Language Leader : Intermediate /
David Cotton, David Falvey, and Simon Kent ; language reference and extra practice by John Hughes.
- Harlow, Essex : Pearson Longman, 2008.
- 184 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM
- Language Leader .
Includes Language Reference and Extra Practice section, Communication Activities and Audioscripts.
"Language Leader is a general adult course that provides a thought-provoking and purposeful approach to learning English. With its engaging content and systematic skills work, it is the ideal course for students who want to express their ideas and develop their communicative abilities. It includes: Motivating and informative texts which improve reading and listening skills Scenario lessons that focus on key language and work towards a final communicative task Systematic grammar and vocabulary practice with extensive recycling and frequent review units A strong focus on study skills encouraging independent learning A stimulating and comprehensive writing syllabus." (Book Cover) CONTENTS Unit 1 PERSONALITY Grammar: Question forms, subject and object questions -- Present simple and present continuous Vocabulary: Personality adjectives -- Prefixes Reading: Encyclopedia entry about Carl Jung -- Internet article about Hideo Nakata -- Magazine article about charisma Listening: Conversation about appearance and personality -- Radio interview with a psychologist Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing personalities -- Information gap -- Discussing charisma and personality -- Pronunciation: word stress Scenario: Personality clash -- Key Language: giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing -- Task: choosing a new team member Study & Writing skills: Taking notes while reading -- Symbols and abbreviations -- A comparative essay -- Linkers Unit 2 TRAVEL Grammar: Past Simple, regular and irregular verbs -- Present perfect simple and past simple; yet, already, before, never Vocabulary: Travel expressions -- Phrasal verbs (1) Reading: Magazine article about travel and tourism -- Articles about famous explorers -- Magazine article about Wilfred Thesiger -- Excerpt from Arabian Sands Listening: Talk about travelling abroad -- Interview -- Lecture Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing travel -- Discussing past life events -- Discussing jobs -- Pronunciation: -ed endings -- Pronunciation: weak forms
Scenario: A study trip -- Key Language: discussing advantages and disadvantages, making suggestions -- Task: organising a study trip Study & Writing skills: Taking notes while listening -- A biographical profile -- Time linkers Unit 3 WORK Grammar: Present perfect continuous -- Present perfect simple and continuous Vocabulary: Work adjectives -- Expressions connected with time and work Reading: Job advertisements -- Magazine article about homeworking -- Advice leaflet about job interviews Listening: Monologues describing jobs -- Monologues about homeworking -- Conversation with a careers advisor -- Monologues about writing CVs Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing jobs -- Discussing what is important in a job -- Discussing homeworking -- Asking killer questions -- Pronunciation: correcting politely -- Pronunciation: contractions and weak forms Scenario: Situation vacant -- Key Language: asking questions, giving answers -- Task: taking part in a job interview Study & Writing skills: Organising ideas -- Paragraphs -- Organising a paragraph -- Covering letter and a curriculum vitae (CV) REVIEW UNITS 1-3 Unit 4 LANGUAGE Grammar: Future forms: will, going to, present continuous -- First conditional, time clauses Vocabulary: Language learning, phrasal verbs (2) -- allow, permit, let Reading: Advert for a language course -- News website about texting -- Excerpt about dying languages Listening: Conversation about two students -- Radio interview about Gaelic Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing language -- Discussing texting and language in the future -- Debate - minority languages Scenario: Language training -- Key Language: accepting and rejecting ideas, considering consequences -- Task: selecting an English language programme Study & Writing skills: Describing tables and charts -- A report Unit 5 ADVERTISING Grammar: Second conditional -- Comparison: as...as, emphasizing difference and similarity Vocabulary: Adjectives, advertising -- Advertising methods -- Word combinations Reading: Opinions about advertising -- Magazine article about advertising -- Newspaper article about advertising to children Listening: Monologues about advertisements -- Conversation about advertising techniques -- TV debate about advertising Speaking/Pronunciation: Talking about adverts -- Describing and discussing photos -- Discussing using different media to advertise products -- Roleplay Scenario: B-Kool soft drinks -- Key Language: the language of presentations -- Task: giving a formal presentation Study & Writing skills: Using your dictionary -- A formal letter -- Dependent prepositions Unit 6 BUSINESS Grammar: Past continuous -- Past perfect Vocabulary: Business terms and roles -- Business word combinations Reading: Leaflet about business plans -- Business dilemmas -- Obituaries of business icons Listening: Radio interview about setting up a business -- Conversation about a business idea Speaking/Pronunciation: Pairwork - planning a business idea -- Discussing business dilemmas -- Talking about famous people's achievements -- Pronunciation: weak forms Scenario: Sunglasses after dark -- Key Language: making offers, stating a position, bargaining -- Task: negotiating a deal Study & Writing skills: Recognizing formal and informal language -- Beginning and ending letters and emails -- Writing emails REVIEW UNITS 4-6 Unit 7 DESIGN Grammar: Modals -- Modals: present deduction Vocabulary: Word building, adjectives -- Abstract nouns Reading; Extracts from a design book -- Encyclopedia entry about Raymond Loewy Listening: Discussion about a product -- Conversations at a design museum -- Conversation with a teacher about written work Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing objects in the home -- Discussing designs -- Designing a new product -- Pronunciation: word stress Scenario: Martelli design competition -- Key Language: describing qualities -- Task: evaluating design Study & Writing skills: Editing and proofreading -- A report -- Linkers Unit 8 EDUCATION Grammar: Defining relative clauses -- Non-defining relative clauses Vocabulary: Education and studying Reading: News debate website about single-sex schools --- Encyclopedia entry about Maria Montessori -- Newspaper editorial about university fees Listening: Monologue about a teacher -- 'Call my bluff' -- Monologue about worth of university -- Conversation about a course Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing education -- Describing a teacher -- Talking about educational systems Scenario: Trouble at Lakeside -- Key Language: discussing possibilities and options -- Task: problem-solving Study & Writing skills: Reading strategies -- Skimming - Scanning -- A formal letter -- Letter conventions Unit 9 ENGINEERING Grammar: The passive - Articles Vocabulary: Word combinations Reading: Publicity leaflet about females in engineering -- Article about asteroids hitting the Earth -- Articles about three superstructures Listening: Radio interview with a woman engineer -- A talk Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing engineering achievements -- Passives quiz -- Discussing structures -- Designing a superstructure Scenario: The Sky-High project -- Key Language: discussing options, making decisions -- Task: assessing a project Study & Writing skills: Preparing for a talk -- Linkers -- Describing a process -- Using the passive REVIEW UNITS 7-9 Unit 10 TRENDS Grammar: Expressions of quantity -- Infinitives and -ing forms Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs (3) -- Adjective order Reading: Book review; Tipping point -- Magazine article about films and fashion -- Magazine article about life expectancy Listening: Conversations between manager and shop assistant -- Advice on learning vocabulary Speaking/Pronunciation: Talking about trends -- Discussing fashion and clothes -- Discussing work, health and society -- Pronunciation: stress -- Pronunciation: numbers Scenario: Belleview -- Key Language: the language of meetings -- Task: participating in a meeting Study & Writing skills: Recording and learning vocabulary -- Describing a trend -- Avoiding repetition Unit 11 ARTS AND MEDIA Grammar: Reported speech: statements and commands -- Reported speech: questions Vocabulary: Words connected with the arts Reading: Reviews -- Magazine article about media recluses -- Interview with Rageh Omar Listening: Reviews -- Conversation about a job interview -- Beginnings of talks Speaking/Pronunciation: Debate - how to spend an arts grant -- Discussing celebrities and the arts -- Describing a news event Scenario: The silver screen -- Key Language: comparing and contrasting -- Task: choosing a film to produce Study & Writing skills: Delivering a talk -- A report -- Making generalisations Unit 12 CRIME Grammar: Third conditional -- Past deduction; should have, shouldn't have Vocabulary: Crime, technology, money -- Word combinations -- People in crime Reading: Newspaper report about cyber crime -- Article about the psychology of crime -- Newspaper reports about bank robberies Listening: Monologues by criminals -- Monologues about a robbery -- Lecture on home security -- Lecture on car security Speaking/Pronunciation: Discussing crimes -- Discussing crimes and criminals -- Speculating about a crime Scenario: You, the jury -- Key Language: presenting a case and discussing a verdict -- Task: discussing court cases Study & Writing skills: Summarising -- A narrative using cause and effect -- Linkers REVIEW UNITS 10-12 Language Reference and Extra Practice Communication Activities Audioscripts
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. English language--Spoken English. English language--Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers. English language--Sound recordings for foreign speakers. Intermediate.