NorthStar 5 : Listening & Speaking /
Sherry Preiss.
- 4th ed.
- White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2014.
- xix, 274 p. : 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. 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(Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Unit 1 THE BRAIN – The Fantastic Plastic Brain Listening 1: An Interview with a Brain Researcher Listening 2: The Merits of Unitasking LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Identify and take notes on main ideas and details Identify a speaker’s point of view Recognize a language that signals a revision of previously held beliefs SPEAKING: Express and support opinions Paraphrase a speaker’s ideas Connect statements to specific speakers Interpret graphs Use expressions to correct a myth or misconception TASK: Prepare and deliver an oral presentation using “rich pictures” INFERENCE: Infer a speaker’s degree of certainty PRONUNCIATION: Recognize emphasis through stress VOCABULARY: Recognize synonyms Recognize and use commonly confused words GRAMMAR: Recognize and use verbs + gerund or infinitive with a change of meaning VIDEO: Memory Boost (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoint 1 and 2, Unit 1 Achievement Test Unit 2 LYING: Is Honesty the Best Policy? Listening 1: Interview with a Psychiatrist Listening 2: Family Secrets LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Summarize main ideas and details Support ideas from one listening with reasons from a second listening Identify a speaker’s attitude SPEAKING: Express and support opinions Recognize and use expressions to introduce, defend, and express multiple sides of an issue TASK: Plan a group discussion, summarize an ethical dilemma, and present various solutions INFERENCE: Interpret the author’s words to understand intention PRONUNCIATION: Recognize reductions of the auxiliary verb have VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context GRAMMAR: Recognize and use modals to express degrees of certainty VIDEO: Why Do Kids Lie? (ABC News) ASSESSMENT: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 2 Achievement Test Unit 3 PERSONALITY – Revolution of the 50% Listening 1: A Quiet Revolution of the 50%: Interview with Author Susan Cain Listening 2: The Pollyanna Syndrome LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Summarize main ideas Identify supporting details Connect problems and solutions Identify creative and effective examples SPEAKING: Express and support opinions Interpret cartoons Describe personality Express and defend preferences Initiate and maintain a conversation TASK: Prepare and dramatize a group presentation about sleep deprivation INFERENCE: Infer meaning from language that presents a balanced point of view PRONUNCIATION: Recognize thought groups and formulate meaning VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context GRAMMAR: Recognize and use identifying and non-identifying adjective clauses VIDEO: Dale Carnegie Training Institute ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 3 Achievement Test Unit 4 CROSS-CULTURAL INSIGHTS – Ancient Wisdom Travels West Listening 1: Interview with a Feng Shui Expert Listening 2: Feng Shui in the Newsroom LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Summarize main ideas and details Identify a speaker’s viewpoints and attitudes Organize information using a bagua chart Identify subtle ways to ask for and give advice SPEAKING: Express and support opinions Emphasize a point in a conversation TASK: Present an argument INFERENCE: Infer a speaker’s intention PRONUNCIATION: Recognize pauses and intonation with discourse connectors VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) GRAMMAR: Identify and use discourse connectors VIDEO: Japanese Gardens ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 4 Achievement Test Unit 5 BUSINESS – Business Not As Usual Listening 1: The Story of Zappos Listening 2: The Progress Principle LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Summarize main ideas Identify supporting details Recognize language to concede a point and present a counterargument SPEAKING: Agree and disagree with opinions Make concessions to introduce counterarguments TASK: Prepare and deliver an oral presentation INFERENCE: Infer meaning from expressive intonation PRONUNCIATION: Recognize and distinguish between /ae/, /a/, and /e/ VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use synonyms Recognize and use idioms connected to business GRAMMAR: Recognize and use direct and indirect speech VIDEO: Giving Back (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 5 Achievement Test Unit 6 SOCIAL MEDIA – Together Alone Listening 1: An Interview with Sherry Turkle Listening 2: Online Identity: Authenticity or Anonymity? LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Identify and complete main ideas Identify supporting details Recognize language that signals opposing perspective of an issue Connect statements to specific speakers SPEAKING: Agree and disagree with opinions Interpret cartoons Prepare for and engage in a debate Recognize and use language that builds and expands on others’ ideas TASK: Participate in a group discussion and report on the groups’ recommendations INFERENCE: Infer meaning and recognize techniques a speaker uses to take a stance on an issue PRONUNCIATION: Infer a speaker’s attitude from intonation and stress VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms GRAMMAR: Recognize and use wish statements, expressing unreality VIDEO: Making the Grade (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 6 Achievement Test Unit 7 THE ARTS – Learning through the Arts Listening 1: Brain Waves: This Is Your Brain on Art Listening 2: El Sistema: Music Education Changing Lives LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Summarize main ideas and details Recognize persuasion with parallel structure SPEAKING: Express and support opinions Summarize others’ opinions Prepare and deliver a mini-lecture Incorporate parallel structure to speak persuasively TASK: Prepare for and participate in a simulation of a public meeting INFERENCE: Infer a speaker’s purpose for examples PRONUNCIATION: Recognize variations in how final consonants are joined VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use synonyms Distinguish between literal and figurative language GRAMMAR: Recognize and use the passive voice and the passive causative VIDEO: Interlochen Arts Academy ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 7 Achievement Test Unit 8 POVERTY – Changing Lives for $50 Listening 1: Promises and Pitfalls of Microfinance Listening 2: Interview with a Microfinance Director LISTENING: Make and confirm predictions Summarize main ideas and details Recognize summary statements Identify examples from listening SPEAKING: Express and support opinions Paraphrase a speaker’s key points Summarize examples from the listenings Use summary statements to demonstrate understanding TASK: Prepare for and participate in a simulation of a policy meeting INFERENCE: Infer meaning by recognizing a speaker’s assumptions about the listeners PRONUNCIATION: Recognize word stress in two-word compound expressions VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use synonyms GRAMMAR: Recognize and use present, past, and mixed unreal conditionals VIDEO: Young Innovators (CBC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 8 Achievement Test
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc. Listening--Problems, exercises, etc. ESL2122.