) has 67 listening
exercises containing six types of exercises: 1) Listen and Fill- In, 2)
Circle, 3) Choose, 4) Repeat, 5) Respond, and 6) Write.
Many of the audio-based exercises are in dialogue format, spoken by four
native speakers. Although the Audio component is not essential (the
teacher can speak the input), the material will be more effective and
easier to manage if the students have access to the Audio.
