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Ask and Task is an innovative, highly interactive resource that brings genuine communication, critical thinking, and purposeful language practice into the ESL/EFL classroom. Built around photocopiable Question Cards and Task Cards for forty high-interest topics, the book invites learners to explore real-life issues, share personal opinions, negotiate meaning, and collaborate on creative projects. The blend of open-ended questions and hands-on tasks encourages students to move beyond short answers and into richer, more spontaneous communication.
The Question Cards prompt students to examine ideas that matter―family, work, relationships, values, ambition, identity, culture, and personal choices. Discussions unfold naturally as students respond, explain their reasoning, and compare experiences. The Task Cards then extend the conversation into meaningful production: learners write résumés, design companies, plan events, brainstorm concepts, or create new products. These tasks are purposeful, engaging, and grounded in authentic communication.
This dual structure supports all four language skills while giving teachers a ready-made system for generating full lessons with minimal preparation. Because each topic includes multiple cards and prompts, the resource is ideal for pair work, group projects, conversation circles, speaking assessments, or integrated-skills classes. Students take ownership of the learning process as they shift from discussing ideas to producing something tangible that reflects those ideas.
Versatile, creative, and deeply communicative, Ask and Task fosters a classroom environment where learners talk more, think more, and work together―exactly what meaningful language learning requires.
Features- Forty high-interest topics, each with multiple photocopiable Question Cards and a corresponding Task Card.
- Question Cards that spark reflective, personal, and thought-provoking conversations.
- Task Cards that guide students through real-world projects, creative problem-solving, and collaborative tasks.
- Integrated-skills approach supporting speaking, listening, reading, writing, and critical thinking.
- Ideal for pair work, small-group discussions, conversation classes, and project-based instruction.
- Flexible activities suitable for intermediate to advanced learners.
- Minimal teacher prep required―easy to adapt for short lessons or full-class projects.
- Encourages learner autonomy, creativity, and meaningful interaction.
- Download introduction, contents, and sample topics with both questions and tasks at https://www.prolingualearning.com/
- Surveys for Conversation
- In My Opinion
- Conversation Inspirations
- Real Life Stories for Interactive Telling and Listening
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About the Author
Nancy Ellen Zelman, author of Ask and Task: Questions and Activities for Communication Practice, first taught English as a Foreign Language after joining the Peace Corps in Morocco. Upon returning to the US, she attended Columbia University and earned a Masters in TESOL. After teaching in New York, she moved to California to teach ESL full time at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She attended law school but returned to ESL teaching. She has presented at TESOL conferences and has written numerous journal articles and textbooks.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Ask and Task provides meaningful multi-skills learning, interaction, and practice opportunities ESL/EFL classrooms. The book is based around photocopiable cards: two to four pages of Question Cards and one page of Task Cards for each of the 40 topics. The Question Cards are to prompt thought and conversation; the Task Cards are to promote language use while accomplishing some kind of project. The cards can be used in pairs or small groups. Students can present and debate various answers to the questions, or the questions may be used for vocabulary and writing practice. Some of the topics covered are dating/marriage, sports, business, family, environment/ecology, gender/sex, and health. The questions, themselves are interesting and designed to elicit opinions and cross-cultural information from the students. Some examples of Question Cards: Would you want to employ your family in your business? How long would you work at a job before asking for a raise? What is the most important quality in a potential mate? Some examples of Task Cards: Write your resume. Create a new company with a brand-new product line. In small groups, brainstorm the many kinds of love. Seller Inventory # LU-9780866475037
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ask and Task provides meaningful multi-skills learning, interaction, and practice opportunities ESL/EFL classrooms. The book is based around photocopiable cards: two to four pages of Question Cards and one page of Task Cards for each of the 40 topics. The Question Cards are to prompt thought and conversation; the Task Cards are to promote language use while accomplishing some kind of project. The cards can be used in pairs or small groups. Students can present and debate various answers to the questions, or the questions may be used for vocabulary and writing practice. Some of the topics covered are dating/marriage, sports, business, family, environment/ecology, gender/sex, and health. The questions, themselves are interesting and designed to elicit opinions and cross-cultural information from the students. Some examples of Question Cards: Would you want to employ your family in your business? How long would you work at a job before asking for a raise? What is the most important quality in a potential mate? Some examples of Task Cards: Write your resume. Create a new company with a brand-new product line. In small groups, brainstorm the many kinds of love. Provides meaningful multi-skills learning, interaction, and practice opportunities ESL/EFL classrooms. The book is based around photocopiable cards: two to four pages of Question Cards and one page of Task Cards for each of the 40 topics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780866475037
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Paperback. Condition: New. Ask and Task provides meaningful multi-skills learning, interaction, and practice opportunities ESL/EFL classrooms. The book is based around photocopiable cards: two to four pages of Question Cards and one page of Task Cards for each of the 40 topics. The Question Cards are to prompt thought and conversation; the Task Cards are to promote language use while accomplishing some kind of project. The cards can be used in pairs or small groups. Students can present and debate various answers to the questions, or the questions may be used for vocabulary and writing practice. Some of the topics covered are dating/marriage, sports, business, family, environment/ecology, gender/sex, and health. The questions, themselves are interesting and designed to elicit opinions and cross-cultural information from the students. Some examples of Question Cards: Would you want to employ your family in your business? How long would you work at a job before asking for a raise? What is the most important quality in a potential mate? Some examples of Task Cards: Write your resume. Create a new company with a brand-new product line. In small groups, brainstorm the many kinds of love. Seller Inventory # LU-9780866475037
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ask and Task provides meaningful multi-skills learning, interaction, and practice opportunities ESL/EFL classrooms. The book is based around photocopiable cards: two to four pages of Question Cards and one page of Task Cards for each of the 40 topics. The Question Cards are to prompt thought and conversation; the Task Cards are to promote language use while accomplishing some kind of project. The cards can be used in pairs or small groups. Students can present and debate various answers to the questions, or the questions may be used for vocabulary and writing practice. Some of the topics covered are dating/marriage, sports, business, family, environment/ecology, gender/sex, and health. The questions, themselves are interesting and designed to elicit opinions and cross-cultural information from the students. Some examples of Question Cards: Would you want to employ your family in your business? How long would you work at a job before asking for a raise? What is the most important quality in a potential mate? Some examples of Task Cards: Write your resume. Create a new company with a brand-new product line. In small groups, brainstorm the many kinds of love. Provides meaningful multi-skills learning, interaction, and practice opportunities ESL/EFL classrooms. The book is based around photocopiable cards: two to four pages of Question Cards and one page of Task Cards for each of the 40 topics. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780866475037
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Paperback. Condition: New. Ask and Task provides meaningful multi-skills learning, interaction, and practice opportunities ESL/EFL classrooms. The book is based around photocopiable cards: two to four pages of Question Cards and one page of Task Cards for each of the 40 topics. The Question Cards are to prompt thought and conversation; the Task Cards are to promote language use while accomplishing some kind of project. The cards can be used in pairs or small groups. Students can present and debate various answers to the questions, or the questions may be used for vocabulary and writing practice. Some of the topics covered are dating/marriage, sports, business, family, environment/ecology, gender/sex, and health. The questions, themselves are interesting and designed to elicit opinions and cross-cultural information from the students. Some examples of Question Cards: Would you want to employ your family in your business? How long would you work at a job before asking for a raise? What is the most important quality in a potential mate? Some examples of Task Cards: Write your resume. Create a new company with a brand-new product line. In small groups, brainstorm the many kinds of love. Seller Inventory # LU-9780866475037
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