Tuning In

Listening and Speaking in the Real World

Carol Numrich (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2006
Pearson Education (US) (Verlag)
978-0-13-191932-7 (ISBN)

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Tuning In offers intermediate students a unique opportunity to explore different listening genres from a variety of real-world sources. Authentic listening selections -- including commercials, folk songs, oral histories, and call-in radio shows -- provide a rich context for developing language skills. Click here to order the Audio CDs. Features *Engaging listening segments allow students to explore timeless themes such as love, volunteering, and childhood memories. *Pre-listening activities help focus students on the theme and vocabulary, while post-listening exercises provide practice with language functions, pronunciation, grammar, and critical thinking. *Listening for Inference activities encourage students to infer the speaker's meaning, listen for attitudes and feelings through the tone of voice, and interpret context. *Unit wrap-up activities allow students to compare and contrast the three listening selections, analyze the linguistic components of each genre, and create a text of their own. Sample Audio From Unit 8: Cooking Tips, Genre: Interviews *Listening 1: The Chef Larry Show (2:45)*Listening 2: Russ Parsons (2:57)*Listening 3: Hugh Carpenter (2:47)

1. SELLING A DREAM                               Genre: RADIO ADS

Grammar           -ing/-ed Adjectives

Function            Expressing Doubt

Pronunciation      Plurals and Past Tense Endings

2. PETS                                                   Genre: CALL-IN RADIO SHOWS

Grammar              Compound Adjectives

Function           Asking for Advice/Information

Pronunciation      Compound Nouns

3. BOYHOOD MEMORIES                        Genre: MONOLOGUES

Grammar              Would for Repeated Action in the Past

Function           Interrupting

Pronunciation      Thought Groups

4. SAFETY                                               Genre: GOVERNMENT MESSAGES

Grammar              Imperative Voice

Function           Emphasizing a Point

Pronunciation      Can and Can't

5. LOVE                                                    Genre: SONGS

Grammar              Double Comparatives

Function           Acknowledging another Person's Point of View

Pronunciation      /ay/    /iy/    /I/

6. VOLUNTEERING                                    Genre: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Grammar              Modals of Obligation

Function           Persuading

Pronunciation      Listing Intonation

7. LIFE LESSONS                                       Genre: STORYTELLING

Grammar              Past Perfect Tense

Function           Time Order

Pronunciation      Diphthongs

8. COOKING TIPS                                        Genre: INTERVIEWS

Grammar              Real (Factual) Conditional

Function           Giving Step-by-Step Instructions

Pronunciation      Reduced Words

9. WOMEN AND WAR                                   Genre: ORAL HISTORIES

Grammar              Direct or Quoted Speech

Function           Involving Your Listener

Pronunciation      -ed Endings

10. SEASONS                                              Genre: POETRY

Grammar              Gerunds

Function           Using Metaphor

Pronunciation      Prepositions

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2006
Verlagsort	Upper Saddle River
Sprache	englisch
Maße	204 x 255 mm
Gewicht	320 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-13-191932-6 / 0131919326
ISBN-13	978-0-13-191932-7 / 9780131919327
Zustand	Neuware