a2 8 Talk Your % @ ? ritten by Brana Rish West ilustrated by Harlan WestTalk Your Head Off (...and Write, Too!) c written by Brana Rish West illustrated by Harlan West Talk Your Head Off is the kind of book teachers and students have been talking about for a long time. Students want an interesting book that doesn’t rely on boring rote drilling. Teachers want a book that simplifies the learning process and makes it enjoyable. Talk Your Head Off accomplishes this and more. This book is filled with targeted questions on many interesting topics, such as love, justice, stress, superstitions, job interviews, family, transportation, and lies. Students respond to the questions using appropriate tenses and grammatical forms. Thus, they learn to speak English by actually thinking and conversing in English. The process is simple, yet effective. Best of all, the classroom discussion is always original and relevant because students use their own life experiences to answer the questions. Whimsical illustrations add a light touch and help aid comprehension. + This text can also be used to promote creative writing. After using a topic as a conversational tool, students are encouraged to express their views in written form. Lessons progress in complexity of topic, vocabulary (pertinent to each theme), and grammatical focus. * Student surveys and small group participation enable all students to feel comfortable conversing with each other—and talking each others’ heads off! Also available: Tencher’s Manual: 0-13-613605-2 ISBN 0-13-4?b201L-0 0 i 78 134176201 9sable ox Jontens Competency Objectives Structures Topic ( : Introduce yourself * Ask questions to become _Simple present Introductions . acquainted with people e Fill out an ID card Present perfect pages 1-4 ® 2 i Questions « Favorite Things el and tines | (Geestons about Present Past « pages 5-8 favorite things, likes and dislikes Present perfect 3 Discuss foods and food groups + Create an Imperatives exercise routine # Ask and answer questions Diet and Exercise about eating habits and exercise * Plan a menu pages 9-12 4 Talk about types of transportation ‘Modals can, will, and Transportation « Discuss different countries’ transportation might and their Systems ‘= Invent a mode of transportation negative forms pages 13-16 5 Discuss kinds of animals people have as pets present perfect Pets + Ask and answer questions on pet ownership with ever pages 17-20 + Compare different cultures’ ideas about pets ‘6 Ask and answer questions about jobs and Job Interviews interviews « Practice interviewing skills Gerunds pages 21-24 * Fil out a job application 7 Describe people * Express preferences Adjective The Best of Everything = Write and share important superlatives, pages 25-28 life experiences 8 Identify family members * Describe and Adjective review # Family ienty amily teat st hn an More present, past, pages 29.32 iscuss your relationships with them present perfact Talk Your Head Off Wifi