College English Listening and Speaking Course 4 (Student Book) (New Edition) (With CD-ROM)

Author: Yu Sumei, Li Huiqin
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The University Listening and Speaking Course consists of six volumes, each accompanied by a teacher's book and corresponding audio tapes. This is the fourth volume, containing sixteen units, each divided into four parts.
Preparation Activities: These revolve around the lesson topic, encouraging students to speak and warm them up for the following listening and speaking exercises.
Listening and Speaking Practice: This section includes two listening materials and two speaking activities, designed to develop students' listening and speaking skills. It contains two exercises:
1. Listening Tasks: These cultivate students' ability to understand the main idea of the text and extract specific information, enabling them to grasp the core message and the author's emotions.
2. Speaking Tasks: These focus on developing students' coherent expression skills, requiring them to reflect on the ideas presented in the text. Students are encouraged to discuss topics based on provided sample short essays, both interesting and contrasting, to spark debate.
Part C: Additional Listening
At the end of each unit, additional listening materials are provided, including dialogues, short passages, or dictation exercises related to the theme. Some lessons also include mini-dialogues similar to those found in the CET-4 and CET-6 exams.
Extra-Class Listening
An extra-class listening exercise or a compound dictation material is provided to further enhance listening skills.
To add variety to the course, odd-numbered lessons include elements such as songs, proverbs, humor, or quotes from famous figures.
Additionally, two sets of comprehensive tests are included at the end of the book to assess students' listening proficiency.