TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ostrowska,Sabina
AU  - Jordan,Nancy C.
AU  - Blackwell,Angela
AU  - Gokay,Janet
TI  - Prism Listening and Speaking 2
SN  - 9781316620977 (Student Book with Online Workbook)
U1  - 428.24 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Listening comprehension
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - B1 (CEFR)
KW  - Intermediate
N1  - Includes ebook access; "Paired skills course focusing on critical thinking, academic skills, and language students need most; 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 Level 4 (C1) Listening and Speaking Student's Book prepares students for college classes by developing their listening, speaking, critical thinking, and pronunciation skills, including pronunciation for listening. 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." (Publisher's Website); SCOPE AND SEQUENCE; Unit 1 ANIMALS (Academic Disciplines: Biology / Environmental Science / Zoology)
; Watch and Listen: The Mental Skills of Chimpnzees
; Listenings: 1. A debate about using animals for work -- 2. A presentation about the human threats to polar bears
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILLS: Taking notes -- Listening for contrasting ideas -- Listening for signposting language -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for opinions -- Listening for text organization -- Listening for details -- Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Intonation of lists
; Language Development: Word families -- Modals for necessity and advice
; Critical Thinking: Organizing information for a presentation
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Using signposting language -- Introducing examples -- Expressing general beliefs -- PRONUNCIATION: Signposting phrases -- SPEAKING TASK: Give a to minute presentation about the human threat to an endangered species
; On Campus: COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Making yourself understood; Unit 2 THE ENVIRONMENT (Academic Disciplines: Ecology / Environmental Science / Political Science); Watch and Listen: Blowing in the wind: Off-shore wind farms
; Listenings: 1. A lecture about agriculture -- 2. A debate about nuclear power

; Listening Skills: KEY SKILLS: Listening for examples -- Listening for counterarguments -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary -- Predicting content using visuals -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Listening for text organization -- Taking notes -- Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Connected speech; linking sounds
; Language Development: Negative prefixes -- Modals to express future possibility
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing opinions -- Forming arguments and counterarguments
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Linking ideas with transition words and phrases -- Talking about advantages and disadvantages -- Giving counterarguments -- SPEAKING TASK: Take part in a debate. Argue for or against building a new shopping center in your city
; On Campus: STUDY SKILL: Active learning; Unit 3 TRANSPORTATION (Academic Disciplines: Civil Engineering / Psychology / Sociology); Watch and Listen: The Air Travel Revolution
; Listenings: 1. A radio program about the fear of flying -- 2. A presentation about biking to work
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILLS: Listening for rhetorical questions  -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Listening for text organization -- Taking notes -- Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Word stress
; Language Development: Talking about problems and solutions -- Comparative and superlative adjectives
; Critical Thinking: Evaluating problems -- Proposing solutions
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Giving recommendations -- Expanding on an idea -- SPEAKING TASK: Give a presentation on a transportation problem and suggest solutions to solve the problem
; On Campus: LIFE SKILL: Setting SMART goals; Unit 4 CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS (Academic Disciplines: Anthropology / Cultural Studies / Sociology)
; Watch and Listen: The Chilean Cueca Brava
; Listenings: 1. A radio program about changing customs in the modern world -- 2. A discussion about gift giving customs
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILLS:  Identifying cause and effect -- Listening for opinion -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS:  Understanding key vocabulary -- Using your knowledge -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Taking notes -- Synthesizing

; Pronunciation for Listening: Connected speech; final /t/ and /d
; Language Development: Suffixes -- Dependent prepositions
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing positives and negatives
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Being polite in a discussion -- Using adverbs for emphasis -- Phrases with that -- PRONUNCIATION: Stress patterns in phrases for agreeing and disagreeing -- SPEAKING TASK: Take part in a discussion about whether special occasions have become too commercial
; On Campus: LIFE SKILL: Dealing with culture shock; Unit 5 HEALTH AND FITNESS (Academic Disciplines: Health Science / Sports Management); Watch and Listen:
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; On Campus:; Unit 6 DISCOVERY AND INVENTION (Academic Disciplines: Art and Design / History); Watch and Listen:
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; On Campus:; Unit 7 FASHION (Academic Disciplines: Business / Fashion Design / Marketing); Watch and Listen:
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; On Campus:; Unit 8 ECONOMICS (Academic Disciplines: Business / Economics / Sociology); Watch and Listen:
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