That’s Conversation! Impression

That’s Conversation! Impression is a rich and versatile resource that stimulates engaging conversations on topics such as appearance, attractiveness, body shape, age, facial features, and the impact of first impressions. This MiniEbook provides a variety of skill-building exercises that include describing people, expressing opinions on beauty standards, and making generalisations.

What’s inside?
• 18 dynamic tasks to spark conversations about personal appearances, age, facial features, body shape and the impact of first impressions
• Skill-building exercises for describing people, fostering vocabulary expansion
• Opportunities to engage in discussions on skincare, beauty standards, and the diversity of personal perceptions
• Engaging tasks to unleash your students’ ability to make insightful generalisations
• Suggestions for further exploration through recommended readings and videos with direct links
• Topics for students’ own research, projects, or homework.

Is this MiniEbook for you?
That’s Conversation! Impression is for you if…
• you are seeking materials that prompt engaging discussions in your adult ESL classes.
• your goal is to enhance your students’ ability to describe people and express opinions on appearance.
• you aim to teach your students how to make generalisations in English.
• you want versatile resources that stimulate meaningful conversations on diverse cultural topics.
• you teach adult learners interested in discussing attractiveness, body image, skincare, and the impact of first impressions.

How to use That’s Conversation! Impression?
• Download the MiniEbook for digital use in online classes or effortlessly print it for in-person sessions.
• Encourage students to explore suggested readings and videos before class to activate language connected with the topics.
• Refer to the Teacher’s Notes (Page 10) for additional resources, answers to select questions, and further readings.
• Embrace the open-ended nature of the tasks, allowing students’ unique ideas and viewpoints to flourish.
• Maximise student talking time by giving your students time to process information, encouraging them to justify their opinions, and prompting with supplementary questions.