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 1 is intended for beginning-level
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.