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Dunkel Patricia A.

Listening and Notetaking Skills 3 / Patricia A. Dunkel. - 4th ed. - Boston : National Geographic Learning ; 2014. - 116 p. : ill. ; 28 cm + 4 CDs and 1 DVD. - Listening and Notetaking Skills .

Includes audioscripts, videoscripts and appendices.

"The new edition of the Listening and Notetaking Series now incorporates engaging National Geographic content and video featuring authentic interviews with National Geographic Explorers! This unique approach engages learners while enhancing listening comprehension and developing notetaking and study skills. Authentic National Geographic videos provide a meaningful context for discussion and application of essential listening, notetaking, and vocabulary skills. New and updated academic lectures offer compelling, cross-curricular content that stimulate authentic scenarios for maximum academic readiness. Every unit introduces focused notetaking strategies to prepare students for success in their academic work" (Book Cover).
CONTENTS:
Scope and Sequence
Unit Walkthrough Unit 1: Anthropology: The Study of Humans and Their Creations Chapter 1: Anthropologists: Working in a Diverse Profession
Notetaking Preparation: Recording important information
_Vikings Filled Their Teeth, Skeleton Study Shows Chapter 2: The Concept of Culture: Understanding One Another Notetaking Preparation: Recording Information as a List
Last of the Cave People Video The Gift of Travelling Unit 2: History: The Passing of Time and Civilizations
Chapter 3: The Egyptian Pyramids: Houses of Eternity Notetaking Preparation: Recording Numbers and Dates in Notes
Ramses the Great Chapter 4: The First Emperor of China: Building an Empire and a House of Eternity Notetaking Preparation: Using Indentation and Spacing Effectively in Notes
Terra-Cotta Army Protects First Emperor's Tomb Video: Palenque Unit 3: Sociology: The Changing World of Work Chapter 5: The Distributed Workforce: Where and When People Work
Notetaking Preparation: Using Intonation to Identify New Main Points
Expansion: "Second Life", Other Virtual Worlds Reshaping Human Interaction Chapter 6: Age and Work: The Graying of the Workforce Notetaking Preparation: Showing Cause and Effect
Why Are Young, Educated Americans Going Back to the Farm An Actor and a Travel Writer Unit 4: Communication: The Influence of Language, Culture, and Gender Chapter 7: Classroom Communication: Language and Culture in the Classroom
Notetaking Preparation: Recording Rhetorical Questions
Expansion: Love that Lingua Franca Chapter 8: Gender and Communication: Male-Female Conversation as Cross-cultural Communication Notetaking Preparation: Contrast Cues and Charts
Expansion: Smarter Teams Are More Sensitive, Have More Women Video: Digital Nomad Unit 5: Biology: The Genetics to Genetic Engineering Chapter 9: The Origins of Genetics: Mendel and the Garden Pea Experiment Notetaking Preparation: Anticipating and Recording Examples Expansion: Genes and Population Genetics Chapter 10: Genetic Engineering: Playing Roulette with Mother Nature's Designs? Notetaking Preparation: Vocabulary: Recovering Meaning as You Listen
Expansion: Food: How Altered? Video: The Human Journey
Appendix A: Audioscripts
Appendix B: Videoscripts Credits

Intended for English language learners at the C1 (CEFR) level.

9781133950578 (Student Book)


English language --Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language --Problems and exercises.--Notetaking
English language --Problems and exercises.--Listening comprehension
English language --Audio-visual aids. --Listening and notetaking

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