TY  - BOOK
AU  - Merdinger,Polly
AU  - Barton, Laurie
TI  - NorthStar 1: Listening & Speaking (4th ed.) 
SN  - 9780135226971 (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 (CEFR)
KW  - High-beginner
N1  - "NorthStar, Fourth 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 fourth 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 UNIQUE HOMES
; Listening 1: Living Small -- Listening 2: Treetop Living
; Inference: Inferring both sides of a story
; Note-Taking: Taking notes with + and
; Listening: Identifying and understanding advantages and disadvantages
; Grammar: Present and past of be
; Pronunciation: Stressing not
; Speaking: Asking for more information
; Final Speaking Task: Role-play: discussion between two friends looking for a place to live near their university (tiny house or large apartment)
; Video: Tiny Homes
; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project: Research and give a report on a tiny house; Unit 2 MAKING UNUSUAL ART
; Listening 1: Mia Pearlman -- Listening 2: The Quilts of Gee's Bend
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; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project:; Unit 3 SPECIAL POSSESSIONS
; Listening 1: The Story of Dream Catchers -- Listening 2: Toys in College
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; Video:; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project:; Unit 4 CREATIVITY IN BUSINESS
; Listening 1: KK Gregory, Young and Creative -- Listening 2: A Business Class
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; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project:; Unit 5 UNDERSTANDING FEARS AND PHOBIAS
; Listening 1: Human Minds: A Radio Show -- Listening 2: Crossing a Bridge

; Inference: Inferring the meaning of exaggerations

; Note-Taking: Taking notes with bullets and dashes

; Listening: Recognizing contradictions

; Grammar: Simple past

; Pronunciation: Pronouncing -ed endings

; Speaking: Giving orders, advice, and encouragement

; Final Speaking Task: Role-play: a conversation about water phobia

; Video: Water phobias
; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project: Research and prepare an oral report on a phobia; Unit 6 RISKS AND CHALLENGES
; Listening 1: The Amazing Swimmer, Diana Nyad -- Listening 2: An Outward Journeys Experience
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; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project:; Unit 7 ONLY CHILD - LONELY CHILD?
; Listening 1: Changing Families -- Listening 2: How Do Only Kids Feel?
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; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project:; Unit 8 SOCCER: THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
; Listening 1: The Sports File -- Listening 2: America Talks
; Inference: Inferring the meaning of comparisons
; Note-Taking: Taking notes with e.g. and ex
; Listening: Identifying signal words for reasons and results
; Grammar: Comparative adjectives
; Pronunciation: Using contrastive stress
; Speaking: Expressing results
; Final Speaking Task: Oral presentation: choose a new spokesperson for an energy drink
; Video: Sports for non-jocks
; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know; Checkpoint 1; Checkpoint 2; Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project: Research a famous international player in American sports and present information
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