Academic Listening Encounters: The Natural World, Low Intermediate Student's Book with Audio CD: Listening, Note Taking, and Discussion

by Yoneko Kanaoka

• ISBN13: 9780521716390
• ISBN10: 052171639X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Multimedia
• Copyright: 2009-04-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Academic Encounters series uses a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. There are two books for each content area. Academic Listening Encounters: The Natural World engages students through interviews and academic lectures on stimulating topics from the fields of earth science and biology. Topics include the water cycle and access to water, global warming, systems of the human body, and genetics. Students practice listening skills, such as listening for numerical information and listening for examples. They also practice note-taking skills, discuss content, conduct interviews, and make presentations. A Student Audio CD with the lecture portion of the audio program is included. Topics correspond with those in Academic Encounters: The Natural World. The books may be used independently or together.

Table of Contents

Plan of the Book Introduction

Planet Earth

The Physical Earth

The Dynamic Earth

Water on Earth

Earth's Water Supply

Earth's Oceans

The Air Around Us

Earth's Atmosphere

Climate and Weather

Life on Earth

Plants and Animals

The Human Body

Living Longer, Living Better

Weights and Measures

Map of the Continents

Task Index

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