Longman Shocking English Listening and Speaking Course: Beginner (with one CD)

Author: Ellis (USA)
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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 Western social life. Each topic is open-ended and somewhat controversial, designed to help students understand the values reflected in the topics through comprehension, clarify their own opinions, and engage in in-depth discussions. This 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, adopting a brand-new English listening and speaking teaching method. The vocabulary difficulty progresses systematically and is scientifically arranged, with listening as the breakthrough point for language challenges, comprehensively improving students' listening and speaking skills and oral expression abilities. This book is part of the beginner level. It has the following features:
1. Thoughtful Listening, Meaningful Expression. The materials selected for this series cover topics on economy, society, culture, emotions, family, fashion, and other topics that interest young people and they are willing to discuss. 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, encouraging learners to reflect on the values and cultural connotations reflected in the topics, and to think and explore further. This enhances students' interest and boosts their motivation and confidence in further learning.