Backpacker's Guide to Teaching English Book 2 Conversation: Need For Speed

English is a generous and forgiving language that tolerates infinite grammar mistakes, endless pronunciation variations and countless accents. What makes English conversation work for anyone are three simple patterns that are always true. In Need For Speed are the basic rules for how dialogue works including the inside track for fast listening. It's what learners need in order to get into the game of conversation as quickly and successfully as possible. Competence comes from authentic practice not grammar study.

About the Author
Thompson, Judy: - Judy Thompson is an internationally recognized TEDx speaker, author and ESL teacher. With a Bachelor of Arts in English, TESL Certification and Canadian Language Benchmark Assessor qualifications Judy developed and delivered ground-breaking courses across Canada, Korea, Spain and Brazil. English is Stupid, Students are Not (2009) was her first publication and is currently part of the Speaking English curricula in more than 60 countries. As a teacher for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC), the Peel Board of Education, Sheridan College and numerous International programs, Judy understands the need to express one-self and be understood are universal desires that unite us all. Judy is passionate about education reform and has developed revolutionary systems for help people speak English faster and more confidently than ever before.