Talk it Through! Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

, by Kozyrev, Joann Rishel; Stein, Marni Baker

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ISBN: 9780395960721 | 039596072X
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Copyright: 5/10/2000

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The Talk It series helps students learn to communicate fluently and accurately by integrating listening, speaking, and pronunciation practice. Themes range from high-interest conversational topics such as talking to a landlord or professor in the lower-level text, to academic themes like unusual science and alternative medicine in the higher-level texts.

Preface

To the Student

xiv

People and Their Pets

(15)

Introduction

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Introductory Activity: Are Pets a Part of the Family?

(1)

Listening One: Do You Really Want to Get a Dog?

(2)

Before You Listen: Brainstorming

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

Pronunciation: Syllable Stress

(2)

Talk It Through! Conversational Skills: Making Suggestions

(2)

Listening Two: A Part of the Family

(2)

Before You Listen: Discussing Statistics

(2)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

Pronunciation: Thought Groups

(2)

Talk It Through! Presentation Skills: Organizing Information

(2)

Further Practice

(1)

Listening in the Real World

(1)

Self-Evaluation

(1)

Hollywood

(16)

Introduction

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Introductory Activity: Reading a Schedule

(1)

Listening One: Making Plans

(1)

Before You Listen: Making Predictions

(1)

Global Listening: Listening for Context

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

After You Listen: Role-Play

(1)

Pronunciation: Reduced Vowels

(2)

Talk It Through! Conversation Skills: Making Plans

(2)

Cultural Notes: Making Excuses

(1)

Listening Two: Blockbuster!

(2)

Before You Listen: Understanding Movie Industry Jargon

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Note-Taking

(1)

After You Listen: Note-Taking Quiz

(1)

Pronunciation: Sentence Stress and Rhythm

(3)

Talk It Through! Presentation Skills: Summarizing and Evaluating

(2)

Further Practice

(1)

Discussion

(1)

Self-Evaluation

(1)

Identity: What Makes You Who You Are?

(22)

Introduction

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Introductory Activity: What Words Describe You?

(1)

Listening One: Different Choices

(2)

Before You Listen: Your Dream Identity

(1)

Global Listening: Identifying Context and Situation

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

Pronunciation: Question and Statement Intonation

(3)

Talk It Through! Conversation Skills: Extending Conversation

(2)

Listening Two: Volunteering---A Core Value

(3)

Before You Listen: Reading about Volunteering

(2)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

Pronunciation: --s, --es, and --ed Endings

(2)

Talk It Through! Interviewing Skills: Asking Questions in an Interview

(4)

Further Practice

(3)

Finding Similarities

(1)

Cyber-Identities

(2)

Self-Evaluation

(1)

Environmental Ethics

(18)

Introduction

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Introductory Activity: Discussing a Quotation

(1)

Listening One: Paradise Lost or Found?

(2)

Before You Listen: The Effects of Tourism

(1)

Global Listening: Context and Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

After You Listen: Discussion Question

(1)

Pronunciation: Reductions with /t/

(3)

Talk It Through! Conversation Skills: Asking for Clarification

(2)

Listening Two: Environmental Ethics for Businesses

(2)

Before You Listen: Interpreting a Cartoon

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

After You Listen: Discussion Question

(1)

Pronunciation: Troublesome Consonants: /r/, /l/, /θ/, and /ð/

(3)

Talk It Through! Discussion Skills: Using Words to Your Advantage

(2)

Further Practice

(1)

Collecting Images from Nature

(1)

Investigating the Throw-Away Mentality

(1)

Self-Evaluation

(1)

Private Lives, Public Information

(21)

Introduction

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Introductory Activity: Interpreting a Cartoon

(1)

Listening One: I Can't Believe You Told Her!

(1)

Before You Listen: Discussion Questions

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

After You Listen: Discussion Questions

(1)

Cultural Notes: Privacy

(2)

Pronunciation: Can and Can't

(2)

Talk It Through! Conversation Skills: Expressing Anger and Frustration

(3)

Listening Two: Tabloids---Trash or Entertainment?

(4)

Before You Listen: Reading about Freedom of the Press

(2)

Vocabulary Development

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Listening for Reasons

(1)

Pronunciation: Focal Stress

(3)

Talk It Through! Discussion Skills: Giving Reasons to Support Your Opinions

(2)

Further Practice

(1)

Using, the Internet

(1)

Self-Evaluation

(1)

Transportation Troubles

(21)

Introduction

(2)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Introductory Activity: Making Predictions from Data in a Table

(2)

Listening One: Getting There

(2)

Before You Listen: Using Maps

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

(1)

Pronunciation: Consonant Clusters

(4)

Talk It Through! Conversation Skills: Giving Directions

102

(2)

Listening Two: Mass Transit

104

(3)

Before You Listen: Making Predictions

104

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

105

(1)

Closer Listening: Making Inferences

105

(1)

Cultural Notes: Personal Space

106

(1)

Pronunciation: Linking

107

(3)

Talk It Through! Presentation Skills: Persuasion

110

(2)

Further Practice

112

(1)

Discussion Skills: Persuasion

112

(1)

Self-Evaluation

113

(1)

Creating a Career

114

(19)

Introduction

115

(1)

Discussion Questions

115

(1)

Introductory Activity: Help Wanted Ads

115

(1)

Listening One: Toot Your Own Horn

116

(2)

Before You Listen: Describing Emotions and Attitudes

116

(1)

Global Listening: Emotions and Attitudes

117

(1)

Closer Listening: Details

117

(1)

After You Listen: Discussion Questions

118

(1)

Pronunciation: Using Intonation to Convey Attitude

118

(3)

Talk It Through! Interviewing Skills: Describing Accomplishments

121

(2)

Listening Two: Getting the Perfect Job

123

(3)

Before You Listen: Reading about Job Corps

123

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

124

(1)

Closer Listening: Guessing Meaning from Context

124

(1)

Cultural Notes: Promoting Yourself

125

(1)

Pronunciation: Vowel Length

126

(2)

Talk It Through! Interviewing Skills: Tips for Answering Interview Questions

128

(3)

Further Practice

131

(1)

Using the Internet

131

(1)

Occupations and the Skills That They Require

131

(1)

Self-Evaluation

132

(1)

Science or Fiction?

133

(19)

Introduction

134

(2)

Discussion Questions

134

(1)

Introductory Activity: Categories of Theories

134

(2)

Listening One: True Believers

136

(2)

Before You Listen: Pseudoscience

136

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

136

(1)

Closer Listening: Identifying Justifications

137

(1)

After You Listen: Discussion Questions

137

(1)

Pronunciation: Vowel Sounds with Gliders

138

(2)

Talk It Through! Conversation Skills: Expressing Disagreement

140

(2)

Listening Two: Improbable Science

142

(3)

Before You Listen: The Scientific Method

142

(1)

Global Listening: Main Ideas

143

(1)

Closer Listening: Drawing Conclusions

144

(1)

After You Listen: Is It Science or Science Fiction?

144

(1)

Pronunciation: Intonation for Lists and Choices

145

(3)

Talk It Through! Presentation Skills: Conducting a Survey

148

(3)

Further Practice: Using the Internet

151

(1)

Evaluating Sources

151

(1)

Self-Evaluation

152

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Talk it Through! Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

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