TY - BOOK AU - Frazier,Laurie TI - NorthStar 2: Listening & Speaking (5th ed.) SN - 9780135226964 (Student book) AV - PE1128 .M444 2015 PY - 2020/// CY - White Plains, NY PB - Pearson Education KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Spoken English KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Listening KW - A2-B1 (CEFR) KW - High-beginner to intermediate N1 - "NorthStar, Fifth Edition is an integrated-skills English course that empowers adult and young adult English language learners to achieve their academic and personal goals. Current and thought-provoking topics promote language development and critical thinking skills.; Building on the success of previous editions, this new fifth edition engages and motivates students with new and updated content; What is new in the fifth edition? ; New and updated content with a new theme keeps students motivated ; The new design and imagery bring the activities to life ; Learning outcomes are created using the Global Scale of English (GSE) so students can track their progress more easily ; Every unit offers note-taking practice and writing skill development ; Scaffolded critical thinking activities are clearly marked to help students develop their academic skills ; Academic Word List words are highlighted to help students identify essential vocabulary ; New and updated activities in MyEnglishLab provide additional practice online ; ExamView Test Generator allows teachers to customize assessments ; Students can complete activities, listen to audio, and watch video on the go with the Pearson Practice English App." (Book Cover); SCOPE AND SEQUENCE ; Unit 1 OFFBEAT JOBS ; Listening 1: What's My Job? -- Listening 2: A Conversation with a Job Counselor ; Inference: Inferring the use of humor ; Note-Taking: Taking notes with key words ; Listening: Recognizing contrast ; Grammar: Descriptive adjectives ; Pronunciation: Using word stress ; Speaking: Showing interest ; Final Speaking Task: Role-play: job interview ; Video: An offbeat job ; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Research and present information on an offbeat job you'd like to have; Unit 2 WHERE DOES THE TIME GO? ; Listening 1: Student Success Workshop -- Listening 2: A Student Discussion ; Inference: Inferring the purpose of questions ; Note-Taking: Taking notes with questions; Listening: Identifying disagreement ; Grammar: Simple Present ; Pronunciation: Identifying stressed and unstressed words ; Speaking: Using your voice effectively ; Final Speaking Task: Presentation: strategies for student success ; Video: Creativity ; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Research and present more strategies for student success; Unit 3 A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED ; Listening 1: A Barter Network -- Listening 2: The Compact ; Inference: Inferring feelings from intonation ; Note-Taking: Taking notes with symbols ; Listening: Recognizing and understanding emphatic stress ; Grammar: Comparative adjectives ; Pronunciation: Pronouncing numbers and prices ; Speaking: Making suggestions and coming to an agreement ; Final Speaking Task: Role-play: bartering and negotiating ; Video: Money; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Comparison shop for something you'd like to buy and report back on data for two similar items; Unit 4 WHAT HAPPENED TO ETIQUETTE? ; Listening 1: Whatever happened to manners? -- Listening 2: Our Listeners Respond - Why is there a lack of manners? ; Inference: Inferring contrasting ideas ; Note-Taking: Organizing your notes ; Listening: Recognizing and understanding summaries and paraphrases ; Grammar: Can / Could / Would ; Pronunciation: Using rising and falling intonation in questions and statements ; Speaking: Making polite offers and invitations ; Final Speaking Task: Role-play: situations involving etiquette ; Video: Etiquette ; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Conduct a study about etiquette (door test, document drop, customer service test); Unit 5 THE SOUNDS OF OUR LIVES ; Listening 1: Sound Experience -- Listening 2: Music With A Purpose ; Inference: Inferring meaning from context ; Note-Taking: Taking notes on cause and effect ; Listening: Recognizing incomplete and complete ideas ; Grammar: Simple present and present progressive ; Pronunciation: Linking sounds ; Speaking: Showing confidence ; Final Speaking Task: Presentation : a favorite piece of music ; Video: Color psychology ; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Research and present on the effects sounds in our environment have on us; Unit 6 EVERYDAY HEROES ; Listening 1: The Subway Hero -- Listening 2: Psychology Lecture - Altruism ; Inference: Inferring feelings from tone and word choice ; Note-Taking: Organizing notes with numbers ; Listening: Recognizing and understanding definitions ; Grammar: Simple past ; Pronunciation: Pronouncing -ed endings ; Speaking: Using signal phrases in presentations ; Final Speaking Task: Presentation: everyday heroes ; Video: Heroes ; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Research and present information on an organization that tries to help others; Unit 7 TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF ; Listening 1: Self-Care -- Listening 2: Let's Hear from our Listeners ; Inference: Inferring a speaker's assumptions ; Note-Taking: Taking notes with abbreviations ; Listening: Recognizing and understanding clarification ; Grammar: Should / Ought to / Have to ; Pronunciation: Using reductions ; Speaking: Asking for and expressing opinions ; Final Speaking Task: Group discussion: healthy habits ; Video: Health Problems ; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Research and present information on technology used to help people lead healthier lives; Unit 8 ENDANGERED LANGUAGES ; Listening 1: Language Loss -- Listening 2: My Life, My Language ; Inference: Inferring a speaker's viewpoint ; Note-Taking: Taking notes on reasons and examples ; Listening: Recognizing and understanding pronoun reference ; Grammar: Modals of possibility: Can / Could / Would ; Pronunciation: Pronouncing contractions of will ; Speaking: Using pauses effectively ; Final Speaking Task: Presentation: an endangered language ; Video: Endangered cultures ; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test ; Unit Project: Research and report back on an endangered language and culture UR - https://www.pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/eap/northstar-5th-ed-listening-and-speaking-2-book-w-app-myengli-9780135226964 ER -