On The Air captures students' attention by using authentic and provocative radio programs from National Public Radio and WRKO Boston to develop listening comprehension skills.

On the Air: Listening to Radio Talk

Humor & Entertainment

Sadow, Catherine

Sather, Edgar

Radio

st.martins press

On The Air captures students' attention by using authentic and provocative radio programs from National Public Radio and WRKO Boston to develop listening comprehension skills.

People at Work: Listening and Communicative Skills, Vocabulary Building. This is an innovative whole-language program based on recorded interviews with 10 working people. There are ten units with 3 1/2 hours of listening. Suggestions for out-of-class activities for experiential learning. Readings related to the occupations being explored. Who are the men and women interviewed? A bank teller, a shopkeeper, a waiter, an elementary school teacher, a folk singer, a volunteer ombudsman, an industrial engineer, a student dean, a medical intern, and a building contractor. Each individual is successful and a good role model they are warm, likable people, good company. Each has a compelling story to tell. The interviewer brings out more than information about the person's work and workplace. The people discuss real workplace and personal issues that are important to them and that will be important to students learning about American culture. The program works with the Student Book (a workbook), the Teacher's Book (with the scripts and many activities PHOTOCOPYABLE), and 3 Audio CDs. It is appropriate for learners with intermediate to advanced language skills, from secondary school to adult.

People at Work: Listening and Communicative Skills, Vocabulary Building

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Pro Lingua Learning

An intermediate-to-advanced-level text intended to improve the listening and speaking skills of ESL students. Reading and writing are also reinforced, along with progress in vocabulary and grammar. In 61 units the text provides a wide variety of dictations from authentic materials that include provocative news items, problems to solve, and decisions to make. Two audio CDs accompanying the text are available separately.

Dictations for Discussion: An Intermediate to Advanced Listening/Speaking Text

Reference

DeFilippo, Judy

English as a Second Language

You may have noticed that this is Pro Lingua's fourth book of dictations by our good friends Cathy Sadow and Judy DeFilippo. Obviously, there is something about the way they create dictation materials that thousands of teachers have found very useful. And you tell us the books are also really teacher and student friendly. Basic Dictations, however, is a little different in three significant ways. * As the title suggests, this is the easiest book of the four. It can be used with launched beginners and intermediates. It can even be used selectively with advanced students. * As a glance at the topics (Contents) will reveal, it is aimed at the newcomer -young adult or adult. Not only are the students improving their English, they are also learning more about how to get around in their new country and culture. * The book is photocopyable. With 58 lessons in the collection, you may prefer photocopying, picking and choosing lessons that are most relevant to your students. However, the practical information on aspects of everyday life is wide-ranging and interesting, and your students will benefit from the fun and varied language practice in every lesson. Most lessons are only two pages long, containing a short dictation, a discussion, and a couple of informative, fast-moving activities. As with the other books, there are four kinds of dictations: partial, pair, prediction, and dictogloss. And scattered throughout the book there are also 18 listening activities - conversations and short narrations. All of the dictations and the listening tasks are available separately on an optional CD. Every lesson deals with vocabulary and discussion. The 58 lessons are organized under these topic headings: Friends and Families * Numbers * Time * Around Town * Food * Health * Work

Basic Dictations: A Listening/Speaking Text for Beginner ESL Students

Computers & Technology

Programming

Interactive Dictations includes 41 units using four dictation formats: partial dictations, pair dictations, prediction dictations, and Dictoglosses. Each dictation is preceded by an introduction and vocabulary/pronunciation work and followed by discussion topics. Pair and small-group work is encouraged. Following the discussions there are an optional writing topic and a variety of other activities, including idiom/vocabulary work, role plays, and many cooperative learning activities The units can take from 20 minutes to an hour. The dictations are available on a CD, read naturally by native speakers. Although giving dictation live in the classroom is effective and important, these recordings let your students hear a variety of voices and accents, and listening to recordings is useful practice for students who may be tested with recorded material. Interactive Dictations is appropriate for intermediate English language and literacy learners.

Interactive Dictations: An Intermediate Listening/Speaking/Writing Text

Great Dictations is includes high-interest articles featuring four types of dictation: partial dictation, pair, dictogloss, and prediction. These activities improve students' listening and speaking skills, as well as reading and writing skills. Topics include provocative news items and information from the Internet. An (optional) downloadable audio program is available for Great Dictations. Visit ProLinguaLearning.com for more details.

Great Dictations: A Listening/Speaking Text for High Beginners and Low Intermediate ESL Students

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On the Air: Listening to Radio Talk

On the Air: Listening to Radio Talk

On the Air: Listening to Radio Talk

People at Work: Listening and Communicative Skills, Vocabulary Building

Dictations for Discussion: An Intermediate to Advanced Listening/Speaking Text

Basic Dictations: A Listening/Speaking Text for Beginner ESL Students

Interactive Dictations: An Intermediate Listening/Speaking/Writing Text

Great Dictations: A Listening/Speaking Text for High Beginners and Low Intermediate ESL Students