NorthStar 4 : Listening & Speaking /
Tess Ferree and Kim Sanabria.
- 4th ed.
- xix, 233 pages : ill. in col. ; 26 cm.
- NorthStar .
"Building on the success of the previous editions, Northstar, Third Edition continues to engage and motivate students with new and updated contemporary topics delivered through a seamless integration of print and online components. What is special about the new edition? Blended approach with MyEnglishLab. Online activities offer support and expansion, fully blending the student book with MyEnglishLab for extra practice, ongoing assessment, and instant feedback. New and updated themes and topics. Presented in a variety of genres--including literature and lectures--and in authentic reading and listening selections, the content challenges and engages students intellectually. Explicit skills instruction. The inclusion of 2-3 explicit language skills in every unit allows students to build their language proficiency. New and revised assessments tied to learning outcomes. Online assessments allow teachers to track students' progress mastery of material and skills. A new design with thought provoking images. A compelling graphic look makes the content and activities come alive." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Unit 1 PRODIGIES – Exploring Genius Listening 1: The Music in My Head Listening 2: Where does Genius Come From? LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Summarize key information Recognize emphasis through intonation and stress SPEAKING Express opinions State and report opinions and support them with relevant explanations and arguments State others' opinions TASK: Present scenarios and lead small-group discussions INFERENCE: Infer important ideas through use of repeated words PRONUNCIATION: Recognize and use reductions and contractions to make speech less formal VOCABULARY Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) GRAMMAR: Recognize and use passive voice in the present, past, and future VIDEO: Small Wonder (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoint 1 and 2, Unit 1 Achievement Test Unit 2 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES – The Achilles Heel Listening 1: Artist Opens Others' Eyes Listening 2: The Achilles Track Club Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Distinguish between main ideas and supporting details and examples Summarize key information Analyze similarities and differences SPEAKING Express opinions Express similarities and differences Use specific examples to support main ideas and opinions TASK: Prepare and present speech about an obstacle INFERENCE: Infer meaning from figurative language PRONUNCIATION: Identify thought groups in sentences VOCABULARY Infer word meaning from context Distinguish between literal and figurative meaning Identify paraphrases GRAMMAR: Recognize and use gerunds and infinitives after a range of verbs and prepositions VIDEO: A Child's Voice (ABC News) ASSESSMENT: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 2 Achievement Test Unit 3 MEDICINE – Early to Bed, Early to Rise Listening 1: How Can Teenagers Get Enough Sleep? Listening 2: Get Back in Bed! LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Recognize supporting details Analyze problems and solutions SPEAKING Express opinions Use strategies to interrupt and to ask for clarification Propose solutions to problems Summarize a case study and dramatize a scenario about sleep deprivation INFERENCE: Infer assumptions using contextual clues PRONUNCIATION: Recognize and use contrastive stress for emphasis VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context GRAMMAR: Recognize and use present unreal conditionals VIDEO: A Sleep Clinic, Video Activity ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 3 Achievement Test Unit 4 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE – Animal Intelligence Listening 1: Animal Intelligence Listening 2: What motivates Animals? LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Summarize key information Distinguish between main ideas and supporting details or examples SPEAKING Express opinions Ask for and give examples TASK: Present and defend an argument INFERENCE: Infer a speaker’s attitude from intonation and stress PRONUNCIATION: Identify rising or falling intonation in yes/no questions with or VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context Identify relationships between words GRAMMAR: Recognize reported speech and use a range of reporting verbs VIDEO: Talk to the Animals (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 4 Achievement Test Unit 5 LONGEVITY – The Golden Years Listening 1: The Longevity Project Report Listening 2: Tobey Dichter, Generations Online Listening 1: The Story of Zappos Listening 2: The Progress Principle LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Summarize key information Evaluate a speaker's degree of certainty SPEAKING Express opinions Make suggestions TASK: Create and dramatize a family meeting INFERENCE: Infer a speaker's point of view from intonation and stress PRONUNCIATION: Recognize word blends with you VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context GRAMMAR: Recognize, form, and contrast simple, progressive, and perfect verbs VIDEO: Living Longer (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 5 Achievement Test Unit 6 PHILANTHROPY – Giving to Others Listening 1: Why We Give Listening 2: The Mystery Donor LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Summarize key information Identify the purpose of examples SPEAKING Express opinions Prioritize ideas TASK: Create and present a Public Service Annoucement (PSA) INFERENCE Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) PRONUNCIATION: Recognize and use relative pronouns and adjective clauses VOCABULARY Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms GRAMMAR: Recognize and use wish statements, expressing unreality VIDEO: Local Teen Awarded for Making Difference (NBC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 6 Achievement Test Unit 7 EDUCATION – Do Your Homework! Listening 1: Homework Issues Listening 2: Tiger Mom LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Summarize key information Recognize phrases that signal clarification SPEAKING Express opinions Propose suggestions Ask for and offer clarification TASK: Create and dramatize a public school board meeting INFERENCE: Infer and recognize aspects of humor (irony, exaggeration, sarcasm) PRONUNCIATION: Identify and distinguish between stressed and unstressed vowel sounds VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context GRAMMAR: Recognize and use the verbs make, have, let, help and get + object + base form/infinitive VIDEO: Homework Holiday (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 7 Achievement Test Unit 8 COMPUTERS – Pros and Cons of Gaming Listening 1: The Darker Side of Video Games Listening 2: Truths and Myths in Gaming LISTENING Make and confirm predictions Identify main ideas and details Summarize key information Recognize and use strategies to introduce a counterargument Analyze pros and cons SPEAKING Express opinions Discuss pros and cons Express concessions and present counterarguments TASK: Participate in a debate INFERENCE: Infer a speaker's attitude through emphasis, stress, and intonation PRONUNCIATION: Identify and use stress with adverbial particles VOCABULARY Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) GRAMMAR: Recognize and use tag questions VIDEO: French Employers Unplug After Hours (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 8 Achievement Test