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020 _a9786073240536 (Student Book with DVD-ROM and mp3 audio CD)
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100 1 _aEales, Frances
245 1 0 _aAmerican Speakout (Upper-Intermediate) /
_cFrances Eales and Steve Oakes.
260 _aHarlow, Essex :
_bPearson Education Ltd,
_c2017.
300 _a176 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c29 cm +
_e2 sound discs (4 3/4 in.) + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
440 _aAmerican Speakout
500 _a"B1+-B2"--Page [4] of cover.
500 _a"with DVD/ROM and MP3 audio CD."
505 _a"American Speakout is a new, comprehensive six-level General American English Course for adults. The course integrates authentic video from popular BBC programs and real life situations in every unit and builds the skills and knowledge learners need to express themselves confidently in a real English-speaking environment.
505 _aAdapted from the successful Speakout 2nd Edition and aligned with the Global Scale of English, American Speakout features tips on differences between American English and British English vocabulary, usage, and idioms as well as pointers on global English. While new audio focuses on students' acquisition of American English, a range of international accents in supporting material hones students' listening skills and readiness to communicate in our increasingly global world." (Book Cover)
505 _aCONTENTS
505 _aUnit 1 NEW THINGS
_tInterviews : What makes a good roommate?
505 _a1.1 Time for a Chat
_tGrammar/Function: direct and indirect questions
_tVocabulary: personality
_tReading: understanding advice forum messages
_tListening: understand informal conversations
_tSpeaking: have interesting conversations
_tWriting: write an advice forum message: edit for accuracy
505 _a1.2 Try Something New
_tGrammar/Function: present perfect
_tVocabulary: feelings; word building: nouns
_tPronunciation: word stress; connected speech
_tReading: read a web article about trying something new
_tSpeaking: talk about new experiences
505 _a1.3 I'd like to inquire
_tGrammar/Function: Polite inquiries
_tVocabulary: ads
_tPronunciation: Polite intonation
_tReading: read ads
_tListening: Handle phone inquiries
_tSpeaking: Make phone inquiries
505 _a1.4 Great Experiences
_tListening: 50 things to do before you die: watch a documentary about adventures
_tSpeaking: Recommend an experience
_tWriting: Write a forum entry
505 _aUnit 2 ISSUES
_tInterviews: Does money make you happy?
505 _a2.1 Making a difference
_tGrammar/Function: Present perfect simple and continuous
_tVocabulary: Word stress; weak forms: auxiliaries
_tPronunciation: issues; verbs/nouns with the same form
_tReading: Read an article about small actions with big results
_tSpeaking: Talk about different issues
505 _a2.2 You're being watched
_tGrammar/Function: The passive
_tVocabulary: Surveillance
_tPronunciation: Sentence stress: passives
_tReading: Read a letter of complaint
_tListening: listen to opinions about surveillance
_tSpeaking: Discuss surveillance
_tWriting: Write a letter of complaint; use formal written language
505 _a2.3 Good point!
_tGrammar/Function: opinions
_tVocabulary: opinion adjectives
_tPronunciation: Intonation for partially agreeing
_tReading: read newspaper extracts
_tListening: listen to people discuss issues
_tSpeaking: give and respond to opinions; support your viewpoint
505 _a2.4 A Quiet Revolution
_tListening: A quiet revolution: watch a program about changes in working patterns
_tSpeaking: give a presentation about traditional gender roles
_tWriting: write notes for a presentation
505 _aUnit 3 STORIES
_tInterviews: What was the last book you read?
505 _a3.1 And the moral is...
_tGrammar/Function: narrative tenses
_tVocabulary: sayings
_tPronunciation: weak forms: auxiliaries
_tReading: read stories with a moral: read a humorous story about a saying
_tSpeaking: tell anecdotes
_tWriting: write a narrative; use adverbs
505 _a3.2 A life in six words
_tGrammar/Function: I wish, if only
_tVocabulary: adjectives for stories; multi-word verbs
_tPronunciation: Sentence stress
_tReading: read about the life of an extraordinary woman
_tListening: listen to a radio program about very short stories
_tSpeaking: talk about life stories
505 _a3.3 It's a great read
_tListening; Tess of the D'urbervilles: watch a drama
_tSpeaking: Describe a TV/Movie scene
_tWriting: Describe a TV/Movie scene
505 _aUnit 4 DOWNTIME
_tInterviews: What's the perfect way to switch off?
505 _a4.1 Out of time
_tGrammar/Function: Present and past habits
_tVocabulary: free time
_tPronunciation: connected speech: contractions
_tReading: read about how our free time is changing; read an opinion essay
_tSpeaking: discuss how you use your time
_tWriting: write an opinion essay; use linkers
505 _a4.2 Great Getaways
_tGrammar/Function: future forms
_tVocabulary: positive adjectives; uncountable and plural nouns
_tPronunciation: word stress; connected speech
_tReading: read about unusual vacations
_tListening: listen to people talk about vacations
_tSpeaking: plan an alternative vacation
505 _a4.3 How does it work?
_tGrammar/Function: describing procedures
_tVocabulary: abilities
_tPronunciation: stress and intonation; mirror questions
_tListening: listen to people describing TV game shows
_tSpeaking: describe procedures; use mirror questions
505 _a4.4 The happiness formula
_tListening: The happiness formula: watch a program about happiness
_tSpeaking: do a class survey
_tWriting: describe a TV/Movie scene
505 _aUnit 5 IDEAS
_tInterviews: If I could start a business, what would it be?
505 _a5.1 Bright ideas
_tGrammar/Function: articles
_tVocabulary: change; compound nouns
_tPronunciation: weak forms and linking: the
_tReading: read an article about the worst inventions ever
_tSpeaking: talk about inventions
505 _a5.2 Consumer crazy
_tGrammar/Function: real and hypothetical conditionals
_tVocabulary: advertising collocations
_tPronunciation: sentence stress: conditionals
_tReading: find out your advertising IQ
_tListening: listen to a program about advertising
_tSpeaking: describe ads
_tWriting: write a report; make written comparisons
505 _a5.3
_tGrammar/Function: suggesting ideas
_tVocabulary: collocations with ideas
_tPronunciation: intonation; showing reservations
_tReading: read about the rules of brainstorming
_tListening: listen to brainstorming ideas
_tSpeaking: take part in brainstorming session
505 _a5.4 Genius
_tListening: Genius: watch a program about presenting ideas
_tSpeaking: present a novel idea
_tWriting: write a product review
505 _aUnit 6 AGE
_tInterviews: What was the best period of your life?
505 _a6.1 The time of my life
_tGrammar/Function: modal verbs and related phrases
_tVocabulary: age; word building; prefixes
_tPronunciation: connected speech; elision
_tReading: read an article about early and late successes
_tSpeaking: discuss different ages and generations
505 _a6.2 Future me
_tGrammar/Function: future perfect and continuous
_tVocabulary: optimism/pessimism
_tPronunciation: weak forms: auxiliaries
_tReading: read emails making arrangements
_tListening: listen to a program about letters to your future self
_tSpeaking: talk about your future
_tWriting: write an informal email; focus on informal style
505 _a6.3 So what you're saying is...
_tGrammar/Function: persuading
_tVocabulary: collocations
_tPronunciation: intonations; persuading
_tListening: listen to a call-in radio show about life's milestones
_tSpeaking: discuss the right age for different things
505 _a6.4 How to live to 101
_tListening: Horizon: How to live to 101: watch a program about living longer
_tSpeaking: hold a debtae
_tWriting: write a short news article
505 _aUnit 7 MEDIA
_tInterviews: What kind of news stories interest you?
505 _a7.1 TV Globetrotters
_tGrammar/Function: quantifiers
_tVocabulary: television; multi-word verbs
_tPronunciation: connected speech; weak forms
_tSpeaking: talk about TV programs
505 _a7.2 The camera never lies
_tGrammar/Function: reported speech
_tVocabulary: reporting verbs
_tPronunciation: connected speech; intrusive /w/
_tReading: read an essay on celebrities and the media
_tListening: listen to an expert talking about hoax photographs
_tSpeaking: talk about celebrity and media
_tWriting: write a discursive essay; use linkers of purpose
505 _a7.3 What's in the news
_tGrammar/Function: adding emphasis
_tVocabulary: the press
_tPronunciation: sentence stress and intonation
_tReading: read about tabloid topics
_tListening: listen to people talking about recent news stories
_tSpeaking: express strong reactions
505 _a7.4 News Blunders
_tListening: The funny side of the news: watch a program about live news
_tSpeaking: retell a news story
_tWriting: write a short news article
505 _aUnit 8 BEHAVIOR
_tInterviews: What kind of behavior gets on your nerves?
505 _a8.1 It's a tough call
_tGrammar/Function: past and mixed conditions
_tVocabulary: collocations; decisions; compound adjectives
_tPronunciation: stress patterns; compound nouns
_tReading: read three articles about life-changing decisions
_tSpeaking: talk about a difficult decision you've made
505 _a8.2 Fair share
_tGrammar/Function: -ing form and infinitive
_tVocabulary: values
_tPronunciation: pausing for effect
_tReading: read the instruction for two games
_tListening: listen to an experiment about fairness
_tSpeaking: talk about values and behaviors
_tWriting: write an informal article; use linkers of purpose
505 _a8.3 Do you have a minute?
_tGrammar/Function: handling an awkward situation
_tVocabulary: behavior
_tPronunciation: linking words
_tReading: read tips for handling awkward situations
_tSpeaking: deal with awkward situations
505 _a8.4 The human animal
_tListening: The human animal; watch a documentary about body language
_tSpeaking: give advice on how to behave in your culture
_tWriting: write about behavior in your culture
505 _aUnit 9 TROUBLE
_tInterviews: Do you have any phobias?
505 _a9.1 Witness
_tGrammar/Function: -ing form and infinitive
_tVocabulary: crime: dependent prepositions
_tPronunciation: connected speech; elision
_tReading: read an article about memory
_tSpeaking: discuss how good a witness you are
505 _a9.2 Scam
_tGrammar/Function: past modals of deduction
_tVocabulary: synonyms
_tPronunciation: connected speech: past modals
_tReading: read an infographic about scams; read an advice leaflet about avoiding trouble on vacation
_tListening: listen to people talk about being tricked
_tSpeaking: speculate about scams
_tWriting: write a "how to" leaflet; learn to avoid repetition
505 _a9.3 It's an emergency
_tGrammar/Function: reporting an incident
_tVocabulary: incidents
_tPronunciation: sentence stress
_tReading: read reasons for calling the emergency services
_tListening: listen to someone report an incident
_tSpeaking: talk about emergency situations
505 _a9.4 Survival
_tListening: Horizon: How to survive a sea disaster: watch a program about a sea rescue
_tSpeaking: agree on priorities
_tWriting: write a story about a lucky escape
505 _aUnit 10 CULTURE
_tInterviews: What areas of the arts do you enjoy?
505 _a10.1 Moving experiences
_tGrammar/Function: relative clauses
_tVocabulary: adjectives to describe movies
_tPronunciation: intonation; relative clauses
_tReading: read a movie review
_tListening: listen to people talk about movies
_tSpeaking: talk about a movie you never get bored with
_tWriting: write a movie review
505 _a10.2 Popular culture
_tGrammar/Function: participle clauses
_tVocabulary: the arts; two-part phrases
_tPronunciation: word stress; connected speech
_tReading: read answers to popular culture questions
_tSpeaking: talk about popular culture and art experiences
505 _a10.3 On your left...
_tGrammar/Function: giving a tour
_tVocabulary: dimensions
_tPronunciation: intonation in comments
_tListening: listen to tours of two very different places
_tSpeaking: show a visitor around part of your town
505 _a10.4 The people's palace
_tListening: The culture show: the people's palace: watch a program about an innovative building
_tSpeaking: discuss an artistic project for your town
_tWriting: write a competition entry
538 _aSystem requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM, Windows: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10; 1GHz processor; 256 MB RAM, 64 MB graphics, 1025 x 768 screen resolution.
538 _aSystem requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM, Macintosh: OSX 10.5-10.11; 1GHz processor (Intel only for OSX); 256 MB RAM, 64 MB graphics, 1025 x 768 screen resolution.
538 _aSystem requirements for accompanying sound disc: CD/MP3 player or MP3 playback software.
590 _aSet includes: 1 book, 2 compact discs, 1 DVDROM.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_zUnited States
_vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_zUnited States
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vFilms for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vSound recordings for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aB2+ (CEFR).
650 0 _aUpper-Intermediate.
700 1 _aOakes, Steve
856 _uhttps://www.pearson.com/english/catalogue/general-english/american-speakout.html
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