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Active Listening Second edition

Brown/Smith

High beginning to Intermediate

Active Listening Second edition is a fully updated and revised edition of the popular 3-level listening series for adult and young-adult learners of North American English. Each level offers students 16 engaging, task-based units, each built around a topic, function or grammatical theme. Grounded in the theory that learners are more successful listeners when they activate their prior knowledge of a topic, the series gives students a frame of reference to make predictions about what they will hear. Through a careful balance of activities, students learn to listen for main ideas, to listen for details, and to listen and make inferences.

Active Listening Second edition is intended for high-beginning to intermediate students. It can be used as a main text for listening classes or as a component in speaking or integrated skills classes.

Features of the Student's Book
*  A before-you-begin unit to develop awareness of listening strategies.
*  Updated prelistening schema-building activities to build vocabulary.
*  New listen-again activities for additional coverage of listening skills.
*  Optional your-turn-to-talk pages that offer speaking and pronunciation practice.
*  New culturally rich Expansion units that include authentic student interviews.
*  A new self-study listening section with audio CD for additional practice.
Features of the Teacher's Manual
*  Step-by-step teaching notes with key words highlighted.
*  A wealth of optional speaking activities and listening strategies.
*  Suggested times for completing lessons.
*  Photocopiable unit quizzes.
*  Two complete tests with audio CD.
*  Complete answer keys.

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