Unlock 3 : Listening & Speaking Skills /
Sabina Ostrowska and Matt Firth.
- 1st ed.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- 222 p. (Student's book) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. 127 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 3 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 - Animals Listening 1: A podcast with a veterinary student (Biology) Listening 2: A debate about using animals for work (Politics) VIDEO: Wildlife conservation LISTENING - Key listening skill: Taking notes Understanding key vocabulary Using visuals to predict content Listening for detail Predicting content Listening for main ideas Listening for opinion Pronunciation for listening: Intonation of lists VOCABULARY: Word families (e.g. analysis, analyze, analytical, analytically) GRAMMAR: Modals for obligation and suggestions (have to, have got to, should, need to, must, ought to); Contrasting ideas (e.g. but, yet, however) CRITICAL THINKING: Giving examples to support an opinion SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Preparing an opening statement for a debate, using signposting language to help the audience Pronunciation for speaking: Introducing examples Speaking task: Give an opening statement in a debate: Using animals for entertainment should be banned. UNIT 2 - Customs and Traditions Listening 1: A radio programme about changing customs in the modern world (Sociology) Listening 2: A discussion about new social-networking habits (Culture) VIDEO: Japan: customs and traditions LISTENING - Key listening skill: Identifying cause and effect Understanding key vocabulary Predicting content Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Using your knowledge Pronunciation for listening: Connected speech: final /t/ and /d/ VOCABULARY: Suffixes (e.g. -al, -ise, -able, -ful, -less) GRAMMAR: Dependent prepositons CRITICAL THINKING: Ideas maps; Identifying advantages and disadvantages SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Taking turns in a discussion Using adverbs for emphasis Pronunciation for speaking: Phrases to emphasize agreeing and disagreeing (e.g. I strongly believe that ... , I completely disagree that ... ) Speaking task: How has modern technology changed the way we interact with each other? What are the positive and negative aspects of this influence? UNIT 3 - History Listening 1: A discussion about major historical finds (History) Listening 2: A lecture about Sultan Mehmed II (History) VIDEO: The desert mummies of Peru LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Listening for text organisation features Pronunciation for listening: Connected speech: weak forms VOCABULARY: Synonyms (e.g. soldiers, warriors, find, discover) GRAMMAR: Relative clauses CRITICAL THINKING: Distinguishing between facts and opinions SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Talking about past events Pronunciation for speaking: Past tense regular verbs /t/ /d/ /id/; Talking about time Speaking task: Give a presentation about a famous historical figure or a historical event UNIT 4 - Transport Listening 1: A radio programme about fear of flying (Psychology) Listening 2: A focus-group discussion about cycling (Sociology) VIDEO: How to make a BMW LISTENING - Key listening skill: Identifying rhetorical questions Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Taking notes Listening for text organisation features Listening for opinion Predicting content Listening for numbers Predicting content using visuals Listening for definitions Listening for reasons Using visuals to predict content Identifying cause and effect Understanding explanations Listening for counter-arguments Pronunciation for listening: Word stress VOCABULARY: Talking about achievement (e.g. challenge, goal, attitude) GRAMMAR: Comparing things (e.g. by far, considerably more, definitely more) CRITICAL THINKING: Evaluating and proposing ideas SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Expanding ideas and giving examples of personal experiences Speaking task: Take part in a group discussion about using your mobile phone while walking. UNIT 5 - Environment Listening 1: A lecture about agriculture (Ecology) Listening 2: A debate about nuclear energy (politics) VIDEO: Sleeping giants: Russia's volcanoes LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding explanations Understanding key vocabulary Predicting content from visuals Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Listening for text organisation features Listening for counter-arguments Pronunciation for listening: Connected speech: linking sounds VOCABULARY: Negative prefixes (e.g. un-, in-, im-) GRAMMAR: Modals to express opinions (e.g. might be, could, may) CRITICAL THINKING: Giving counter-arguments SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Linking ideas Talking about advantages and disadvantages Speaking task: You are a member of a city council that has to decide how to develop a large piece of land. Argue for or against building a new shopping centre. UNIT 6 - Health and Fitness Listening 1: A radio programme about healthy lifestyles (Fitness) Listening 2: Health advertisements (Health) VIDEO: Training for a triathlon: the ultimate event LISTENING - Key listening skill: Identifying attitude Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge Listening for main ideas Referring to common knowledge Listening for detail Pronunciation for listening: Intonation: expressing attitudes VOCABULARY: Phrasal verbs (e.g. go out, bring up, take up) GRAMMAR: Talking about preferences (e.g. I'd rather, I'd prefer) CRITICAL THINKING: Analyzing persuasive language in advertisements SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Planning to persuade someone Using imperatives Using adjectives Speaking task: Create an advertisement for an alternative treatment. UNIT 7 - Discovery and Invention Listening 1: A talk about inventions (Discovery) Listening 2: A lecture about mobile phone apps (Invention) VIDEO: Engineering a ski resort in the desert LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding lecture organisation Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Referring to earlier ideas Taking notes Listening for text organisation features Pronunciation for listening: Weak forms and strong forms VOCABULARY: Phrases with make (e.g. make a discovery, make sure, make a difference) GRAMMAR: Passive forms CRITICAL THINKING: Researching a topic using Wh- questions and ideas map SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Outlining a topic
Organizing ideas Explaining how something is used Speaking task: Give a presentation about an invention or discovery that has changed our lives. UNIT 8 - Fashion Listening 1: A discussion about clothes (Fashion) Listening 2: Interview with a designer (Business) VIDEO: From function to fashion LISTENING - Key listening skill: Listening for detail Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge to predict content Listening for main ideas Using your knowledge Pronunciation for listening: Vowel elision VOCABULARY: Idioms and fixed expressions (e.g. I see what you mean, give me a hand, at long last) GRAMMAR: Talking about the future CRITICAL THINKING: Raising and discussing alternative points of view SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Asking for opinions and checking information Focusing on information that follows Speaking task: Interview people to find out attitudes towards uniforms and dress codes. UNIT 9 - Economics Listening 1: A radio programme about millionaire lifestyles (Sociology) Listening 2: A discussion about whether college students should be paid for good grades (Economics) VIDEO: Economic migration: the Chinese dream LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding key vocabulary Using your knowledge to predict content Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Referring to research Identifying opposing points of view Pronunciation for listening: Silent letters VOCABULARY: Collocations with pay, save and money (e.g. pay in cash, save energy, borrow money) GRAMMAR: Conditional sentences CRITICAL THINKING: Identifying and explaining opinions for and against an idea SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Using -ing verb forms to talk about actions Asking someone to explain in more detail Speaking task: Debate whether young people should have credit cards UNIT 10 - The Brain Listening 1: An interview about what makes a genius (Psychology) Listening 2: A formal conversation about brain health (Health) VIDEO: The placebo effect LISTENING - Key listening skill: Understanding paraphrase Using your knowledge to predict content Listening for main ideas Listening for detail Pronunciation for listening: Intonation in questions VOCABULARY: Collocations with mind (e.g. mind your business, never mind, speak your mind) GRAMMAR: Modal verbs for giving advice (If I were you, I would ...; You should ...; You ought to...) CRITICAL THINKING: Analysing and applying the idea of multiple intelligences SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: Asking for and giving advice Using -ing verb forms to talk about actions Speaking task: Ask for and give advice on how to study effectively and what type of courses to consider. Pairwork exercises / Review test answer key Glossary / Review tests Video and audio scripts / Additional speaking tasks and model language
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Spoken English--Textbooks for foreign speakers. International English Language Testing System--Study guides. B1 (CEFR). Intermediate.