Unlock 4 : Listening & Speaking Skills /
Lewis Lansford and Jeremy Day.
- 1st ed.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- 223 p. (Student's book) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. 126 p. (Teacher's book) : col. ill. ; 27 cm + 1 DVD.
- Unlock .
"Unlock is a five-level academic skills course that combines carefully scaffolded exercises, a comprehensive approach to critical thinking and motivating video. Unlock Listening and Speaking Skills Level 4 provides 60-90 hours of classroom material. Access to the Online Workbook is provided via a code packaged with the Student's Book. Critical Thinking sections give students frameworks to formulate their own opinions and express themselves effectively in the end-of-unit academic tasks. Unique research into common learner errors (using the Cambridge English Corpus) focuses the language used in Unlock on those areas learners find most challenging. Videos from Discovery Education™ (accessible via the Cambridge Learning Management System and supplied on the Teacher's Book DVD) provide new angles on a range of academic subjects." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS Map of the book / Your guide to Unlock Your guide to Unlock / Teaching tips UNIT 1 - Globalization Listening 1: A radio programme about how food travels around the world (Environment) Listening 2: A presentation on energy use in food production (Environment) VIDEO: The globalization of food LISTENING - Key listening skill: Predicting content Using your knowledge Listening for gist Listening for detail Listening for opinion Listening for main ideas Pronunciation for listening: Consonant clusters VOCABULARY: Globalization and environment (e.g. carbon footprint, processing, imported) GRAMMAR: The active and passive voice CRITICAL THINKING: Understand and use pie charts SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Describe charts and data Speaking task: Give a presentation using data from a pie chart UNIT 2 - Education Listening 1: A careers advice meeting (Education) Listening 2: A careers advice meeting (Education) VIDEO: Astronaut training LISTENING - Key listening skill: Listening for advice and suggestions Understanding key vocabulary Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Listening for gist Listening for opinion Pronunciation for listening: Certain and uncertain tones VOCABULARY: Academic adjectives to describe professions (e.g. manual, medical, technical) GRAMMAR: Stating preferences with would CRITICAL THINKING: Prioritize criteria SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Negotiate prioritize and make decisions Pronunciation for speaking: Certain and uncertain intonation Speaking task: Decide as a group which candidate should receive a scholarship UNIT 3 - Medicine Listening 1: A student seminar on paramedics (Medicine) Listening 2: A debate on the flu vaccination (Medicine) VIDEO: Anthrax LISTENING - Key listening skill: Identifying viewpoints Using your knowledge Listening for gist Listening for main ideas Listening for opinion Listening for attitude Listening for detail Pronunciation for listening: Intonation in question tags VOCABULARY: Scientific research (e.g. researcher, controlled, proven) GRAMMAR: Connection actions with time expressions CRITICAL THINKING: Understand background and motivation SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Persuade someone to agree with your point of view Speaking task: Debate whether healthcare should be free UNIT 4 - Risk Listening 1: A safety presentation (Sport) Listening 2: A risk-assessment meeting (Occupational health) VIDEO: Andes mountain trek LISTENING - Key listening skill: Listening for clarification Predicting content using visuals Understanding key vocabulary Listening for gist Listening for detail Pronunciation for listening: Stress for emphasis VOCABULARY: Adjectives to describe risk (e.g. major, minor, potential) GRAMMAR: Expressing certainty about future events CRITICAL THINKING: Understand statistics SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Discuss risk Speaking task: Discuss and complete a risk-assessment form UNIT 5 - Manufacturing Listening 1: A lecture on the history of clothes manufacturing (History) Listening 2: A tour of a car manufacturing plant (Manufacturing) VIDEO: Making a running shoe LISTENING - Key listening skill: Signposting Understanding key vocabulary Listening for gist Listening for detail Predicting content using visuals Pronunciation for listening: Pauses in prepared speech VOCABULARY: Academic vocabulary for production and processes (e.g. method, management, production) GRAMMAR: Modals for necessity and obligation CRITICAL THINKING: Use dependency diagrams SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Explain the order of steps in a process Pronunciation for speaking: Stress words that indicate order Speaking task: Explain a process UNIT 6 - Environment Listening 1: A lecture about environmental change (Environment) Listening 2: A talk about the destruction of deserts (Environment) VIDEO: Orangutan conservation LISTENING - Key listening skill: Distinguishing main ideas from details Understanding key vocabulary Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Listening for opinion Listen for text organization features Pronunciation for listening: Sentence stress VOCABULARY: Verbs to describe environmental change (e.g. adapt, decline, survive) GRAMMAR: Complex prepositions CRITICAL THINKING: Organize a presentation SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Explain a problem and offer a solution Speaking task: Give a presentation on the destruction of the Saharan desert UNIT 7 - Architecture Listening 1: A conversation between two property developers (Urban planning) Listening 2: A housing development meeting (Urban planning) VIDEO: Changing China LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding analogies Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Listening for opinion Listening for gist Listening for attitude Pronunciation for listening: Emphasis in contrasting opinions VOCABULARY: Academic vocabulary for architecture and transformation (e.g. transform, anticipate, maintain) GRAMMAR: Verbs with future meaning CRITICAL THINKING: Compare requirements to solutions SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Explain a problem and offer a solution Speaking task: Give a presentation on the destruction of the Saharan desert UNIT 8 - Energy Listening 1: A radio show on the island of El Hierro (Culture/Environment) Listening 2: A chaired meeting about energy saving in an office (Environment) VIDEO: Water power LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding digressions Using your knowledge Listening for gist Listening for detail Listening for opinion Pronunciation for listening: Intonation related to emotion VOCABULARY: Academic vocabulary for networks and systems (e.g. generation, capacity, volume) GRAMMAR: Connecting ideas between sentences CRITICAL THINKING: Identify pros and cons SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Keep a discussion moving Pronunciation for speaking: Use a neutral tone of voice Speaking task: Participate in a chaired discussion on saving energy UNIT 9 - Art and Design Listening 1: A radio news show about graffiti (Art/Culture) Listening 2: An informal debate about public art (Art) VIDEO: Sculpture LISTENING - Key listening skill: Inferring opinions Understanding key vocabulary Predicting content using visuals Listening for gist Listening for opinion Making inferences Listening for main ideas Listening for text organisation features Pronunciation for listening: Stress in word families VOCABULARY: Academic vocabulary related to art (e.g. appreciate, interpret, analyze) GRAMMAR: Expressing contrasting opinions CRITICAL THINKING: Support arguments SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Express opinions in a debate Pronunciation for speaking: Stress in hedging language Speaking task: Participate in an informal debate on public art UNIT 10 - Ageing Listening 1: A radio interview about retirement (Economics) Listening 2: Presentations on ageing in different countries (Social anthropology) VIDEO: Taking care of the family LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding specific observations and generalizations Using your knowledge Understanding key vocabulary Listening for gist Listening for detail Pronunciation for listening: Elision and intrusion VOCABULARY: Academic verbs for support and assistance (e.g. permit, devote, contribute) GRAMMAR: Verbs followed by to + infinitive CRITICAL THINKING: Understand data in a line graph SPEAKING Preparation for speaking: Reference data in a presentation, make comparisons Pronunciation for speaking: Contrastive stress in comparisons Speaking task: Give a presentation on ageing Pairwork exercises / Review test answer key Glossary / Review tests Video and audio scripts / Additional speaking tasks and model language Acknowledgements
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Spoken English--Textbooks for foreign speakers. International English Language Testing System--Study guides. B2 (CEFR). High-intermediate.