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... habits.” —Saint Theresa (1 873 –18 97) , French nun and author 6. “Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” —Mark Twain (1835–1910), American humorist and novelist 7. “Habit for him was ... 18 • www.compellingconversations.com13. What are some of your healthier habits?14. What are some of your less ... done it from my youth.”—George Crabbe ( 175 4–1832), English poet 8. “The perpetual obstacle to human advancement is custom.” —John Stuart Mill (1806–1 873 ), English political philosopher 9. “The...

... • iCOMPELLING CONVERSATIONSQuestions and Quotations on Timeless TopicsAN ENGAGING ESL TEXTBOOK FOR ADVANCED STUDENTSWritten, Compiled, and Edited byEric H. Roth and Toni Aberson Compelling Conversations: Questions ... © 2008, Second Edition All rights reserved.ISBN: 1-4196-5828-XLibrary of Congress Reg. # TX 6- 377 -924To order additional copies, please contact us.BookSurge, LLCPublished in Charleston, SC USA ... www.booksurge.com1-866-308-6235orders@booksurge.comBookSurge is a division of Amazon Books, Inc.Please visit www.compellingconversations.comto share comments, ask questions, contribute quotations or buy books. Cover...

... this book by the Conversation Club promises to lead to even more compelling conversations. Please visit our website, www.compellingconversations.com, to offer feed-back, suggest additional topics, ... progress. Compelling Conversations gives you the tools and phrases to talk more and listen better to friends and strangers in English. Finally, I hope you enjoy creating many compelling conversations! ... simplicity and convenience since we live in the United States.viii • www.compellingconversations.comA few more tips for satisfying conversations with your partners:• Be active• Be curious• Be encouraging•...

... are.” —Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th U.S. President 7. “Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.” —John Wayne (19 07 1 979 ), American actor8. “Keep it light, bright and polite.” ... encouragingBe kindBe open6 • www.compellingconversations.comshAring viewsWhich quotation is your favorite? Why? 1. “I never met a man I didn’t like.” —Will Rogers (1 879 –1935), American humorist2. ... Guiterman (1 871 –1943), American poet 7. “The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man’s observation, not overturning it.” —Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1 873 ), British...

... 8 • www.compellingconversations.comvocAbulAryWhich words do you already know? Working with your partner, use ... there, they have to take you in.”—Robert Frost (1 875 –1963), American poet 5. “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.” —John Howard Payne ( 179 1–1852), American lyricist6. “A man builds ... to live in. Bring a specic address to class. Describe the building to your group.10 • www.compellingconversations.com shAring exPeriencesFamily remains the center of society. Share your experiences...

... —Miguel De Cervantes (15 47 1616), Spanish writer3. “The satiated man and the hungry one do not see the same thing when they look upon a loaf of bread.” —Rumi (12 07 1 273 ), Persian poet and mystic ... ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 • www.compellingconversations.com“Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.” Agatha Christie (1890–1 976 ), British crime fiction writer 6eXPloRing ... cook?“Gluttony is not a secret vice.” Orson Welles (1915–1985), great director/actor14 • www.compellingconversations.comvocAbulAryPlease circle the words that you know. Write three questions using...

... Franklin ( 170 6– 179 0), American icon8. “Health is so necessary to all duties, as well as the pleasures of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to folly.” —Dr. Samuel Johnson ( 170 9– 178 4), ... (18 37 1909), English writer and critic 6. “A sound mind in a sound body is a short, but full description of a happy state in this world.” —John Locke (1632– 170 4), English philosopher 7. “Early ... ...............................................................................................24 • www.compellingconversations.comthe conversAtion continues…1. Do you exercise regularly? What are your favorite...

... you’ll rise up with eas.” —Benjamin Franklin ( 170 6– 179 0), American icon2. “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.” —Noel Coward (1899–1 973 ), dramatist 3. “A dog starved at his master’s ... 3. “A dog starved at his master’s gate, Predicts the ruin of the state.” —William Blake ( 175 7–18 27, English poet 4. “To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the popularity of dogs.” —Aldous ... way to keep a cat is to try and chase it away.”Ed Howe (1853–19 37) , American humorist12CAts, AnD moRe CAts 36 • www.compellingconversations.comvocAbulAryCircle the words you know. Ask your partner...

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