TY - BOOK AU - White,N.M. AU - Peterson,Susan AU - Blackwell,Angela AU - Cavage,Christina TI - Prism Listening and Speaking Intro SN - 9781316620885 (Student Book) U1 - 428.24 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Listening comprehension KW - Spoken English KW - fast KW - Textbooks KW - for foreign speakers N1 - Includes online workbook activation code; "Every unit of Prism is designed to excite students and give them the tools they need. The unit structure is based on extensive research on today's students and what teachers want for their classrooms." (Publisher's Website); Unit 1 PEOPLE (Academic Disciplines: Anthropology) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: The Life of a Businesswoman ; LISTENINGS: 1. Students introducing themselves -- 2. Two student presentations on famous people ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skills: Understanding Key Vocabulary -- Taking notes; Additional Skills: Using your knowledge -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Synthesizing ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Syllable stress ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives -- The verb be ; CRITICAL THINKING: Using idea maps ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skills: Countries and nationalities -- Vocabulary for jobs -- Introducing and starting a talk; Pronunciation: Word stress in sentences; Speaking Task: Tell your group about a famous person from your country ; ON CAMPUS: Communication Skill - Formal and informal language; Unit 2 CLIMATE (Academic Disciplines: Geography / Meteorology) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: How Deserts are Formed ; LISTENINGS: 1. A lecture about seasons -- 2. Student presentations about places ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skill: Using visuals to predict content -- Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Synthesizing ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Sentence stress ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Seasons -- Weather -- Colors -- There is / There are ; CRITICAL THINKING: Choosing visuals for a talk ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skills - Describing photos -- Giving a talk -- Adjectives; Pronunciation: Sentence stress; Speaking Task: Describe photos of a place you want to visit ; ON CAMPUS: Communication Skill - Asking for clarification; Unit 3 LIFESTYLE (Academic Disciplines: Anthropology / Sociology) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: The Age Wave ; LISTENINGS: 1. A classroom discussion about leisure time -- 2. Answering survey questions ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skill: Listening for main ideas; Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Listening for details -- Synthesizing ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Intonation in questions ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: The simple present: Statements; Questions -- Verb collocations ; CRITICAL THINKING: Using surveys ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skill: Prepositions of time -- Pronunciation: Simple present -s and -es endings; Speaking Task: Interview students for a survey ; ON CAMPUS: Study Skill: Time management; Unit 4 PLACES (Academic Disciplines: Geography) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: Urbanization in China ; LISTENINGS: 1. A radio program about an app -- 2. Following directions in a shopping center ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skill: Listening for details; Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Listening for main ideas -- Synthesizing ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Stress in directions ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Vocabulary for places -- Prepositions of place -- The imperative ; CRITICAL THINKING: Interpreting maps and directions ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skills: Giving directions -- Asking for directions; Pronunciation: Phrases -- Speaking Task: Ask for and give directions in a college town ; ON CAMPUS: Study Skill: Recording and organizing information; Unit 5 JOBS (Academic Disciplines: Business & Management) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: Burj Khalifa ; LISTENINGS: 1. A formal conversation asking for advice -- 2. A discussion about job applicants ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skill: Using your knowledge to predict content; Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Predicting content using visuals -- Synthesizing ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Weak form have to / should ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Have to / has to -- Should -- Comparative adjectives ; CRITICAL THINKING: Understanding criteria ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skills: Asking for and giving opinions and reasons -- Pronunciation: Weak sounds in comparatives -- Speaking Task: Choose a person for a job ; ON CAMPUS: Communication Skill: Asking politely; Unit 6 HOMES AND BUILDINGS (Academic Disciplines: Architecture) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: Monticello and Jefferson ; LISTENINGS: 1. A radio interview about restaurants -- 2. A discussion about buildings ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skill: Listening for reasons -- Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Synthesizing ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Linking words ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Vocabulary for furniture -- Adjectives for furniture ; CRITICAL THINKING: Finding reasons for and against ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skills: Reasons, opinions, and agreement - Giving reasons; Giving an opinion; Asking for an opinion; Agreeing and disagreeing -- Speaking Task: Discuss ideas for a new café ; ON CAMPUS: Study Skill: Participation and classroom behavior; Unit 7 FOOD AND CULTURE (Academic Disciplines: Sociology) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: Eating Insects ; LISTENINGS: 1. A classroom discussion about food culture -- 2. A student presentation on food culture and changing habits ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skill: Listening for numbers -- Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Predicting content using visuals -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Synthesizing ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Numbers with -teen and -ty ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: The simple past 1 - statements; Yes/No questions and short answers; Irregular verbs; Vocabulary for food ; CRITICAL THINKING: Using pie charts ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skills: Introducing a report -- Talking about surveys; Pronunciation: The letter u; Speaking Task: Report the results of a survey ; ON CAMPUS: Life Skill: Keeping healthy; Unit 8 TRANSPORTATION (Academic Disciplines: Engineering / Urban Planning) ; WATCH AND LISTEN: China's Modern Roadways ; LISTENINGS: 1. A talk about the London Underground -- 2. Two student presentations about traffic problems ; LISTENING SKILL: Key Skill: Synthesizing information -- Additional Skills: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Predicting content using visuals -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Taking notes ; PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING: Years ; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Verbs for transportation -- The simple past 2: More irregular verbs -- Because / So ; CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing and organizing information for a talk ; SPEAKING: Speaking Skills: Describing a topic -- Describing a problem -- Describing a solution -- Describing results; Pronunciation: -d / -ed in regular simple past verbs; Speaking Task: Describe a transportation problem, solutions, and a problem ; ON CAMPUS: Life Skill: Finding help N2 - More critical thinking. More college skills. A fresh perspective on English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Prism is a five-level (A1 to C1), American English paired-skills course (Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking), created for students who need to develop a range of academic skills. This Intro Level (A1) Listening and Speaking Student's Book prepares students for college classes by developing their critical thinking, reading and writing skills, including grammar for writing. Special sections teach how to be a successful college student, and the accompanying video program sets the stage for each unit's topic. Inside the book is a single-use code for the online workbook. This provides automatically graded extra practice and works on PCs and Macs.--Amazon; TESOL / ESL Text ER -