TRUE COLORS Longman Listening and Speaking English Course (Intermediate to Advanced) Student Book

Author: Morrell
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This is a complete and clear five-level ESL/EFL textbook series specifically designed for English learners from non-English-speaking countries. The name "TrueColors" has two reasons: First, it provides authentic American English; second, it systematically teaches students to communicate using their own language—allowing students to showcase their true selves! The textbook series incorporates the essence of modern teaching philosophies such as situational teaching, personalized teaching, and communicative teaching, leveraging modern media technology to expand a trinity-based language learning model of textbooks, audiovisual materials, and the internet, thereby cultivating students' cross-cultural communication skills. The series emphasizes presenting new knowledge in contexts, integrating new knowledge into communication, and fostering individuality through creativity, encouraging self-expression. With the help of the internet, teaching methods and resources are further enriched. The series advocates a student-centered approach, transforming the classroom into a miniature English world, providing students with the greatest opportunities for practice; it promotes task-based learning and encourages collaborative learning methods. The entire series adheres to the teaching philosophy of prioritizing listening and speaking to drive reading and writing, with concise explanations and extensive practice. Based on audiovisual materials, it comprehensively develops students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a classic work with long-term value released by Longman. The series starts from a beginner level and progresses step by step, including: Student Book, Teacher Book, Workbook, Audio Cassette, Video Tape/VCD, Test Pack, and Teaching Pack. Upon completion, students will achieve advanced English proficiency.