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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SECTION ONE: YOUR LIFE

1. GETTING STARTED

2. GOING BEYOND HELLO

3. BEING HOME

4. DESCRIBING FAMILY TIES

5 EATING AND DRINKING

6. MAKING AND BREAKING HABITS

7. BEING YOURSELF

8. STAYING HEALTHY

9. PARENTING

10. MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS

11. LOVING DOGS AND OTHER PETS

12. CATS, AND MORE CATS

13. PET PEEVES

14. TRAVELING

SECTION TWO: FREE TIME

15. CALIFORNIA CALLING

16. READING PLEASURES AND TASTES

17. MOVING TO MUSIC

18. TALKING ABOUT TELEVISION

19. TALKING ABOUT MOVIES

20. TALKING ABOUT MOVIES: THE SEQUEL

21. PLAYING AND WATCHING SPORTS

22. GARDENING

23. ENJOYING THE BEACH

24. HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS

SECTION THREE: MODERN TIMES

25. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

26. CHANGE

27. CLOTHES AND FASHION

28. APPRECIATING BEAUTY

29. DATING

30. ENJOYING MONEY

31. EATING OUT

32. GAMBLING AND SPENDING MONEY

33. DO YOU MATCH?

34. HANDLING STRESS

SECTION FOUR: CIVIC LIFE

35. PRACTICING JOB INTERVIEWS

36. WORK RELATIONSHIPS

37. LEARNING IN SCHOOL

38. STUDYING ENGLISH

39. COMING TO AMERICA

40. EXPLORING AMERICAN CULTURE

41. EXPLORING CITIES

42. DRIVING CARS

43. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

44. VOTING

45. SEARCHING FOR HEROES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TIPS AND GENTLE ADVICE FOR ESL/EFL TEACHERS AND TUTORS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ABOUT THIS BOOK AND THE COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS SERIES