Conversation Strategies: An Interactive Student Book for Pairs and Groups (Pro Lingua Active Speaking Series)

Conversation Strategies, now in its 4th edition (2026), builds students’ abilities to confidently engage in active conversation in English. Each unit provides the language and interactive practice necessary for high-beginner to low-intermediate students in English to develop core oral communication skills, such as politely interrupting, signaling misunderstanding, confirming comprehension, asking follow-up questions, and agreeing and disagreeing.Features of this New Edition:Completely redesigned units, with clearer layouts and more white spaceUpdated content, including newly added units and practice activitiesNew cartoons and other artNew downloadable Teacher’s Guide for instructional support and classroom useTable of ContentsPart 1 - Strategy: Showing You Are InterestedUnit 1 - Giving ReactionsUnit 2 - Asking Follow-Up QuestionsUnit 3 - Giving Reactions and Asking Follow-Up QuestionsPart 2 - Strategy: Asking Questions to ClarifyUnit 4 - Asking Confirmation QuestionsUnit 5 - Asking for Clarification with Question WordsUnit 6 - Asking Questions to Confirm and ClarifyPart 3 - Strategy: Showing That You UnderstandUnit 7 - Showing EmpathyUnit 8 - Summarizing What Someone Has Told YouUnit 9 - Showing Empathy and Summarizing During a DiscussionPart 4 - Strategies: Getting More InformationUnit 10 - Asking for More DetailsUnit 11 - Giving DescriptionsUnit 12 - Asking For and Giving More DetailsPart 5 - Strategies: Keeping a Conversation GoingUnit 13 - Keeping or Killing the ConversationUnit 14 - Responding With DetailsUnit 15 - Keeping a Conversation Going and Responding with DetailsPart 6 - Strategy: Interacting PolitelyUnit 16 - Interrupting Someone PolitelyUnit 17 - Correcting Someone PolitelyUnit 18 - Making Requests and Giving Responses and ExcusesUnit 19 - Beginning and Ending a Formal Phone CallPart 7 - Strategy: Interacting More DeeplyUnit 20 - Expressing OpinionsUnit 21 - Confirming Your Listener’s UnderstandingPart 8 - Strategy: Sharing Information with OthersUnit 22 - Starting and Ending a ConversationUnit 23 - Asking for AdviceUnit 24 - Reporting What Someone Has Told YouPart 9 - Strategy: Participating in a GroupUnit 25 - Volunteering an AnswerUnit 26 - Leading a DiscussionUnit 27 - Making a Group Decision Read more