TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beatty,Ken
TI  - LEAP 1: Listening and Speaking 
SN  - 9782761383462 (Student book + eText + MyeLab)
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Montreal
PB  - Pearson ERPI
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Listening comprehension
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - High-beginner to intermediate
KW  - A2-B1 (CEFR)
N1  - Includes appendices; “LEAP 1: Listening and Speaking is the first level of a four-level task-based coursebook series. Along with extensive online resources, LEAP 1 develops the skills students need to excel in an academic context. With its focus on authentic listening and critical thinking, LEAP 1: Listening and Speaking exposes students to cross-curricular content and concepts from a variety of disciplines. Activities that support vocabulary acquisition, grammar, listening comprehension, and speaking skills prepare students for college and university listening and speaking requirements. LEAP 1: Listening and Speaking is a key stepping stone on every student's path towards academic success." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Chapter 1: WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?; Subject Areas: education, technology; Listening: Listening to Understand - Learn tips to help your understanding
; Listening 1: An Interview about Goals
; Listening 2: Enjoy the Journey
; Listening 3: How to Learn Anything; Critical Thinking: Asking follow-up questions - Use reduced-form questions; Speaking: Starting, maintaining, and ending a conversation; Pronunciation: Intonation in wh- questions; Grammar: Tag questions; Academic Survival Skills: Identifying personal goals - Plan how to get things done; Assignments:
WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: 
FINAL ASSIGNMENT:; Chapter 2: THE JOY OF INVENTING
; Subject Areas: engineering, innovation; Listening: Listening for main points - Identify key words and ideas
; Listening 1: High-Flying Dreams
; Listening 2: The Useless Machine
; Listening 3: Canadian Develops Futuristic Hoverboard; Critical Thinking: Sketching what you hear - Understand things in new ways; Speaking: Using linking words; Pronunciation: Stress in nouns and verbs; Grammar: Adverbs of frequency; Academic Survival Skills: Discussing a new topic - Introduce your topic, explain it, and summarize it; Assignments
; WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: Explain an invention to a partner
; FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Discuss an Invention with a Partner; Chapter 3: THE SHARING ECONOMY
; Subject Areas: business, economics; Listening: Listening for specific details - Find information by listening for key words and phrases
; Listening 1: Conditions and Benefits of the Modern Sharing Economy
; Listening 2: Two Case Studies: Zipcar and Airbnb
; Listening 3: AskforTask CEO Interview; Critical Thinking: Questioning assumptions - Try to see potential problems; Speaking: Using talking points; Pronunciation: Dates, times and numbers; Grammar: Count and non-count nouns; Academic Survival Skills: Using mind maps to take notes - Record what you hear and read; Assignments
; WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: Examine a Sharing Economy Business
; FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Present a Sharing Economy Business; Chapter 4: YOUR DREAM JOB
; Subject Areas: economics, statistics; Listening: Listening to compare - Listening for adjectives, comparatives, and superlatives
; Listening 1: Some Jobs Aren’t Worth the Costs
; Listening 2: A Job in Space Debate
; Listening 3: Chris Hatfield, Hero Astronaut; Critical Thinking: Recognizing point of view - Listen for clues in the title and main points; Speaking: Disagreeing politely; Speaking: Disagreeing politely; Pronunciation: Emphasis on key words in a sentence; Grammar: Prepositions of time and place; Academic Survival Skills: Working with a partner - Learn tips to work effectively; Assignments
; WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: Describe Your Dream Job
; FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Compare Two Jobs; Chapter 5: WHERE WILL YOU LIVE?
; Subject Areas: architecture, sociology; Listening: Listening for opinions - Identify key words to decide whether an opinion is supported by facts
; Listening 1: Give Me a Micro House!
; Listening 2: It’s Time to Rethink Our Homes
; Listening 3: Buildings That Breathe: Doris Sung’s Living Architecture; Critical Thinking: Understanding non-verbal clues - Use body language to enhance understanding
; Speaking: Expressing an opinion; Pronunciation: Words ending in the letter -s; Grammar: Conditionals (zero and first); Academic Survival Skills: Working in a group - Learn tips for working in groups; Assignments
; WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: Present Your Opinion
; FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Discuss Your Opinion; Chapter 6: EARTH, YOUR HOME
; Subject Areas: biology, history; Listening: Listening to infer the meaning of words - Use the context to infer meaning of words
; Listening 1: What about Water?
; Listening 2: Three Ways to Look at the World
; Listening 3: The World View of Wade Davis; Critical Thinking: Connecting new ideas to what you know; Make connections to familiar and unfamiliar ideas; Speaking: Giving instructions; Pronunciation: Two ways to pronounce th-; Grammar: Asking questions using modals; Academic Survival Skills: Asking questions in a lecture - Learn tips on when and how to ask questions; Assignments
; WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: Prepare a Set of Instructions
; FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Discuss Instructions; Chapter 7: BE A PERFECT HUMAN
; Subject Areas: genetics, medicine; Listening: Listening for details about charts - Learn tips to help understand a chart
; Listening 1: Learning from Savants
; Listening 2: Human Physical Limits
; Listening 3: How to Have a Good Day; Critical Thinking: Predicting to listen effectively - Identify the topic and think of questions as you listen; Speaking: Structuring a presentation; Pronunciation: Words with silent letters; Grammar: Present perfect tense; Academic Survival Skills: Talking with graphic organizers - Learn strategies to use graphic organizers effectively; Assignments
; WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: Talk about a Habit
; FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Discuss a New Habit; Chapter 8: THE SIXTH EXTINCTION
; Subject Areas: geography, paleontology; Listening: Listening for sequence - Identify key words and phrases
; Listening 1: The Roads to Extinction
; Listening 2: Dinosaurs Around Us
; Listening 3: The Sixth Extinction; Critical Thinking: Paraphrasing to understand - Learn strategies for paraphrasing in a conversation; Speaking: Making and responding to suggestions; Pronunciation: The –ed ending; Grammar: Simple past and present perfect tenses; Academic Survival Skills: Taking part in a panel discussion - Learn how to conduct a panel discussion; Assignments
; WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT: Discuss an Extinction Event
; FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Share Ideas in a Panel Discussion; APPENDIX 1: Pronunciation Guide; APPENDIX 2: Vocabulary; APPENDIX 3: Strategies for Improving Listening and Speaking Skills; APPENDIX 4: Conversation Gambits; Photo and Video Credits; For high-beginner to intermediate English as second language students (A2-B1 - CEFR)
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