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[madtinkerer]

Can I get some recommendations for a good conversation book for mid/high level adult students. I'm teaching the korean teachers at my school conversation classes, but I'm having trouble finding a good book. They have a pretty good knowledge of spoken grammar and their listening skills are fine but they really need practice having continued and easy flowing conversation. I thought about a discussion book, but they really want something with grammar and idioms for each chapter. Any suggestions would be a great help.

Thanks in advance

[PolyChronic Time Girl]

I teach advanced adults, and I find that any book by Duanne Vorhees are good. His book titles are [i]Let's Argue: Korean Controversies[/i], Let's Talk (there are two editions) and [i]Express Yourself (also two editions). These are topical conversation books and the readings are very short and concise and focus on opinion samples and discussion questions. My students seem to enjoy the readings since the readings are not dry passages. It's a pure discussion book, so there are no grammar or dull vocabulary exercises. It's only for conversation. I just got these books last week at Yongpoon bookstore in Seoul (off Jonkak station and near the Kyobo bookstore).
I know your students want to focus on grammar and idioms as my students do, so I try to come up with my own phrasal verbs and idioms that relate to the reading so we can suppement both discussion and idioms in one lesson. It's better than just throwing random idioms at them. I also picked up a small phrasal verb dictionary and I leaf through it and pick out phrases that could relate to the reading.

[madtinkerer]

With a typo like that in the topic, I'm happy I received any response, especially one so helpful as yours.

Thanks

[casey's moon]