Textbook in PDF format Handbooks for Language Teachers. How can you make a discussion really work? What sort of activities produce genuine and enthusiastic exchanges of ideas? How can you prepare such exercises quickly and easily? These are some of the questions that Discussions that Work sets out to answer. The first part provides some general guidelines on the organisation of successful task-centred activities. The second part consists of some fifty practical examples which have been tried and found effective in the classroom. They range from fairly simple to complex and sophisticated, and can thus be used with a wide range of learners, from elementary to the most advanced, in both secondary and adult education. Contents Preface Part 1: General principles What is a discussion? Some factors in a good discussion: topic, group-work, role-play Giving the discussion a purpose: the task Organization Part 2: Practical examples Introduction Brainstorming activities Organizing activities Compound activities Bibliography Index