Sarosy, Peg. <br/><br/>
Lecture Ready 1 :  Strategies for Academic Listening and Speaking / 
Peg Sarosy, Kathy Sherak. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2013. 
 - xii, 131 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - Lecture Ready .
<br/><br/> Includes student access to digital download center. 
<br/><br/>Unit 1: Psychology  Chapter 1: The First Day in Social Psychology Class -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Build Background Knowledge to Understand Lectures -- Recognize Types of Information Included in Lectures -- Predict the Lecture's Content from Your Background -- Knowledge -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Leave Out Words That Are Not Very Meaningful -- Assess and Revise Your Notes -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Show Interest During the Discussion -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Use Good Posture and Eye Contact<br/>  Chapter 2: The Pace of a Place -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Write Down the Words with the Most Meaning -- Summarize the Lecture -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Lead the Group Discussion -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Use Your Hands Effectively<br/> Unit 2: Business  Chapter 3: Business Innovation -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals the Topic -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Use an Informal Outline -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Enter the Discussion -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Catch the Audience's Attention  Chapter 4: Global Business: The Case of MTV -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals the Big Picture -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Leave Space in Your Informal Outline -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Contribute Your Ideas to the Discussion -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Signal a Transition Unit 3: Media Studies<br/>  Chapter 5: Celebrities in the Media -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals a Transition -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Use Symbols Instead of Words -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Interrupt and Ask for Clarification -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Create Rapport with the Audience  Chapter 6: Communication Revolutions -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals a Definition -- Listening: Note-taking Strategies -- Use Abbreviations Instead of Full Words -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Ask for More Information -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Open the Floor to Questions<br/> Unit 4: Science  Chapter 7: How Sleep Affects Thinking -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals an Example -- Listening: Note-taking Strategies -- Use a Visual Form -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Agree and Disagree -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Make Word Visuals<br/>  Chapter 8: The Influence of Geography on Culture -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals an Explanation -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Organize Ideas into a Chart -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Show Respect for Others' Opinions -- Speak Effectively about Visuals<br/> Unit 5: Humanities  Chapter 9: The Story of Fairy Tales -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Recognize Lecture Language That Signals an Explanation -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Highlight Important Ideas -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Emphasize Important Words -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Support Your Opinion  Chapter 10: Architecture: Form or Function? -- Listening: Listening Strategies -- Review the Listening Strategies -- Listening: Note-Taking Strategies -- Review the Note-Taking Strategies -- Speaking: Academic Discussion Strategies -- Connect Your Ideas to Other Students' Ideas -- Speaking: Presentation Strategies -- Pace Your Speech<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/> "Experience the demands and atmosphere of the higher-education classroom. Lecture Ready: Strategies for Academic Listening and Speaking. Prepare students for listening, note taking, and academic discussion through videos of realistic and engaging lectures;  Explicit presentation skills prepare students for public speaking, a requirement in today's academic and professional world; Video-based assessment shows what students have mastered and where they still need help." (Book Cover) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194417273 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Listening--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Listening comprehension.<br/>High intermediate - Advanced