Now Hear This! High Beginning Listening,

Now Hear This is a listening, pronunciation, and speaking text for high beginning students of ESL. It develops listening skills for high interest narratives and informal conversations. The text and accompanying tapes may be used with college level students, adult programs, and high school classes. The materials are both easy to use and highly effective in a language laboratory.

To The Teacher

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Acknowledgments

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1 DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB?

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COMPREHENSION Job characteristics

STRUCTURE Present tense Always I Never

PRONUNCIATION And I Or Don't

CONVERSATIONS Expressing like and dislike How questions

FACE TO FACE Discussing job characteristics

INTERACTION Understanding classified ads

2 MY MOM SMOKES

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COMPREHENSION The effects of smoking

STRUCTURE Tense contrast Negatives

PRONUNCIATION Listening for -s Linking with -s

CONVERSATIONS Making requests

FACE TO FACE Agreeing and disagreeing with statements

INTERACTION Deciding which places to allow smoking

3 ADULT DAY CARE

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COMPREHENSION The needs of the elderly

STRUCTURE Present tense

PRONUNCIATION Linking with -s Listening for is / does in questions

SPEAKERS Talking about activities and interests

FACE TO FACE Asking and answering questions about facts

4 APARTMENT PROBLEMS

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COMPREHENSION Apartment problems

STRUCTURE Present continuous tense Tense contrast

PRONUNCIATION Syllables Can I Can't

CONVERSATIONS Describing a problem Confirming day and time Expressing displeasure

FACE TO FACE Asking for information about an apartment

INTERACTION Conversations about apartment problems

5 A NATION ON THE MOVE

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COMPREHENSION Census statistics

STRUCTURE Present continuous tense

PRONUNCIATION Stressed syllables Numbers

CONVERSATIONS Expressing likes and dislikes / giving reasons Asking Why

FACE TO FACE Stating and recording numbers

INTERACTION Expressing likes and dislikes

6 JOBS FOR THE FUTURE

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COMPREHENSION The future of seven jobs

STRUCTURE Future tense Tense contrast

PRONUNCIATION Stressed syllables Numbers

CONVERSATIONS Discussing job security

FACE TO FACE Stating and understanding salaries

INTERACTION Discussing the outlook for various jobs

7 DRUNK DRIVER

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COMPREHENSION Dangers of drunk driving

STRUCTURE Future tense

PRONUNCIATION His / Him (silent h) Stressed words

CONVERSATIONS Understanding traffic violation cases Question formation by intonation

FACE TO FACE Describing an accident scene

INTERACTION Discussing drunk-driving situations

8 A PROFESSIONAL

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COMPREHENSION The story of a robbery

STRUCTURE Past tense Tense contrast

PRONUNCIATION Syllables Past tense linking with /d/ and /t/ Stressed words

CONVERSATIONS Understanding sequence of events Questions with Did

FACE TO FACE Describing a robbery scene Deciding which items were taken

INTERACTION Describing a crime

9 THE LOTTERY

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COMPREHENSION The story of some lottery winners

STRUCTURE Past irregular verbs Negatives -- don't, doesn't, didn't

PRONUNCIATION Linking with a / an Questions with Did he / Does he

CONVERSATIONS Listening for number and attitude

FACE TO FACE Describing how winners spent their money

INTERACTION Agreeing on lottery numbers

10 MARCO POLO

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COMPREHENSION The story of a world traveler

STRUCTURE Past irregular tense One of the + adjective

PRONUNCIATION Was / Were Past tense linking with /t/ and /d/

CONVERSATIONS Describing modern technology Conversation fillers

FACE TO FACE Labeling the parts of a computer

INTERACTION Describing electronic items

11 CAN I BORROW A DOLLAR?

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COMPREHENSION Borrowing from a friend

STRUCTURE Requests Tense contrast

PRONUNCIATION To Linking (consonant -- vowel)

CONVERSATIONS Making requests Expressing hesitancy

FACE TO FACE Giving excuses

INTERACTION Asking to borrow an item

12 THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

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COMPREHENSION The bombing of the World Trade Center

STRUCTURE Past continuous tense

PRONUNCIATION Negative contractions Linking (consonant -- vowel)

CONVERSATIONS Talking about fires Continuing the conversation with and or but

FACE TO FACE Describing the scene of a fire

INTERACTION Acting in an emergency

13 THE TITANIC

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COMPREHENSION The sinking of the Titanic

STRUCTURE Past continuous tense

PRONUNCIATION Of Word stress

SPEAKERS Deciding if the speaker is talking about the present or the past

FACE TO FACE Asking and answering questions about natural disasters

INTERACTION Making emergency preparations

14 RECYCLING

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COMPREHENSION Recycling of garbage

STRUCTURE Tense contrast

PRONUNCIATION Linking (same consonant) Word stress (contrast)

SPEAKERS Describing garbage disposal and recycling Comparing statements

FACE TO FACE Recycling

INTERACTION Describing how to conserve energy

15 DREAMS

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COMPREHENSION The meaning of dreams

STRUCTURE Might

PRONUNCIATION Word stress Questions with Do / Did

DREAMS Describing a dream

INTERACTION I Interpreting dream symbols

INTERACTION II Describing a dream

ANSWER KEY (TO SELECTED EXERCISES)

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FACE TO FACE: STUDENT B

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TAPESCRIPTS

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Now Hear This! High Beginning Listening, Speaking, & Pronunciation

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