Southern Comfort by Powers Boothe

Southern Comfort by Powers Boothe

• Varied speech genres that range from personal story to persuasive.
• Broad array of projects including interviews and group discussions.
• Scaffolded approach that includes directed discussion of a model presentation; skill-building exercises for selecting a topic, organizing information, and more; practicing aloud; and finally, delivering a speech.
• Pronunciation Practice that focuses on American English pronunciation patterns that are difficult for most non-native speakers of English.
• Playing with Sayings section that presents idiomatic sayings in popular use and related activities to help students understand and use them to enhance their spoken communication.
• Useful language boxes that illustrate effective ways to begin speeches or participate in discussion.
• CD-ROM with MP3 audio that includes sample speeches and all pronunciation activities
• Teacher's manual (available separately at http: //pearsoneltusa.com/speechcom) with teaching suggestions, answer keys, and quizzes.