Any Questions? offers a variety of
enjoyable and engaging communicative activities in
an intensive, practical, question-based
communication workout. The course comes in four
sections:
1. Entertaining and thought-provoking "Lateral
Thinking" puzzles provide meaningful pattern
practice and develop problem-solving skills through
goal-oriented information-gap tasks. Ideal for
encouraging critical thinking, they are so absorbing
that students often forget they are in an English
class!
2. Based on solid, well-informed pragmatic
principles, Communication Tips and Communication
Activities provide the opportunity for genuine
social interaction, while raising awareness of
communicative norms. This section helps learners
move from simple question / answer exchanges, to
longer, more meaningful communication.
3. One-minute Challenge and Speed
Questions help learners develop stamina,
fluency, and automaticity. In the “One-minute
Challenge,” the use of fillers helps them to
communicate more naturally, and in "Speed
Questions," learners develop the skill of answering
everyday questions without those dreaded long
silences!
4. Finally, the Crossword Challenge builds
proficiency with Wh– question forms and
encourages memorisation of common patterns, such as
"How do you say ****** in English?"
Ideal for large first year university classes, Any
Questions? promotes:
- extensive speaking and critical thinking
practice
- a focus on form and remedial grammar work
- easy management of large, mixed ability
speaking classes
- a rich social environment where learners can
interact with all their classmates regardless of
class size
- a variety of enjoyable communicative
activities in an intensive, practical, focused
question workout
A Teacher's Manual with full answers and
photocopiable worksheets, as well as comprehensive
notes and hints on how to use the book is available
as a free pdf. To request your copy, please contact
the publisher or your bookseller directly.
New: Click
here to view a presentation on how to use
the book given by the author
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Use this book for:
- University speaking classes
- Classes that focus on communication
- Language school discussion materials
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