Contemporary Topics 1: Int Listening & Notetaking Sb 2nd Ed.

Contemporary Topics enhances academic listening and study skills, improves English language proficiency and incorporates real college lectures. The Contemporary Topics Series prepares students for the challenges of college by presenting a wide range of listening and note-taking strategies and skills. Targeting corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List, Contemporary Topics ensures that students will be familiar with the most frequently used academic terms. The twelve lectures at each level are drawn from a range of academic disciplines, and are recorded to reflect natural interaction between professor and students. Features and Benefits F: Realistic classroom lectures B: Expose students to authentic classroom materials. F: Nine new units B: Current engaging topics keep students' interest. F: Cumulative note-taking tips B: Specific strategies presented, modeled, and recycled for each lecture. F: Academic vocabulary B: At least half of the target vocabulary drawn from academic word list. F: Listening quizzes for each unit B: Reproducible copies in Teacher's Manual. Table of Contents Unit 1 Happiness Topic: Psychology Note-Taking Tip: Note main ideas and details Unit 2 New Kinds of Food Topic: Biology Note-Taking Tip: Note subtopics Unit 3 Public Art Topic: Art Note-Taking Tip: Note descriptions Unit 4 Journey to Antarctica Topic: History Note-Taking Tip: Note dates and events Unit 5 Violence on Television Topic: Media Studies Note-Taking Tip: Note numbers Unit 6 Too Old to Learn? Topic: Linguistics Note-Taking Tip: Listen for signal phrases Unit 7 Are We Alone? Topic: Astronomy Note-Taking Tip: Listen for theoretical questions Unit 8 Do the Right Thing Topic: Ethics Note-Taking Tip: Note definitions Unit 9 A Good Night's Sleep Topic: Public Health Note-Taking Tip: Note causes and effects Unit 10 Negotiating for Success Topic: Business Note-Taking Tip: Note examples Unit 11 Risking It Topic: Statistics Note-Taking Tip: Note comparisons and contrasts Unit 12 The Electronic Brain Topic: Technology Note-Taking Tip: Choose the best note-taking techniques Appendix A: Academic Word List Appendix B: Affix Charts