Longman English Listening and Speaking Course 1 (with CD)

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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This textbook provides students with the opportunity to practice techniques for achieving academic success. It consists of twelve lessons, covering knowledge from various disciplines such as communication studies, computer science, and psychology. Advanced English-level students can develop their listening and note-taking skills while engaging with the materials. The exercises in this book focus on practicing the prediction and recognition of key information and organizational patterns, as well as summarizing and restructuring the content of listening materials based on notes. Longman English Listening and Speaking (1) is an intermediate-level listening textbook suitable for MBA, EMBA, and working postgraduate students. It is designed to cultivate students' abilities in listening to and taking notes in English across different academic fields.
In the "Previewing Topics" section, each unit begins with an illustration to introduce the topic, encouraging students to discuss and predict content, spark interest, and elicit relevant background knowledge and vocabulary related to the topic. The "Vocabulary Preview" section aims to help students understand the specific academic vocabulary related to the text. The "Note-Taking" section emphasizes teaching users how to identify the structure of the text and use it to take effective notes. The "Comprehension Text" section is divided into three parts: pre-listening, listening for key points, and listening for details. It allows students to answer questions about the predicted topic of the text, requires them to close the book while listening and taking notes, and then opens the book to answer questions based on their notes. The "Using Notes" section evaluates and summarizes the effectiveness of note-taking strategies, encourages students to record their thoughts on note cards, and use charts to organize and describe information. It also encourages students to reflect on their own note-taking process to identify the methods that work best for them.
Each unit in the "Practice Projects" section includes at least two practice exercises: one that can be completed in class and another that requires some outside research.