TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beatty,Ken
TI  - LEAP 2: Listening and Speaking 
SN  - 9782761396677 (Student Book)
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Montreal
PB  - Pearson ERPI, 
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Listening comprehension
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Intermediate
KW  - B1 (CEFR)
N1  - Includes appendices; “Welcome to the new edition of LEAP 2: Listening and Speaking. Building on the first edition (LEAP Intermediate), this book aims to improve your listening and speaking skills with Academic Word List (AWL) vocabulary, grammar, Academic Survival Skills, and Warm-Up and Final Assignments that let you apply what you learn in individual and personalized ways
; There are two new features in LEAP 2: Listening and Speaking. Focus on Critical Thinking helps you reflect on what you listen to so you can develop your own opinions. The Pearson Global Scale of English (GSE) structures LEAP 2's learning goals to give you a clearer idea of the language objectives you should aim to meet; Each chapter in the book focuses on engaging themes drawn from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as education and business fields. Each chapter includes three listenings related to the chapter theme, often with divergent perspectives. Most of these listenings are authentic and give you the chance to apply your critical thinking skills in pre-listening and follow-up tasks. The listenings include a variety of genres that you will encounter in your academic studies, including excerpts from lectures, interviews, and podcasts. The speaking component involves different types of presentations and participation in seminars and debates. To help you better understand each format, the Models Chapter provides clear instructions and examples. Beyond the book, My eLab exercises and documents give you the opportunity to reinforce and build on what you learn; LEAP 2: Listening and Speaking will give you the confidence to take the next steps on your path to academic and career success." (Introduction, p. iii); CONTENTS; Chapter 1 - THINKING BUSINESS
; SUBJECT AREAS: business, computing, technology; Listening 1: Ben Silbermann at Startup School (video)
; Listening 2: Fifty-four Hours: Startup Weekend
; Warm-Up Assignment: Work in a Group to Create an Idea for an Application
; Listening 3: Start-Up and Slay
; Final Assignment: Give a Presentation and Take Notes; Chapter 2 - A NEW WORLD OF WORK
; SUBJECT AREAS: business, education, technology; Listening 1: Don't Follow Your Passion
; Listening 2: Students Create Their Own Dream Jobs (video)
; Warm-Up Assignment: Describe Your Perfect Job
; Listening 3: Crowdworkers
; Final Assignment: Give a Compare and Contrast Presentation with a Partner; Chapter 3 - PEOPLE IN MOTION; SUBJECT AREAS: engineering, urban planning; Listening 1: Autonomous Cars and the Future of Cities; Listening 2: Plugging In: The Future of Electric Cars (video); Warm-up Assignment: Conduct an Oral Survey; Listening 3: Future Electric; Final Assignment: Prepare and Present an Oral Survey; Chapter 4 - THE BUSINESS OF SPACE; SUBJECT AREAS: space exploration, engineering; Listening 1: Science and Science Fiction with Andy Weir; Listening 2: A Brief History of Space Exploration; Warm-up Assignment: Introduce an Example of Cause and Effect; Listening 3: The First Moon Tourist (video); Final Assignment: Give an Academic Presentation; Chapter 5 - INVENTING THE FUTURE; SUBJECT AREAS: computing, engineering; Listening 1: 3D Printing (video); Listening 2: 3D Printing: Making the Future (video); Warm-up Assignment: Develop Product Proposals; Listening 3: Printing the Edible; Final Assignment: Conduct a Meeting to Discuss Proposals; Chapter 6 - ENGINEERING THE FUTURE; SUBJECT AREAS: engineering, medicine; Listening 1: Activity Trackers and Apps; Listening 2: Our Better Selves; Warm-up Assignment: Summarize an Interview; Listening 3: The Future of Human Enhancements (video); Final Assignment: Summarize a Lecture and Participate in a Group Discussion; Chapter 7 - NEW WAYS TO LEARN; SUBJECT AREAS: computer science, education; Listening 1: Gamification; Listening 2: New Models for Education (video); Warm-up Assignment: Give a Process Presentation; Listening 3: Three Approaches to Education; Final Assignment: Explain a Process in a Seminar; Chapter 8 - FINDING JUSTICE; SUBJECT AREAS: history, law, technology; Listening 1: Technocreep; Listening 2: Debate: Parallel Cases from under the Pear-Tree; Warm-up Assignment: Construct an Argument for a Debate; Listening 3: Human Rights (video); Final Assignment: Participate in a Debate; APPENDICES; Appendix 1: Conversation Gambits; Appendix 2: Strategies for Improving Listening and Speaking Skills; Photo Credits; Audio and Video Credits; For Intermediate English as second language learners (B1 - CEFR)
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