TY - BOOK AU - Cotton,David AU - Falvey,David AU - Kent,Simon AU - Hughes,John TI - Language Leader : Intermediate SN - 9781405826884 (Student Book) U1 - 428 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Harlow, Essex PB - Pearson Longman KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Spoken English KW - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers KW - Sound recordings for foreign speakers KW - Intermediate N1 - 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 UR - https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/integrated-skills/language-leader-intermediate-student-book-with-cd-rom-582688 UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/650572026 ER -