New Ideas Specific Skills Textbook: Listening - Level 3 (Includes 4 Cassettes) National English Level Test Series (PETS)

Author: Zhang Xin Zhen
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This listening textbook is designed entirely according to the characteristics of the PETS Level 3 exam. It consists of 17 units, each divided into 3 parts: I. Listen for Fun, II. Texts, III. Text Yourself. Each part of the unit includes new words and annotations at the beginning. The book provides all the listening materials in written form and exercise answers at the end, along with a glossary of new words. All the listening materials in this textbook are accompanied by audio recordings by British and American experts for learners to use. Considering the requirements of the exam syllabus and the need of candidates to improve their listening skills, this textbook meets learners' needs in the following four aspects:
1. Familiarize with the exam format: The third part of each unit, Test Yourself, provides self-assessment exercises that are exactly the same as the exam questions.
2. Understand the exam content: The themes of each unit in the textbook are mainly arranged according to the communicative topics in the exam syllabus. All the listening materials in the second part of each unit are related to the unit theme.
3. Familiarize with daily language: The purpose of the selection and compilation of materials in this textbook is to be lively, novel, practical, and interesting.
4. Effectively improve listening skills: Before each unit's exercises, learners are introduced to a listening skill, and the subsequent exercises consciously train learners to use that skill. These listening skills will help learners progress more quickly. Additionally, the design of the exercises in the textbook is based on advanced listening teaching and language acquisition theories. The exercises are designed in three types:
1. Pre-listening questions help learners enter the state of mind and prepare to use existing knowledge to help themselves understand.
2. Questions to help the listener understand the material.
3. Questions to check the listener's comprehension.
The combination of these three types of exercises can help learners effectively improve their listening skills.