TY - BOOK AU - Kanaoka,Yoneko TI - Academic Listening Encounters: The Natural World SN - 9780521716390 (Student Book) AV - PE1128 .W57 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Rhetoric KW - Problems, exercises etc KW - Study skills KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Earth sciences KW - Readers (Secondary) N1 - Unit 1 : Planet Earth; American voices; Before the interview; Building vocabulary: Understanding word parts; Sharing your knowledge; Interview with Brad: Geology; Listening for main ideas in an interview; Listening with Gabby and Jane: Earth's natural beauty; Listening for details; After the interviews; Considering related information; In Your Own Voice; Conducting Research; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Listening for main ideas in a lecture; Note taking: Organizing your notes in an outline; Lecture: The Internal Structure of Earth; Dr. Leslie Tamppari; Part 1: Background information about our planet; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: Listening for supporting details; Part 2: Earth's internal structure; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: Listening for supporting details; Note taking: Clarifying your notes with a partner; After the Lecture; Using your notes to label an illustration; Chapter 2 : The Dynamic Earth; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic; Listening for numerical information about distances and rates; 2. American Voices; Before the interview; Examining a map; Interview with Loren: Living near an active volcano; Answering multiple choice questions; Interview with Zack and Yoshilo: Living with Earthquakes; Drawing inferences; Interview with Kei: Surviving the Kobe earthquake; Retelling what you have heard; After the interviews; Considering related information; Thinking critically about the topic; 3. In Your Own Voice; Considering related information; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Building background knowledge an vocabulary; Note taking : focusing on the introduction; Volcanoes; Dr. Patricia Fryer; Part 1: The basic structure of a volcano; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: Using telegraphic language; Part 2: Four types of volcanoes; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: Using telegraphic language; After the Lecture; Using your notes to make a study sheet; Unit 2: Water on Earth; Chapter 3: Earth's Water Supply ; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic; Building background knowledge; Personalizing the topic; 2. American Voices; Before the interview; Examining graphic material; Interview with Gina: Water in the United States; Listening for opinions; Interview with Lara and David: Water in Cambodia; Using a map to understand complex concepts; Interview with Seonagh: Water in Africa; Listening for specific information; After the interviews; Examining a map; Applying what you have learned; 3. In Your Own Voice; Personalizing the topic; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Predicting the content; Using symbols and abbreviations; Lecture: Earth' freshwater supply; Ms. Martha McDaniel; Part 1 : Sources and Functions of Surface Water; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: Using symbols and abbreviations; Part 2: Threats to Earth's Freshwater Supply; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: using bullets and brackets to organize your notes; After the Lecture; Rewriting your notes after a lecture; Considering related information; Chapter 4 : Earth's Oceans; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic; Sharing your opinion; 2. American Voices; Before the interviews ; Sharing your opinion; Predicting the content; Interview with Edmund: Diving; Retelling what you have heard; Interview with Tomoki: Surfing; Listening for main ideas; Thinking critically about the topic; After the interviews; Thinking creatively about the topic; 3. In Your Own Voice; Personalizing the topic; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Building background knowledge; Note taking: Listening for signal words; Lecture: Earth's Oceans; Dr. Geoffrey Haywood; Part 1: The World Ocean; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: Using your handouts to help you take notes; Part 2: The Layers of the Ocean; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking: Using your handouts to help you take notes; After the Lecture; Making test questions from your notes; Unit 3; Chapter 5; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic; Listening for Background Noise; 2. American Voices; Before the interviews ; Building background knowledge and vocabulary; Examining a map; Interview with Jeff: Pollutants in the air; Interview with Shari: Air quality; Listening for specific information; Interview with Kelley and Michael: Humid and dry environments; Answering multiple choice questions; After the interviews; Sharing your opinion; 3. In Your Own Voice; Conducting an Experiment; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Predicting the content; Note taking : Identifying key vocabulary in the lecture; Lecture: What is in the Air Out There?; Mr. Kyo Narita; Part 1: Humidity; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Organizing your notes in an outline; Part 2: Particulate Matter; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Organizing your notes in a chart; After the Lecture; Applying what you have learned; Chapter 6 : Weather and Climate; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic; Understanding scientific symbols; Listening for specific information; 2.American Voices; Before the interview; Personalizing the topic; Listening for specific information; Interview with Sara: Meteorology; Interview with Dorothy, Yukiya, and Evylynn: Severe Weather; Predicting the content; Listening for opinions; After the interviews; Understanding humour about the topic; 3. In Your Own Voice; Conducting a survey; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Building background knowledge; Note taking : Listening for numerical information; Lecture: Global Warming; Dr. Fred Mackenzie; Part 1: The Greenhouse Effect; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Copying a lecturer's illustrations; Part 2: Effects of Global Warming; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Listening for cause and effect; After the Lecture; Thinking critically about the topic; Unit 4 : Life on Earth; Chapter 7 : Plants and Animals; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic; Listening for specific information; 2. American Voices; Before the interviews; Personalizing the topic; Building background knowledge; Interview with Frank and Vickie: A green thumb; Listening for specific information; Interview with Reggie: The Galapagos Islands; Listening for examples; After the interviews; Examining graphic material; Thinking critically about the topic; 3. In Your Own Voice; Conducting an interview; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Previewing the topic; Note taking :Listening for expressions of contrast; Lecture: What is a Living Thing?; Dr. John Norris; Part 1: Growth, Movement, and Sensitivity; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Checking your notes; Part 2: Nutrition, Respiration, Excretion, Reproduction; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Organizing your notes in a chart; After the Lecture; Applying what you have learned; Chapter 8 : The Human Body; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic; Listening to directions; 2. American Voices; Before the interview; Personalizing the topi; Building background knowledge; Interview with Becca: Experiences of a track athlete; Listening for main ideas; Interview with Louise: Eat to live, don't live to eat; Listening for specific information; After the interviews; Conducting a survey; Considering related information; 3. In Your Own Voice; Sharing your opinion; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture; Building background knowledge and vocabulary; Note taking : Listening for expressions of time order; Lecture : Three Systems of the Human Body; Larry Fontanilla, M.D; Part 1: The Digestive System; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking :Taking notes in a flow chart; Part 2: The Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Taking notes in a flow chart; After the Lecture; Using your notes to label an illustration; Chapter 9 : Living Longer, Living Better?; 1. Getting started; Reading and thinking about the topic ; Recording and calculating numbers; 2. American Voices; Before the interview ; Sharing your opinion ; Interview with Anna: The disadvantages of aging ; Listening for details ; Interview with Jericho: Extending the human life span ; Listening for specific information ; Interview with Eleanor : Looking forward to the future ; Listening for specific information ; After the interviews ; Examining graphic material; 3. In Your Own Voice; Thinking critically about the topic; 4. Academic Listening and Note Taking; Before the Lecture ; Personalizing the topic ; Building background knowledge and vocabulary ; Note taking : Listening for speculative language ; Lecture : DNA and the Human Life Span; Professor Mahealani Kaneshiro-Pineiro; Part 1: What is DNA?; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Evaluating your own note taking; Part 2 : Can DNA Extend the Human Life Span?; Guessing vocabulary from context; Note taking : Listening for rhetorical questions; After the Lecture; Considering related information; Understanding humour about the topic; Level: Low Intermediate N2 - "Academic Encounters: The Natural World is a content-based reading, study skills, and writing book that introduces students to topics in Earth science and biology relevant to life today. These high-interest topics include Earth's systems: the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere; causes and effects of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis; the human brain and the human heart; and recent medieval advances." (Book Cover); Unit 1: Planet Earth Chapter 1: The Physical Earth -- Our Solar System -- Earth’s Four Systems -- Rocks on Our Planet -- Chapter 1 Writing Assignment Chapter 2: The Dynamic Earth -- Plate Tectonics -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Chapter 2 Writing Assignment Unit 2: Water on Earth Chapter 3: Earth's Water Supply -- The Water Cycle -- Groundwater and Surface Water -- Glaciers -- Chapter 3 Writing Assignment Chapter 4: Earth’s Oceans -- Oceans -- Currents -- Waves and Tsunamis -- Chapter 4 Writing Assignment Unit 3: The Air Around Us Chapter 5: Earth’s Atmosphere -- The Composition of the Atmosphere -- The Structure of the Atmosphere -- Clouds -- Chapter 5 Writing Assignment Chapter 6: Weather and Climate -- Climates Around the World -- Storms -- Hurricanes -- Chapter 6 Writing Assignment Unit 4: Life on Earth Chapter 7: Plants and Animals -- Living Things -- Plant Life -- Animal Life -- Chapter 7 Writing Assignment Chapter 8: The Human Body -- The Brain -- The Skeletal and Muscular Systems -- The Heart and the Circulatory System -- Chapter 8 Writing Assignment Chapter 9: Living Longer, Living Better? -- Life Expectancy: From 25 to 100+ -- Advances in the Field of Medicine -- Seeking Balance In the Natural World -- Chapter 9 Writing Assignment Weights and Measures Map of the World References Credits Task Index UR - http://www.cambridge.org/lb/cambridgeenglish/catalog/english-academic-purposes/academic-encounters/academic-listening-encounters-natural-world-listening-note-taking-and-discussion-teachers-manual?isbn=9780521716413&&format=PB ER -