TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dimond-Bayir,Stephanie
AU  - Russell,Kimberly
AU  - Blackwell,Angela
AU  - Flores,Carolyn
AU  - Lambert,Jeanne
TI  - Prism Listening and Speaking 1
SN  - 9781316620946 (Student Book with Online Workbook)
U1  - 428.24 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Listening comprehension
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - fast
KW  - A2 (CEFR)
KW  - High-beginner
N1  - Includes online workbook activation code; Unit 1 PLACES (Academic Disciplines: Sociology / Urban Planning); Watch and Listen: The Grand Canal
; Listenings: 1. A podcast about homes around the world -- 2. A profile of Stanley Park in Vancouver
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILLS: Predicting content using visuals -- Distinguishing fact from opinion -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Predicting content using visuals - Listening for main ideas - Listening for details - Taking notes - Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Vowel sounds /eɪ/, /ɑ/, /ɪ/, /ʌ
; Language Development: Review of the simple past -- Descriptive adjectives
; Critical Thinking: Planning a presentation -- Evaluating opinions
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Signposting an opinion - Organizing information for a presentation -- PRONUNCIATION: Connecting speech
; Speaking Task: Give a presentation about an interesting place
; On Campus: LIFE SKILL: Campus resources; Unit 2 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS (Academic Disciplines: Anthropology / Cultural Studies / Sociology)
; Watch and Listen: Harbin's Ice Festival
; Listenings: 1. Interviews about three cultural festivals -- 2.. A discussion about Thanksgiving in the U.S. and Canada
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILLS: Taking notes - Listening for main ideas -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary -- Predicting content using visuals - Listening for details - Recognizing examples - Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Word stress
; Language Development: Gerunds and infinitives -- Collocations with go to, take, and have
; Critical Thinking: Organizing ideas -- Analyzing and evaluating options
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Making suggestions -- Agreeing and disagreeing
; Speaking Task: Choose a group of events from a festival and persuade your group to go to them
; On Campus: COMMUNICATION SKILL: Starting and continuing a conversation; Unit 3 THE INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY (Academic Disciplines: Computer Science / Engineering); Watch and Listen: Fiber Optic Cables
; Listenings: 1. A student radio program about developments in robotics -- 2. A news report about how computers affect memory
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILL: Listening for reasons -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Predicting content using visuals -- Listening for main ideas -- Listening for details -- Taking notes -- Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Consonant sounds /s/, /ʃ/, /ʈʃ/ -- Strong /æ/ and weak /ə/
; Language Development: Can / be able to -- Vocabulary for technology
; Critical Thinking: Evaluating and categorizing advantages and disadvantages
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Giving additional and contrasting information
; Speaking Task: Present a report about a device or technology
; On Campus: STUDY SKILL: Technology for learning; Unit 4 WEATHER AND CLIMATE (Academic Disciplines: Ecology / Environmental Studies / Psychology); Watch and Listen: The Impact of Oceans on Climate
; Listenings: 1. A student discussion on how weather affects people's moods -- 2. A news report on global warming and its effects on rainforests
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILLS: Predicting ideas from research -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Predicting content using visuals - Listening for main ideas - Listening for details - Taking notes - Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Rising and falling intonation -- Vowel sounds /ɑ/ and /oʊ
; Language Development: Verb collocations -- Future forms
; Critical Thinking: Evaluating effects
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Linking words to explain cause and effect
; Speaking Task: Give a presentation about changes in the climate
; On Campus: LIFE SKILL: Managing your time; Unit 5 SPORTS AND COMPETITION (Academic Disciplines: Sports Management / Sports Science); Watch and Listen: Kasparov versus Deep Blue
; Listenings: 1. A student presentation on unusual sports -- 2. A discussion about money in sports
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILL: Listening for bias - Supporting opinions -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Listening for main ideas - Listening for details - Listening for opinion - Taking notes - Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Making corrections
; Language Development: Factual and future real conditionals -- Adverbs of degree
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing reasons and supporting evidence -- Using a persuasion map
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Presenting a point - Asking for and giving clarification
; Speaking Task: Have a discussion about money in sports. Discuss reasons for and against athletes being paid extremely large amounts of money
; On Campus: COMMUNICATION SKILL: Asking for information; Unit 6 BUSINESS (Academic Disciplines: Business / Marketing)
; Watch and Listen: Food at Coffee Shops
; Listenings: 1. A conversation between a business student and a professor about a project -- 2. A conversation between a business owner and a consultant
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILL: Listening for numbers -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Listening for details - Listening for reaction - Making inferences - Taking notes -- Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Pronouncing numbers
; Language Development: Comparatives and superlatives -- Phrasal verbs
; Critical Thinking: Using problems and solution charts -- Analyzing and evaluating problems and possible solutions
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILL: Giving advice
; Speaking Task: Give advice to a failing business
; On Campus: COMMUNICATION SKILL: Working in groups; Unit 7 PEOPLE (Academic Disciplines: Psychology / Sociology)
; Watch and Listen: Trash Artists
; Listenings: 1. A student presentation on creative people -- 2. A student conversation about a project
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILL: Listening for attitude -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Using your knowledge - Listening for main ideas - Listening for details - Taking notes - Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening; Intonation for emotion and interest
; Language Development: Vocabulary for problems and solutions -- Future unreal conditionals
; Critical Thinking: Analyzing a problem -- Evaluating possible solutions to a problem -- Using a problem and solution chart; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Turn-taking -- Showing levels of agreement
; Speaking Task: Give a presentation about a remarkable person and his or her work
; On Campus: PRESENTATION SKILL: Giving presentations; Unit 8 THE UNIVERSE (Academic Disciplines: Astronomy / Engineering)
; Watch and Listen: Empire of the Sun
; Listenings: 1. A radio program about space travel -- 2. A discussion on funding for space exploration
; Listening Skills: KEY SKILL: Understanding meaning from context -- ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Understanding key vocabulary - Predicting content using visuals - Listening for details - Listening to an introduction - Taking notes - Synthesizing
; Pronunciation for Listening: Words with easily confused sounds
; Language Development: Vocabulary for problems and solutions -- Future unreal conditionals; Critical Thinking: Analyzing a problem -- Evaluating possible solutions to a problem -- Using a problem and solution chart
; Speaking: SPEAKING SKILLS: Turn-taking -- Showing levels of agreement
; Speaking Task: Discuss how to get children interested in space exploration
; On Campus: STUDY SKILL: Reviewing for exams
N2  - "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)
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/english-academic-purposes/prism/prism-level-1-students-book-online-workbook-listening-and-speaking?isbn=9781316620946&&format=DO
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