Speaking by Speaking: Skills for Social Competence + MP3 CD

Speaking by Speaking: Skills for Social Competence is designed to support the intermediate English language learner.

A variety of conversations expose students to a wide range of significant, modern topics, while useful expressions provide students with a context for each dialog. Tables, graphs, and charts included within each unit give opportunities for students to develop analytical and mathematical thinking skills. By balancing communicative activities with grammar, vocabulary, listening, and reading practice, Speaking by Speaking provides students with the tools to expand their conversational skills, as well as allowing for rapid progress.

Sociolinguistic framework
Communicative speaking practice
Brainstorming activities to access prior, topic-related vocabulary
Guided speaking to build conversational skills
Grammar and usage components to examine their varied functions in communication
Choral reading as an intensive listening exercise
Various, colorful, and informative charts
Comprehensive and issue-specific graphs
Multiple, helpful, and practical tables
Free MP3 Audio CD