Unit Topic Each unit has a cross-cunicular and age- Students will . find the topic directly relates to their lives and study. . be engaged and motivated to learn. Listening Skill A very simple introduction of the targeted unit skill is followed by a skill discovery activity Students will . be introduced to the listening skill ina clear and understandable way. . discover the listening skill for themselves without need for long explanations. Listening A pre-listening task prepares students for the main listening passage, which is accompanied by a guided note-taking activity. Students will . learn to predict listening content based on context. . develop key note-taking skills to aid comprehension. us , ' <l IJtErnI9 passage show students natural native- English speech. Students will a be able to improve their comprehension of natural spoken English. . develop their own pronunciation and intonation skills. Audio CD The CD at the back of the Student Book provides the audio for all listening activities, plus the audio for the integration activities. ""d1[""*i Practice A skill-based listening comprehension activity. Students will . develop both top-down and bottom-up approaches to comprehension. . be given allthe tools to decode and comprehend a wide variety of listening passages. Integration The listening skill is combined with speaking, reading and writing activities. Students will . learn to use a listening passage to springboard into productive activities. . develop the language skills needed for the next generation of integrated tests of English. 1;1ry"-"^, thi-". @ flf.ll'"rL:t;i: ::';:r;l;*1;iirl ''""''" " ''"'"" @",*,-*' *'*- Review 1 After every two core units I there is a Review quiz which I consolidates the listening I skills already studied. Students will o be able to see therr progress in usrng their listening skills. 6 build on previously taught skills to understand natural spoken English in various conlexfs. ffi ::;ii:i,iml., * *-*, *" Evaluation p.8 Theme: Environment Warmer and Warmer The Great Outtloors Scien(e and Nature Finding the main tecture on global ideas (l) warming p.9 sports and leisure Listening tor details:Whq wnen, wnere, why and how Dialogue about camping p. 13 p.17 Review I Theme: Celebrations Birthday Parties International Festival Culture and People Culture and People Flndlng the main ideas (2) Making inferences (1): Who and what Radio program discussing binhday traditions ts'- and history Dialoque about planninq a festival P zJ Review 2 p.27 p.29 Theme: Tourism Naturally Beautiful Geography and Nature 5ports and lelsure UndeIstanding difficultwords Understanding pron0un5 lecture on the Grand Canyon Dialogue about a studentl varation Y -" Review 3 Yaeation Fun p. 37 Atlantis Mysterious Stonehenge Culture and People Culture and People History and Geography History and People Technology Culture and People ldentifying similarities and differences Making inferences (2): Speakeis reasonS Making inferences (3): How and why Deciding if a speaker is sure or unsure Lecture on Hollywood and Bollywood Phone conversation about movie tickets Class report on online news Dialogue about news stories p. 39 Review 4 Theme: Mysteries p.47 ldentifying examples Lecture on Atlantis p.49 ldentifying cause Presentation on and effect Stonehenge p. 53 p.57 p.43 p.s9 p.63 p.67 p. 69 p. 70 Review 5 Review 6 Pronunciation Note-taking Shortcuts Finding the main ideas (1) Unit 2 Listening for details:Who, when, where, why and how Unit 3 Finding the main ideas (2) Unit 4 U nderstanding pronouns I Warmer and Warmer iltfhmt mnEgh*t fuapp*n lf cur planet heeomes toa h*t? ffiiseuss ycur afiswers" Finding Ehe main ideas {tJ Main ideas ane the biggest and most impontant ideas. Sometimes a speaken r,vill tell you the main ideas by repeating key wonds. LEstcr"s tc t['re Neeture amd eheck f/3 tl're boxes eaeh tirne you hear the word. 1 weother 2 worm(er) 3 less 4 woter 5 food 5 drink 7 cleon r,,t::lllalllllllllillilaili:llill:::1:1.:l.l.l.::::::!lil.ll.l,1 ::.:i.,ii:i.,i.,i :i :,.:li.li.llill.,lllirrllllrlll.: 2 3 r Complete the sentences using the words. .xit! ::r )'i@e 'tift"+.=s 1 llriiF=.iriniirpri !a!.=:;:rdqE-_. i glociers globol worming temperotures Antorctico I ;-":. 1e1;;6eeEriiin!.:iris. = : :,.1il.j_ ::: _ r: *oria ,r, ;;"y;;r. is chonsins the ore big sheets of ice on lond. i ot ih. il;;o",ll'nt continent covered in Penguins ond seols hove odopted to cold listen to the lecture and take notes. Port B Key words: Take notes effectively by abbreviating words or using symbols. For a list of common note-taking shortcuts, go to pages 70-72. you. Then listen again to s to guide Whot key words does the speoker repeot in Pqrt A? 2 Whot key words does the speoker repeot in Port B? Circle the two main ideas. a Scientists ore wotching glociers in Asio, Europe ond North Americo. b Globol worming is melting the world's glociers. c Wormer temperotures moy be killing onimols ond birds in Antorctico. d The South Pole hos o lot of snow ond ice. Use the key words from the lecture to help you find the main ideas. To show the moin ideos more cleorly, speokers sometimes soy the key words more loudly ond slowly. Listen. However, os the temperature oround Antarctica gets warmer, they ore hoving trouble surviving. Listen to the statements and write the key words. e gr_.entig;!_e, w o r ri e d, gl ob a! w Wyll g 1 2 3 4 Listen to the lecture and take notes on a separate piece of paper. Then check [/] ttre two main ideas. 1 2 Mony people will move from cities. There will be much more roin throughout the world. One negotive effect of globol worming is o higher seo level. There will be more floods ond droughts becouse of globol worming. t,j ti il l Write one effect of global warming and think of a problem it might cause. Then ask a classmate and write his/her ideas. Tell the class your classmate's ideas. The Great Outdoors How can you stay safe when camping? Discuss your answ€rs. Listening for details: Who, when, where, why and how Details ane small pieces of information. They can tell you infor^mation about people [who], times [when], places [wheneJ, reasons [whyJ and ways to do something [howJ. Listen to the dialogue and circle the correct detail{s}. Information 1 People (who) 2 Ploce (where) 3 Reoson (why) 4 Time (when) 5 Woys to do things (how) lill compsite river 1:00 pocket Pom forest trees 3:00 string Detqils ]enny beoch 9ross 5:00 knife Mory mountoin flowers 7:OO zipper 13 [...]... qmusementpqrkl pieceof paper Listen the passage take noteson a separate to and Thenwrite the answer Whot questiondoesthe speokerosk2 ffi Complete table the Reqding Possoge Size of party Peopleto invite Kind of coke Activities @ 22 comnare two partieswith a classmate ttre Listening Possoge International Festival What foreign countrieshave you visited?Discuss your answ€rs - Making inferences ['l]:Who... pie Listen the statements numberthe ideasin the orderthat you to and hearthem.Thenwrite the word that showsthe contaast I eot noodles 2 eqt cqke l 2 light during porty light condlesin morning 3 celebrqte on sqme dqy celebrote dote of birth on 4 ger money but, ger presenrs 21 Readthe passage My birthdqy's coming soon qnd I wqnt to hove o porty It'd be greot if I could invite my whole clqss ond mqke it... 2 hqll/woll/mqll 7 so,'r'd 3 rows / shows / toes 4 might / light / right 25 Read emailfrom your penpalJane the Writea short emailto Janeanswering questions her To: jane@talkzone,net From: your emailto the class, Read UAte: Subjectr RerYourschool Listento the radio program and take notes on a separatepiece of paper.Then circlethe cottect answer Which questionword is usedto introduce the mqin ideq? 2. .. mqking elect city Listento the statementsand write the kev words 1 2 3 4 17 pieceof paper Thenwrite the answers, notes on a separate Where orc the girls going? When is the trip? How ore they getting there? Why doesPoulo not need to toke o tent? Who elseis 9oin9? Listento the statementsand write the contractedwords Thenwrite their full form 1 2 3 4 18 Birthday Parties \t i! your answers low did you celebrateyour... e and lwhat] Listento the dialogueand match the people with the tasks 1 Ted do ortwork 2 Michelle designo website 3 Yuki cook intemotional food you are planningan International Pretend Festival your school at Thinkof a classmate that coulddo eachtask and give a reason Listento the dialogue and take notes strona 24 rethe bestfor eachtask.Useyour notesto r the dialogue checkyour answers to Tqsk People... the boys put the tent by the trce? 2 Who is the womon? How cqn the boy light the fire? 4 When should the bovs Dut the fire out? Where should the boys leovetheir trosh bogs? (who, Look thequesfion at words when,where,why, how) andtry to findthe matching Information yournotes n Speqkers often join smqll wordstogetherinto one word For exomple: how + is = how's Listen I 2 3 4 Ilow's the fire going? Listento... the statementsand write the contractedwords Thenwrite their full form 1 2 3 4 18 Birthday Parties \t i! your answers low did you celebrateyour last birthday? Discuss F i n d i n g h e m a i n i d e a s[ 2 ] t th te Ofben s question s youthe A speakercan presentthe ma n deasby askinga quesLion you other information are go ng to heat topicand ntroduces some ofthe Listento the radio program and completethe... be the best tosk for Ron? a boking o coke b getting decorutionsftom his mom's ort store c mqking decorotions d bringing music Listento the statementsand circlethe word you hear 1 would / should / could 2 might / write / light 3 coke / boke / moke 4 fit / sit / bit Naturallly Beautiful -€rrF"' What are some beautiful natural placesin your countty? your answers Discuss U n d e r s t a n d i nd i f fi c... explanations usually comeaftea wordandare sometimes the tntroducedby oti you know whlchis or that is Listento the lecture and check [/] the words the speakerexplains, ottroction Uluru feldspor exterior outside 29 @ usingthe words tne comptete sentences ground visit locoted long The Gmnd Cqnyon is in Arizono in the United Stqtes More thqn five million tou sts it everYYeor The cqnyon is over 440 kilomete$ In some... smoll hole in the ground c o mountqin b o wide river d o longdeephole in the ground Whqt does"erodes"meon? a groduqllydestrcys c movesup b 9OeS d hole The Grond Cqnyon hos on overoge a deep C rose of 1 ,20 0 mete6 b depth d erode you Use expanations the wrote down n yournotes to answer questions the Speokersmoy pouse when they wont to odd extro informotion in o sentence,such os on exDlonotionfor q difficult . understandable way. . discover the listening skill for themselves without need for long explanations. Listening A pre -listening task prepares students for the main listening passage, which is. main ideas (2) Making inferences (1): Who and what Radio program discussing binhday traditions ts'- and history Dialoque about planninq a festival P zJ Review 2 p .27 p .29 Theme: Tourism Naturally. answer. Whot question does the speoker osk2 ffi Complete the table. Reqding Possoge Listening Possoge Size of party People to invite Kind of coke Activities 22 @ comnare ttre two parties with