Active Listening, Second Edition, is grounded in the theory that
learners are more successful listeners when they activate their prior
knowledge of a topic. Student's Book 3 is intended for intermediate to
high-intermediate students. The Student's Book offers 16 task-based
units, each built around an engaging topic. Through a careful balance of
activities, students learn to listen for main ideas, to listen for
details, and to listen and make inferences. Prelistening schema-building
activities help students build vocabulary, and listen-again activities
provide additional skills practice. A full page of optional speaking
activities with pronunciation practice is provided in each unit.
Expansion units, with authentic student interviews, offer rich cultural
material and provide review. A free Self-Study Audio CD is also included
in every Student's Book.