Northstar Listening And Speaking High Intermediate Teacher S Manual And Tests

Explore fascinating content while building language competence and critical thinking skills. The best-selling NorthStar series (Series Editors: Frances Boyd and Carol Numrich), now in its Second Edition, offers two strands: a reading and writing strand and a listening and speaking strand. Both strands stimulate students' imagination, encourage critical thinking, and promote personal expression. Revision Features New and updated high-interest topics motivate students to express their own points of view. Expanded vocabulary and pronunciation practice ensure greater language proficiency. A grammar correlation chart links NorthStar, Second Edition, to two leading grammar series: Focus on Grammar and the Azar Grammar series. The fully integrated approach includes a teacher's manual with achievement tests, process writing activity books, audio recordings of the main reading and listening sections, a new video program, and a Companion Website (with vocabulary worksheets, video worksheets, Internet activities, and other resources). Sample Audio Listen to samples from the Audio CDs: Unit 8: Goodbye to the Sit-Down Meal Listening One (0:49) Listening for Main Ideas (3:55) Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 1 (0:25) Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 2 (0:24) Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 3 (0:14) Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 4 (0:13) Listening Two (1:39) Pronunciation: Exercise 1 (1:03) Pronunciation: Exercise 2 (0:39) Pronunciation: Exercise 3 (0:32)

Includes compact disc (cd) with exercises.

The NorthStar video program includes ten engaging video segments, including segments from ABC News, featuring topics correlated to the themes in the NorthStar 4 listening and speaking, and reading and writing, student books. Each video segment is from 2 to 5 minutes long and incorporates key vocabulary from the student books. The DVD guide contains unit-by-unit video scripts, as well as vocabulary for comprehension and background notes to enhance the accessibility and enjoyment of the video material. Each of the ten video segments has an optional corresponding video activity that is designed for students to use in class before, during, and after viewing the video. The activities can be downloaded from the NorthStar companion website.

WithNorthStar, Second Edition (Series Editors: Frances Boyd and Carol Numrich), students explore fascinating content while building language competence and critical thinking skills. The best-sellingNorthStarseries, now in its Second Edition, offers two strands: a reading and writing strand and a listening and speaking strand. Both strands stimulate students' imagination, encourage critical thinking, and promote personal expression.

Explore fascinating content while building language competence and critical thinking skills. The best-selling NorthStar series (Series Editors: Frances Boyd and Carol Numrich), now in its Second Edition, offers two strands: a reading and writing strand and a listening and speaking strand. Both strands stimulate students' imagination, encourage critical thinking, and promote personal expression. Revision Features New and updated high-interest topics motivate students to express their own points of view. Expanded vocabulary and pronunciation practice ensure greater language proficiency. A grammar correlation chart links NorthStar, Second Edition, to two leading grammar series: Focus on Grammar and the Azar Grammar series. The fully integrated approach includes a teacher's manual with achievement tests, process writing activity books, audio recordings of the main reading and listening sections, a new video program, and a Companion Website (with vocabulary worksheets, video worksheets, Internet activities, and other resources). Sample Audio Listen to samples from the Audio CDs: Unit 10: Television and Freedom of Expression Listening One (0:37) Listening for Main Ideas 1 (0:49) Listening for Main Ideas 2 (1:04) Listening for Main Ideas 3 (1:15) Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 1 (0:28) Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 2 (0:16) Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 3 (0:19) Listening Two (2:30) Pronunciation: Exercise 1 (1:21)