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NorthStar Listening and Speaking Intermediate w/CD

Autor Helen Solorzano, Jennifer P.L. Schmidt
en Mixed media product – 4 aug 2003
Explore fascinating content while building language competence and critical thinking skills. The best-selling NorthStar series offers two strands: a reading and writing strand and a listening and speaking strand. Both strands stimulate students' imagination, encourage critical thinking, and promote personal expression.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780131439139
ISBN-10: 0131439138
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:2Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Cuprins

Scope and Sequence
 
Unit 1               Advertising on the Air
            Theme: Advertising
            Listening One: Advertising on the Air
                A classroom lecture
            Listening Two: Negative Appeals
                Another excerpt from the lecture
            Vocabulary: Context clues, synonyms, definitions
            Grammar: Imperatives
 
Unit 2               Pushing to the Limit
                        Theme: Extreme Sports
                        Listening One: Journal of a Mountain Climber
                            An audio lecture
                        Listening Two: Sensation Seekers
                            A psychology lecture
                        Vocabulary: Context clues, definitions, synonyms
                        Grammar: Modals of preference
 
Unit 3               Too Good to Be True
                        Theme: Fraud
                        Listening One: Too Good to Be True
                            A new report on fraud
                        Listening Two: Interviews
                            Four interviews with victims of fraud
                        Vocabulary: Context clues, definitions
                        Grammar: Equatives and comparatives
     
Unit 4               The Art of Story telling
                        Theme: Storytelling
                        Listening One: “Lavender”
                            A story
                        Listening Two: Code Switching
                            A lecture on linguistics
                        Vocabulary: Context clues, word definitions, synonyms, dictionary work
                        Grammar: Infinitives of purpose
 
Unit 5               Separated by the Same Language
                        Theme: Language
                        Listening One: Accent and Identity
                            An interview
                        Listening Two: Code Switching
                            A lecture on linguistics
                        Vocabulary: Word definitions, context clues
                        Grammar: Modals of ability and possibility
 
Unit 6               Culture and Commerce
                        Theme: Tourism
                        Listening One: Radio News Report
                            A report on the Pa Daung tribe
                        Listening Two: Town Hall Meeting in Hyannis, Cape Cod
                            Two opposing views on tourism
                        Vocabulary: Context clues, word definitions, vocabulary classification
                        Grammar: Simple past tense
 
Unit 7               Joking Around
                        Theme: Humor
                        Listening One: What’s So Funny?
                            An interview with a sociologist
                        Listening Two: More Jokes
    Eight jokes
            Vocabulary: Word definitions, phrasal verbs, context clues
            Grammar: Wh- questions
 
Unit 8               Traditional or Trendy?
                        Theme: Fashion
                        Listening One: Interview with Shanika De Silva
                            A conversation about Sri Lankan fashion
                        Listening Two: Interview with a Fashion Designer
                            A conversation about current fashion trends
                        Vocabulary: Context clues, definitions, synonyms, analogies
                        Grammar: Used to
 
Unit 9               To Spank or Not to Spank?
                        Theme: Punishment
                        Listening One: A Radio Report
                            A report on spanking
                        Listening Two: Expert Opinions
                            Three experts talk about spanking
            Vocabulary: Word definitions, context clues, vocabulary classification
                        Grammar: Present perfect tense
 
Unit 10             Before You Say “I Do”
                        Theme: Marriage
                        Listening One: A Prenuptial Agreement
                            An interview with newlyweds
                        Listening Two: Reactions to the Prenuptial Agreement
                            Five opinions
                        Vocabulary: Word definitions, context clues
            Grammar: Articles
 
Student Activities
Grammar Book References
Audioscript
The Phonetic Alphabet

Caracteristici

Features and Benefits
  • F: New and updated high-interest topics.
  • B: Motivate students to express their own points of view.
  • F: Expanded vocabulary and pronunciation practice.
  • B: Ensures greater language proficiency.
  • F: Grammar correlation chart.
  • B: Links NorthStar to two leading grammar series: Focus on Grammar and the Azar Grammar series.
  • F: Outstanding instructional resources including a teacher’s manual with achievement tests, process writing activity books, audio recordings of the main reading and listening sections, a new video program, and Web activities.
  • B: Facilitate teacher preparation and enhance students’ engagement with the material.