<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post7978789230939365095..comments</id><updated>2009-12-18T23:18:28.952-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Teaching ESL to Adults: 10 Conversation Starters for the ESL Classroom</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/feeds/7978789230939365095/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/7978789230939365095/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/08/10-conversation-starters-for-esl.html'/><author><name>Name: Debra Garcia, M.A.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-7521131234409555088</id><published>2009-12-18T21:55:56.035-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-18T21:55:56.035-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I like the idea of everyone asking one person abou...</title><content type='html'>I like the idea of everyone asking one person about the place they live.  If you have enough students, it forces them to think of more creative questions about each other&amp;#39;s city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cool idea!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/7978789230939365095/comments/default/7521131234409555088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/7978789230939365095/comments/default/7521131234409555088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/08/10-conversation-starters-for-esl.html?showComment=1261202156035#c7521131234409555088' title=''/><author><name>Dave</name><uri>http://www.eslteachingideas.blogspot.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/08/10-conversation-starters-for-esl.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-7978789230939365095' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/posts/default/7978789230939365095' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-757426841168649116</id><published>2009-08-20T19:47:39.578-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-20T19:47:39.578-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Excellent questions. I often ask questions on my a...</title><content type='html'>Excellent questions. I often ask questions on my attendance sheets in ESL classes that later become conversation topics in class. Why the preview? Students sometimes need time to collect their thoughts to provide more engaging, detailed responses. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some of my favorite questions:&lt;br /&gt;How do you relax?&lt;br /&gt;How do you make difficult decisions?&lt;br /&gt;What is your favorite possession? &lt;br /&gt;What is your American Dream?&lt;br /&gt;What makes a good job? &lt;br /&gt;What are you grateful for?&lt;br /&gt;If you were an animal, what animal would you be?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/7978789230939365095/comments/default/757426841168649116'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/7978789230939365095/comments/default/757426841168649116'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/08/10-conversation-starters-for-esl.html?showComment=1250822859578#c757426841168649116' title=''/><author><name>Eric</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06765320883510788501</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04587702619879126804'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/08/10-conversation-starters-for-esl.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-7978789230939365095' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/posts/default/7978789230939365095' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>