TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dunkel,Patricia
AU  - Lim,Phyllis L.
AU  - Seal,Christine Salica
AU  - Chin,Jimmy
AU  - Evans,Andrew D.
AU  - Martins,Dino
AU  - Honnold,Alex
AU  - Beckwith,Carol
ED  - National Geographic Learning (Firm)
TI  - Listening & Notetaking Skills 1
SN  - 9781133951148 (Student book)
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Boston
PB  - National Geographic Learning
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Discoveries in geography
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Note-taking
KW  - Listening comprehension tests
KW  - Readers
KW  - Geography
KW  - Explorers
KW  - United States
KW  - Interviews
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Audio-visual aids
KW  - Intermediate
KW  - B1 (CEFR)
N1  - Videodisc contains interviews with Jimmy Chin, Andrew Evans, Dino Martins, Alex Honnold, Carol Beckwith; "The new edition of the 'Listening & Notetaking Skills' series incorporates engaging National Geographic content and video featuring authentic interviews with National Geographic Explorers! This unique approach engages learners while enhancing listening comprehension and developing notetaking and study skills. Authentic National Geographic Videos provide a meaningful context for discussion and application of essential listening, notetaking, and vocabulary skills. New and updated academic lectures offer compelling, cross-curricular content that stimulate authentic scenarios for maximum academic readiness. Every unit introduces focused notetaking strategies to prepare students for success in their academic work." (Book Cover); Unit 1 - Chronology: Talking about When Things Happen
; Unit Video: Surviving and Avalanche
; Chapter 1 - Napoleon: From Schoolboy to Emperor
; Notetaking Basics: Abbreviations and Symbols
; Task 1: Famous Historical Figures
; Task 2: The History of the Bicycle
; Chapter 2 - Pompeii: Destroyed, Forgotten, and Found
; Using Symbols in Notes
; Task 1: What Happened First?
; Task 2: Famous Volcanoes of the World
; Chapter 3 - Steve Jobs: A Man with a Vision
; Time Lines
; Task 1: The Evolution of the Computer
; Task 2: Landmarks in Technology
; Unit 2 - Process: Describing How Things Work
; Unit Video: Tristan da Cunha Oil Spill
; Chapter 4 - Roller Coasters: The Ups and Downs of How They Work
; Steps in a Process
; Task 1: Taking a Pulse
; Task 2: Yoga Poses
; Chapter 5 - Language: How Children Acquire Theirs
; Abbreviating Frequently Repeated Words
; Task 1: Stages in Language Development
; Task 2: Writing and E-Mail
; Chapter 6 - Robots: How They Work and Learn to Work
; Listening for New Sections of a Lecture
; Task 1: Steps in Doing Research
; Task 2: A Simple Experiment
; Unit 3 - Classification: Defining and Putting Things into Categories
; Unit Video: People, Plants, and Pollinators
; Chapter 7 - A Tidal Wave: What Is It? Can We Predict It?
; Recording Definitions
; Task 1: Listening for Definitions
; Task 2: Natural Disasters
; Chapter 8 - Levels of Language: Formal and Informal
; Listening for Examples
; Task 1: Homonyms and Homophones
; Task 2: Classifying Parts of Speech; Chapter 9 - Power: The Kinds of Power People Use and Abuse
; Listening for Classifying Language
; Task 1: Classifying Animals
; Task 2: What's That Animal?
; Unit 4 - Comparison and Contrast: Describing Similarities and Differences
; Unit Video: Free Soloing with Alex Honnold
; Chapter 10 - Asian and African Elephants: Similarities and Differences
; Making a Comparison Chart
; Task 1: The Hippo and the Rhino
; Task 2: Two Brothers
; Chapter 11 - Lincoln and Kennedy: Different Times, Similar Destinies
; Listening to the Lecture Overview
; Task 1: Two First Ladies
; Task 2: Two Vice Presidents
; Chapter 12 - The "Titanic" and the "Costa Concordia": Tragedies at Sea
; Making Your Notes Complete
; Task 1: The Hindenburg Disaster
; Task 2: Easily Confused Words
; Unit 5 - Cause and Effect: Describing the Reason Things Happen
; Unit Video: The Surma People
; Chapter 13 - Dinosaurs: Why They Disappeared
; Using Arrows for Cause and Effect
; Task 1: What's the Reason?
; Task 2: You Write the Ending; Chapter 14 - The U.S. Civil War: Why It Happened
; When Not to Take Note
; Task 1: The Revolution War
; Task 2: Guessing Causes; Chapter 15 - Endangered Species: Why Are They Endangered?
; Listening for a Review of the Lecture
; Task 1: Endangered Species
; Task 2: Types of Pollution; For Intermediate ESL students
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