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Unit 1: Marketing Chapter 1: Gender and Spending -- Listening Strategies -- Build Background Knowledge to Understand Lectures -- Recognize Lecture Language for the Topic -- Use Background Knowledge to Predict the Lecture's Content -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Write the Most Important Words -- Enter the Discussion -- Assess and Revise Your Notes -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Presentation Strategies -- Make Eyes Contact while Using Notes Chapter 2: Ads Are Everywhere -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals the Big Picture -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Use an Informal Outline -- Use Your Notes to Summarize the Lecture -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Contribute to the Discussion -- Presentation Strategies -- Catch the Audience's Attention by Telling a Story

Unit 2: Sociology Chapter 3: Work Habits in the 21st Century -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture's Language for Transitions -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Use Symbols to Represent Words and Ideas -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Interrupt and Ask for Clarification -- Presentation Strategies -- Create Rapport with the Audience Throughout a Presentation Chapter 4: Leisure Time in the 21st Century -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language that Signals a Definition -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Use Abbreviations to Represent Longer Words -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Ask for More Information -- Presentation Strategies -- Signal a Transition Between Speakers

Unit 3: Science Chapter 5: Science and Pleasure: What We Eat -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language for Examples -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Use a Visual Form -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Agree and Disagree -- Presentation Strategies -- Conclude by Summarizing the Main Points Chapter 6: Unique Solutions to Pollution -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language for Explanations -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Describe the Visuals Used in a Lecture -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Support Your Opinions -- Presentation Strategies -- Open the Floor to Questions

Unit 4: Media Studies Chapter 7: Getting the News in the High-Tech Age -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Language Lecture that Supports Important Information -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Highlight Important Ideas -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Connect Your Ideas to Other Students' Ideas -- Presentation Strategies -- Refer to a Chart or a Graph Chapter 8: Who's on TV -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Non-Verbal Signal for Important Information -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Annotate Your Notes During a Lecture -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Keep the Discussion Focused -- Presentation Strategies -- Use Hand Gestures to Clarify Words and Ideas

Unit 5: Linguistics Chapter 9: What's Up with Slang -- Listening Strategies -- Recognize Changes in Pronunciation -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Edit Your Notes after the Lecture -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Encourage Other Students to Participate in the Discussion -- Presentation Strategies -- Use Visual that Combines Words and Pictures Chapter 10: Global English -- Listening Strategies -- Review the Listening Strategies -- Note-Taking Strategies -- Review the Note-Taking Strategies -- Academic Discussion Strategies -- Bring the Group to a Consensus -- Presentation Strategies -- Pace Your Speech

"Experience the demands and atmosphere of the higher-education classroom. Lecture Ready: Strategies for Academic Listening and Speaking prepares students for listening, note taking, and academic discussion through videos of realistic and engaging lectures; Explicit presentation skills prepare students for public speaking, a requirement in today's academic and professional world; Online video-based assessment tracks progress to show what students have mastered and where they still need help." (Book Cover)