Contents01 Interacting and Learning 001Getting Prepared /001Creating Scenarios /002Zooming in on Peer Interaction /002Acting Out /008Assessing Peer Interaction Skills /011Looking Back /01202 Small Talk 013Getting Prepared /013Creating Scenarios /014Zooming in on Small Talk /014Acting Out /018Assessing Small Talk Skills /023Looking Back /02403 Questioning 026Getting Prepared /026Creating Scenarios /027Zooming in on Questioning /029Acting Out /032Assessing Questioning Skills /039Looking Back /04004 Rephrasing and Paraphrasing 041Getting Prepared /041Creating Scenarios /042Zooming in on Rephrasing and Paraphrasing /042Acting Out /045Assessing Paraphrasing Skills /053Looking Back /05305 Supporting an Opinion 055Getting Prepared /055Creating Scenarios /056Zooming in on Opinion Support /056Acting Out /059Assessing Supporting Skills /066Looking Back /06706 Storytelling 068Getting Prepared /068Creating Scenarios /069Zooming in on Storytelling /069Acting Out /077Assessing Storytelling Skills /084Looking Back /08607 Discussion 087Getting Prepared /087Creating Scenarios /088Zooming in on Discussion /089Acting Out /093Assessing Discussion Skills /099Looking Back /10008 Public Speaking 101Getting Prepared /101Creating Scenarios /102Zooming in on Public Speaking /102Acting Out /114Assessing Public Speaking Skills /125Looking Back /12809 Capstone 129Activity Materials 133Scripts 145Reference Answers 161Teachers’ Notes 184Functional Expressions 203

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