Which is more difficult to do? Give or take? Listen or talk? Why do we remember some peple and forget others? What's the difference between a good or bad rule? Who has most influence on your opinions? Would your ideal friend be beutiful or sincere?.Or vocabulary words, a person's vocabulary is the set of words in a language which they are familiar (known). | CAMBRIDGE copy COLLECTION A resource book of speaking activities CAMBRIDGE copy COLLECTION ADVANCED A resource book of speaking activities Which is more difficult to do Give or take Listen or talk Praise or criticise Why do we remember some people and forget others What s the difference between a good or bad rule Who has most influence on your opinions Would your ideal friend be beautiful or sincere These are just some of the questions asked in Discussions A-Z Advanced a photocopiable resource book of speaking activities designed to encourage lively and meaningful discussion among advanced level students. Covering such thought-provoking subjects as medical ethics freedom of the press and moral values the material consists of 26 topic-based units running from A to Z each filled with a variety of stimulating activities. The units contain authentic reading and listening texts which are intended to be used as springboards for the discussions. The teacher s pages give clear instructions for each activity as well as providing a wealth of background information on each topic keys to the activities and complete tapescripts. offers a fresh perspective on a variety of discussion topics encourages fluency through personalised activities gives suggestions for follow-up speaking and writing activities flexible and free-standing activities can either be used in sequence or independently easy-to-use format teacher s notes and photocopiable student s material are on facing pages subject index enables teachers to search for topics which fit in with the student s main coursebook The accompanying cassette features a good variety of native speaker accents. Cambridge UNIVERSITY PRESS ISBN 0-521-55979-0 h h h il ii il h h il il. u. u bl ii a u Æ ü i u. u ii u. i u u. u u u ii u u 9 78052 559799 Contents Acknowledgements 4 No 60 Introduction to the teacher 5 Opinions 64 Advice 8 Personality 68 Body 12 Quizzes 72 Class 16 Revolution 76 Difficulties 20 Science 80 English 24 Talk 84 Fear 28
