The English Course for Listening and Speaking 1 Student Book (Student Book)

Author: Steven Gershon
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: "English Upgrade" is a listening-and-speaking English course specifically designed for adult English learners, focusing on the development and training of oral skills. Its purpose is to help learners overcome the awkwardness of not being able to communicate in English through various listening and speaking activities, enabling them to learn to communicate in English in a natural, fluent, and effective manner. This course is divided into three levels and is suitable for beginners with a certain foundation. The first-level goal is to reach a pre-intermediate level; the second-level goal is to reach a low-intermediate level; the third-level goal is to reach an intermediate level. The content of the third level is progressive and appropriately challenging, which is beneficial for adults with weaker foundations to solidify their basics and refresh their knowledge. May readers of this course gradually improve and learn more natural and fluent English. "English Upgrade" is specifically designed for adult English learners, catering to their learning characteristics and habits. This course focuses on the development and training of listening and speaking skills. After completing the three levels, learners can smoothly transition from a beginner's level to an intermediate level. Years of classroom teaching practice have proven that "English Upgrade" can fulfill the wishes of many adult English learners: speak more fluently, listen more easily, and communicate more freely.
Features of "English Upgrade":
- Balanced listening and speaking topics to spark interest in English communication;
- Rich vocabulary association to expand existing English knowledge;
- Carefully designed activities to guide natural and fluent expression.
The "English Upgrade" Student Book includes unit teaching, unit summaries with grammar references, periodic tests, listening script transcripts, and glossaries. It is also accompanied by an audio cassette (sold separately), which includes all the listening content from the Student Book.