STUDY LISTENING 2/ED WITH 2 ACDS

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Study Listening is for students at intermediate level and above who are preparing to study at a university or college where English is the language of instruction. It is also for those preparing to attend international conferences where English is used. The course focuses on listening to lectures and note taking. The second edition has been comprehensively revised and restructured with these new features: - ten thematic units, based on talks by different lecturers from six different countries - practice in six macrostrategies for listening: predicting; monitoring; responding; clarifying; inferencing; evaluating - post-listening tasks focusing on lecture language as well as lecture content - 'trouble-shooting' activities dealing with the problem of understanding natural speech, such as speed and accent Activities that provide suitable IELTS preparation are highlighted throughout the book. Study Listening includes lecture transcripts, sample listener's notes and Teaching Notes and can be used for self-study. It is accompanied by an audio CD set (2) or audio cassete set (2).ContentsAcknowledgementsTo the studentTo the teacherIntroduction: Two functions of listeningUnit 1 Problems of urbanisationUnit 2 Differences between academic culturesUnit 3 Teleworking and distance learningUnit 4 Language strategies for awkward situationsUnit 5 Targets for preventive medicineUnit 6 Cloning: The significance of DollyUnit 7 Measuring quality of lifeUnit 8 Climate change: Evidence and actionFinal Review Ways of continuing to improve your listeningAccent summaryTranscripts and sample notesTeaching notesAppendix: Vocabulary in academic listeningReferences