Talk it Up! Listening, Speaking, and

This complete text provides activities that help students build fluency and accuracy in their oral communication skills. A wide range of listening, speaking, and pronunciation activities allow instructors to choose those that best suit their students' needs. Chapters include interesting topics; self-evaluation for pronunciation and fluency; speaking skills practice and strategies; and listening passages that emulate real conversations.

Skills Coverage in Talk It Up!

v

Preface

vi

To the Teacher

vi

To the Student

x

Precourse Evaluation

xv

Friends

Brainstorming

2

(1)

Listening One: That's What Friends Are For

3

(6)

Listening Two: Excuses, Excuses!

9

(6)

Listening Three: Cyberfriends

15

(3)

Further Practice

18

(4)

Feeling at Home

Brainstorming: Classified Ads

22

(1)

Listening One: A Good Apartment Is Hard to Find

23

(7)

Listening Two: Getting Things Fixed

30

(7)

Listening Three: What a Neighborhood!

37

(3)

Further Practice

40

(4)

Making Connections

Brainstorming: Communication Choices

44

(1)

Listening One: E-Mail Connections

45

(6)

Listening Two: Send a Card to Stay in Touch

51

(6)

Listening Three: Not Another Answering Machine!

57

(4)

Further Practice

61

(3)

The World of Work

Brainstorming: Characteristics That Help on the Job

64

(1)

Listening One: Getting the Job

65

(8)

Listening Two: Breaking the Ice

73

(7)

Listening Three: Workplace Challenges

80

(2)

Further Practice

82

(4)

School Choices/Life Opportunities

Brainstorming: Help on Campus

86

(1)

Listening One: Asking for Advice

87

(6)

Listening Two: Learning a Language

93

(7)

Listening Three: Being Bilingual---What an Advantage!

100

(2)

Further Practice

102

(2)

Money Matters

Brainstorming: Managing Money

104

(1)

Listening One: Credit Card or Debit Card? You Decide!

105

(5)

Listening Two: Banking by Phone

110

(8)

Listening Three: The Trouble with Credit Cards

118

(2)

Further Practice

120

(6)

Help!

Brainstorming

126

(1)

Listening One: An Emergency!

127

(7)

Listening Two: The Missing Wallet

134

(8)

Listening Three: Bike Trip Check List

142

(1)

Further Practice

143

(3)

Shopping

Brainstorming: Consumer Decisions

146

(1)

Listening One: Checking Out

147

(9)

Listening Two: Computer Shopping

156

(8)

Listening Three: Consumer Watch

164

(2)

Further Practice

166

(3)

Pairwork Pages

Practice Pronouncing Contractions

169

(1)

Practice Pronouncing /iy/ and /I/

170

(1)

Practice Pronouncing /s/, /∫/, and /t∫/

170

(1)

Practice Pronouncing /r/ and /I/

171

(1)

Practice Pronouncing /b/, /p/, and /f/

172

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Talk it Up! Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

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