The Contemporary Topics Series prepares students for the challenges of college by presenting a wide range of listening and note-taking strategies and skills. Targeting corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List, Contemporary Topics ensures that students will be familiar with the most frequently used academic terms.

Contemporary Topics 2: High Intermediate Listening and Note-Taking Skills, Second Edition (Student Book)

Reference

Kisslinger, Ellen

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Pearson ESL

This academic listening and note-taking series prepares students for the challenges of attending university lectures. The texts contain 12 lectures per level, topic preview activities to activate background knowledge, and listening strategies such as predicting, inferring and listening for gist.

Contemporary Topic: Intermediate Listening and Note-Taking Skills

Longman Pub. Group

DVD Features: • Realistic college lectures from a range of academic disciplines (also on audio CDs) • Student discussions of the lectures (also on audio CDs) • Instructors’ Presentation Points • Coaching Tips that guide students as they take notes • Subtitles for lectures and student discussions This interactive listening-speaking series prepares students for the challenges of college lectures with a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills. The lectures are drawn from a range of academic disciplines and reflect authentic lecture settings, featuring engaging instructors and live student audiences.

Contemporary Topics 2 DVD (3rd Edition)

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Pearson Education ESL

Why is architect Frank Gehry's work notable? What principles should journalists be following today? What are the keys to owning a successful restaurant? You’ll find the answers to these and other questions in Contemporary Topics 2, by Ellen Kisslinger (Series Editor: Michael Rost), which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including architecture, media studies, and culinary arts. Contemporary Topics 2 prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening, speaking and note-taking skills and strategies. Course Features <ul>
<li> Corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List </li>
<li>Practical listening and note-taking strategies </li>
<li>Note-review practice that allows students to analyze their note-taking skills and consolidate their understanding of the lecture </li>
<li>Academic research and speaking tasks: presentation, discussions, and role plays </li>
<li>A Teacher’s Pack for busy instructors with: <ul>
<li>Suggested bonus activities </li>
<li>Teaching notes </li>
<li>Answer keys </li>
<li>Audioscripts </li>
<li>Simulated TOFEL® Listening Test for each unit</li> </ul>
</li> </ul>
 This is the standalone book, if the customer wants the Book/Audio CD they should order the ISBN below: 0132469405 / 9780132469401 Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CDs) Package consists of: 0132345242 / 9780132345248 Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (High Intermediate) 0136005144 / 9780136005148 Contemporary Topics 2 Audio CDs

Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills, 3rd Edition

English as a Second Language

Pearson/Longman

Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CDs) (3rd Edition)

Contemporary Topics 2 Streaming Video Access Code Card

Contemporary Topics 2 Student Book with Streaming Video Access Code Card (3rd Edition)

Now in a fourth edition, Contemporary Topics expands on its highly respected approach to developing academic listening and study skills. Organized around realistic college lectures, the text guides learners through carefully sequenced activities in skills such as note-taking, focusing attention, intensive listening, and vocabulary building. It also helps students evaluate their interests and explore possible career paths. New to This Edition <ul>
<li> New subject areas, presented as one-on-one academic lectures, emphasize professional applications such as software engineering, multimedia design, information technology, urban planning, and social psychology. </li> <li> Learning Outcomes listed at the outset of each unit let students know the goals of each unit and what their learning experience will be. </li> <li> New audio interviews with topic experts provide context for the upcoming unit lecture. </li> <li> Bottom-up listening and pronunciation exercises emphasize important principles and improve real-time perception. </li> <li> An oral presentation activity, supported by specific preparation and delivery strategies, concludes each unit and includes the opportunity for peer evaluation. </li> <li> Proficiency assessments composed of short academic audio lectures and multiple-choice exams simulate TOEFL-style test format for practice on high-stakes tests. </li> <li> New Essential Online Resources include audio, video, and teacher materials (assessments, teaching notes, answer keys, audioscripts, presentation points, and more). </li> </ul>
Other Highlights <ul>
<li> Corpus vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List ensures that students are exposed to core academic vocabulary. </li> <li> Collaborative activities with presentation strategies and peer evaluations allow students to make connections and develop critical thinking skills. </li> <li> Unit comprehension tests assess students' grasp of key concepts presented in the unit lecture. </li> <li> Mapped to the Global Scale of English. </li> </ul>

Contemporary Topics 2 with Essential Online Resources (4th Edition)

Teacher’s Pack for busy instructors with: • Suggested bonus activities • Teaching notes • Answer keys • Audioscripts • Simulated TOEFL Listening Test for each unit This interactive listening-speaking series prepares students for the challenges of college lectures with a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills. The lectures are drawn from a range of academic disciplines and reflect authentic lecture settings, featuring engaging instructors and live student audiences.

Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills, Teacher's Pack

Integrated English is a flexible four-skills program with an emphasis on speaking and listening. The three levels can be used as a complete, six-level course or as three separate, two-book courses. The carefully graded tasks boost confidence and increase fluency. Transitions The intermediate level uses authentic motivating content.

Integrated English: Transitions 1: 1Teacher's Book

Lee,Linda

Oxford University Press

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