Active listening. 3 with 1 CD

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Active Listening Second edition for adult and young adult learners has task-based units built around a topic, function, or grammatical theme. Student's Book 3 is intended for intermediate to high-intermediate students. The Student's Book offers 16 task-based units, each built around an engaging topic. Through a careful balance of activities, students learn to listen for main ideas, to listen for details, and to listen and make inferences. Prelistening schema-building activities help students build vocabulary, and listen-again activities provide additional skills practice. A full page of optional speaking activities with pronunciation practice is provided in each unit. Expansion units, with authentic student interviews, offer rich cultural material and provide review. A free Self-Study Audio CD is also included in every Student's Book.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Plan of the book (p. iv)
• Acknowledgments (p. vi)
• Author acknowledgments (p. vii)
• To the teacher (p. viii)
• Before you begin: Getting ready to listen and learn (p. 2)
• Unit 1 What do you say first? (p. 6)
• Unit 2 Sights and sounds (p. 10)
• Unit 3 Dating (p. 14)
• Unit 4 Communication and culture (p. 18)
• Expansion 1 Russia: Information and an authentic student interview (p. 22)
• Unit 5 The Internet (p. 24)
• Unit 6 Superstitions (p. 28)
• Unit 7 Manners (p. 32)
• Unit 8 Natural health (p. 36)
• Expansion 2 Ireland: Information and an authentic student interview (p. 40)
• Unit 9 Science trivia (p. 42)
• Unit 10 Advertising (p. 46)
• Unit 11 Study abroad (p. 50)
• Unit 12 How things work (p. 54)
• Expansion 3 Brazil: Information and an authentic student interview (p. 58)
• Unit 13 Personality traits (p. 60)
• Unit 14 Values (p. 64)
• Unit 15 Good business (p. 68)
• Unit 16 Unsolved mysteries (p. 72)
• Expansion 4 The Philippines: Information and an authentic student interview (p. 76)
• Appendix (p. 78)
• Trivia game (p. 78)
• Answer key (p. 79)
• Activation: A speaking and listening game (p. 80)
• Listening tips (p. 82)
• Self-study units, answer key, and track listing (p. 84)