Listening and Speaking Tutorial (Advanced) - Longman Shokan English (Includes 2 tapes or 2 CDs)

Author: Yang Feng
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: The Longman Impact English series consists of five volumes. Each volume gathers approximately 30 interesting and engaging discussion topics, categorized into five major themes that cover various aspects of contemporary Western society. Each topic is open-ended and somewhat controversial, designed to help students understand the underlying values reflected in the discussions, enabling them to form their own opinions and engage in in-depth discussions. This approach aims to cultivate students' ability to think, express, communicate, and use grammar and phrases in English. The entire series is divided into three levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—using a brand-new English listening and speaking teaching method. The vocabulary difficulty progresses systematically and is scientifically arranged, with listening as the key to overcoming language barriers and comprehensively improving students' listening and speaking skills and oral expression abilities. This book is part of the advanced level. It has the following features:
1. Thoughtful Listening, Meaningful Expression. The materials in this series cover topics that interest young people and that they are willing to discuss, such as economy, society, culture, emotions, family, and fashion. This allows readers to improve their listening and speaking skills while deepening their understanding of the social and cultural backgrounds of other countries.
2. Listening First, Combined Listening and Speaking. As the foundation of two-way information exchange, listening naturally holds a more important position. Each unit begins with listening exercises, providing learners with necessary and sufficient language input. These materials can then be directly applied to the subsequent speaking exercises.
3. Expressing Individuality, Releasing Oneself. The speaking exercises discard traditional repetitive training methods, instead encouraging learners to reflect on the underlying values and cultural connotations of the topics through discussion. This further promotes critical thinking and exploration, enhancing students' interest and motivation to learn.