Do you grammar English? What a silly question Do you speak English? That's a better question. Conversation skills matter. That's why Compelling American Conversations: Questions and Quotations for Intermediate American English Language Learners emphasizes speaking skills first and lets English students learn by doing. This flexible ESL textbook helps American immigrants and international students develop their fluency skills and academic vocabulary through conversation exercises and natural questions. Each chapter includes two sets of conversation questions, vocabulary review, short writing exercises, paraphrasing exercises with proverbs, a discussion activity around pithy quotations, and an online 'Search and Share' activity. Focusing on both daily experiences and American culture through proverbs, quotations, and speaking exercises, this engaging ESL textbook helps intermediate English language learners explore their lives, learn common American sayings and expressions, and develop