 | Checklists for Life: 104 Lists to Help You Get Organized, Save Time, and Unclutter Your Life by Kirsten Lagatree
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.91 I have had great success sharing insights on adapting to American culture. My favorite book for this challenging task remains <1-56731-604-2> Checklists for Life: 104 Lists to Help You. Each chapter focuses on a practical life skill from buying a computer and finding a good mechanic to organizing your workplace and writing letters of condolence. Excellent!
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 | Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics- An Engaging ESL Textbook for Advanced Students by Eric H. Roth
Buy new: $24.50 Do you consider eating a chore, a duty, or a pleasure? What are some good mistakes that parents make? How do you win the game of life? This book matches over 1400 poignant questions with 500+ cool quotes on 45 topics. You just open the book, read a few lines, and smile. Topics range from the practical to the fun to the philosophical (searching for heroes). Perfect for sophisticated clients.
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 | Conversation Pieces by Adam Rado
Created by a dedicated ESL teacher at UCLA for small group discussions, this fine collection of conversation pieces is almost ideal for tutoring 1-4 English students in a relaxed manner. Some exercises focus on grammar point, and all the conversations allow students to freely and naturally express themselves while improving vocabulary skills.
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 | Great Essays: An Introduction to Writing Essays by Keith S. Folse
Buy used from: $6.20 You can also make a good income helping ESL students write college admission essays, practice TOEFL and GRE essays, and proofreading papers. There are many fine books you can use. I recommend Keith Folse's Great Essays and picking any of the standard test preparation guides published by Barrons or Kaplans
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 | How to Prepare for the TOEFL Essay (Barron's How to Prepare for the Computer-Based Toefl Essay) by Lynn Lougheed
Buy used from: $22.42 Several excellent guides exist. Barron's provides the clearest guidelines and a wide range of sample essays for students to read and examine. Focus on teaching structure and not content. Clarity, conciseness, and unity remain key. Strong bookends help, but students must learn to write under pressure and on the clock.
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 | Don't Sweat the Small Stuff--and it's all small stuff (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series) by Richard Carlson
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.01 I've shared this bestseller, written in simple English but loaded with idiomatic phrases, with many students. Pick a chaper, ask the student to read it, and discuss the lesson. Carlson seems like an extremely American, even Californian, leading to great cross cultural discussions. A winner.
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 | Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Workbook, The: Exercises, Questions, and Self-Tests to Help You Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life by Richard Carlson
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.01 A wonderful collection of exercises and questionairres to discuss with your client as you both gain self-knowledge and share insights. Fascinating.
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