Interactions 2 : Listening/Speaking /
Judith Tanka and Lida R. Baker.
- 6th ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT, 2014.
- xix, 310 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
- Interactions/Mosaic .
"Interactions/Mosaic prepares students for university classes by fully integrating every aspect of student life. Based on 28 years of classroom-tested best practices, the new and revised content, fresh modern look, and new online component make this the perfect series for contemporary classrooms." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS: CHAPTER 1: Education and Student Life Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Getting meaning from intonation Recognizing compass directions Understanding expressions and statements of location Using the prepositions in, on, and at in addresses and locations Speaking: Asking for clarification Discussing personal views on academic honesty and cheating in the U.S. Talking about academic honesty in different countries’ education systems Using expressions of location Describing map locations Critical Thinking Skills: Interpreting a photo Using a lecture introduction to predict content Taking effective lecture notes using indentation, keywords, and abbreviations and symbols Using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Getting meaning from context Vocabulary Building: Terms for academic life Terms for writing papers and academic honesty Expressions for making, accepting, and refusing invitations Compass directions Expressions of location In, on, and at in addresses and locations Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Identifying and practicing reduced pronunciation Language Skills: Using context clues to guess information from conversations CHAPTER 2: City Life Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Making inferences Listening for clues to relationships between people Following directions Speaking: Using the phrase by the way Opening and closing phone conversations Talking about crime Expressing frustration Learning names of professions Requesting and giving directions Saying you don’t understand Critical Thinking Skills: Predicting questions speakers will ask Getting meaning from context Speculating about hypothetical situations Taking notes on statistics Using transitions as cues for note-taking Taking notes on an informal talk Vocabulary Building: Expressions for opening and closing conversations Terms for expressing frustration Expressions for requesting and giving directions Names of professions Terms for expressing lack of understanding Using the phrase "by the way" Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Identifying and practicing reduced pronunciation Language Skills: Using context clues to identify a speaker CHAPTER 3: Business and Money Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Making inferences Distinguishing between can and can’t Distinguishing between teens and tens Recognizing expressions of advice Speaking: Talking about managing money Talking about entrepreneurs Talking about abilities Using the words borrow and lend Asking for, giving, and refusing advice Critical Thinking Skills: Outlining a lecture Getting meaning from context Taking notes on a process Vocabulary Building: Terms for talking about money Borrow vs. lend Expressions for asking for, giving, accepting, and rejecting advice Terms for talking about entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial process Terms related to banking Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Identifying and practicing reduced pronunciation Pronouncing can and can’t Pronouncing teens and tens Language Skills: Using context clues to identify banking services CHAPTER 4: Jobs and Professions Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Making inferences Recognizing the intonation of tag questions Recognizing a sequence of events Taking notes on causes and effects Creating abbreviations Taking notes on statistics Speaking: Talking about jobs and careers Apologizing and reconciling Role-playing a job interview Learning idioms related to housework Talking about “men's” and “women's” jobs Interviewing a person about his/her job Giving a short oral report Critical Thinking Skills: Interpreting information in a table Getting meaning from context Speculating about hypothetical situations Taking notes on a lecture Predicting the order of a set of pictures Using a matrix diagram to organize ideas Vocabulary Building: Terms related to jobs and careers Expressions for apologizing and reconciling Idioms related to housework Terms signaling cause and effect Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Identifying and practicing reduced pronunciation Asking and answering negative tag questions Language Skills: Using context clues to guess people’s jobs CHAPTER 5: Lifestyles Around the World Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Making inferences Recognizing stress in two- and three-word verbs Speaking: Talking about single parents Talking about changes in the American family Asking for help and favors Talking about numbers and percentages Comparing lifestyles in different countries Critical Thinking Skills: Interpreting information in a line graph Taking notes on a lecture Getting meaning from context Vocabulary building: Two- and three-word verbs used in a conversation between neighbors Expressions used to ask for help or a favor Terms used to talk about changes in the American family Expressions used to signal examples Terms used for discussing lifestyles Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Identifying and practicing the dropped h in unstressed words Pronouncing linked phrases Language skills: Using context clues to guess people's lifestyles CHAPTER 6: Global Connections Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Taking notes on similarities and differences Identifying blended consonants Listening to a phone survey Speaking: Talking about taking courses online Asking for help and permission, and information questions Interrupting politely Talking about body language customs in different cultures Discussing pros and cons in different situations Talking about different ways to travel Conducting a phone survey Critical Thinking Skills: Interpreting body language in photos Taking effective notes on a lecture to put into an outline Getting meaning from context Using a chart to conduct a phone survey with your classmates Vocabulary Building: Expressions for interrupting Expressions signalling similarity and difference Expressions used in phone surveys Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Identifying intonation patterns Pronouncing names and sentences with blended consonants Language Skills: Using context clues to guess about ways to travel CHAPTER 7: Language and Communication Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Making inferences Understanding statements with rising intonation Identifying correct spellings in a spelling bee Speaking: Discussing the meaning of friendship Comparing American and British English Contradicting politely Talking about stereotypes Using interjections Using expressions for guessing Critical Thinking Skills: Getting meaning from context Taking notes on classifications Vocabulary Building: Terms used to talk about friendship vs. friendliness Terms used for talking about languages and dialects Examples of vocabulary differences between American and British English Interjections Expressions for guessing Slang expressions Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Language Skills: Using context clues to guess about language and communication CHAPTER 8: Tastes and Preferences Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Making inferences Understanding reduced questions Distinguishing between present and past yes/no questions Understanding comparisons of people Recognizing paraphrases Speaking: Talking about likes and dislikes Giving an impromptu speech Comparing the characteristics of generations Talking about fabs Expressing approval and disapproval Describing your ideal partner Critical Thinking Skills: Getting meaning from context Speculating about hypothetical situations Evaluating people's positive and negative qualities Interpreting the language of personal ads Taking notes in columns Predicting note organization Vocabulary Building: Expressions for likes and dislikes Expressions of approval and disapproval Terms signaling paraphrases Ways to say that something is popular Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Language Skills: Using context clues to identify people's tastes and preferences Using intonation to identify feelings CHAPTER 9: New Frontiers Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Recognizing persuasive language Distinguishing between -ed endings Following a journey on a map Speaking: Talking about "smart houses" Introducing surprising information Giving a persuasive speech Talking about new inventions and technological trends Expressing interest or surprise Talking about personal discoveries Critical Thinking Skills: Getting meaning from context Taking notes and outlining based on a lecture Recognizing signposts in a speech or lecture Vocabulary Building: Terms for talking about home efficiency Terms for technological advancements Expressions for persuasive language Terms for talking about voyages and discoveries Expressions that signal surprise Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Pronouncing the th sound Pronouncing -ed endings Language Skills: Recognizing signal words to guess the correct answer CHAPTER 10: Ceremonies Listening: Listening for main ideas and details Making inferences Recognizing the meaning of affirmative tag questions Taking notes on wedding preferences Speaking: Using expressions to offer, accept, or decline help Talking about water in ceremonies around the world Asking and answering affirmative tag questions Offering congratulations and sympathy Critical Thinking Skills: Getting meaning from context Recognizing digressions in a lecture Comparing celebrations across cultures Vocabulary Building: Expressions to offer, accept, or decline help Terms to express congratulations and sympathy Expressions signaling digressions in a lecture Terms related to ceremonies Pronunciation: Identifying and practicing stressed words Using correct stress in compound phrases Language Skills: Using context clues to identify ceremonies