Lebeau, Ian
New Language Leader : Elementary / Ian Lebeau and Gareth Rees. - White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2014. - 160 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. - New Language Leader .
"Find everything your students need to succeed in the New Language Leader Coursebook: 12 units that cover grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking, study skills and writing. The Coursebook offers a variety of material on contemporary issues that will help students negotiate academic life successfully. Scenarios give students the opportunity to apply language in real-life situations and develop valuable communication skills. Study Skills sections, with videos, provide useful tips and training for a successful academic life. “Meet the Expert” videos develop listening skills and provide inspiring topics for discussion. Exam practice is embedded in each unit to prepare students for high-stakes tests such as IELTS and PTE Academic. This makes the New Language Leader Coursebook the ideal material to ensure students’ success." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS Unit 1 - CITIES GRAMMAR: To be - There is / there are (+ any) VOCABULARY: Cities - Adjectives - Places in a city - More Places in a city - Adjectives - Linkers: and READING: 10 facts about my city - Understanding main points - Famous cities - City focus: Cambridge - City fact file: Toronto LISTENING: Understanding context - Conversation between a teacher and a student - TV programme: I love my city - Describing the centre of Cambridge SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Describe cities - Find out about different cities - Contractions - Schwa SCENARIO:
Key language: saying where places are
Task: using a map
Scenario: describing where places are in a town STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about your city or town
Study skills: using your dictionary
Writing skills: a city description VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Adam Gadsby, an international publisher, about interesting cities Unit 2 - WORK AND STUDY GRAMMAR: Present simple - Present simple questions VOCABULARY: Jobs and places of work - At university - At work READING: People at work - Identifying speakers - University website - Identifying audience - Job advert - CV LISTENING: Interview with a student about her life and habits - Information about a job SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Talk about yourself and your studies/job - Interview other students about their lives - Word stress SCENARIO:
Key language: asking for information
Task: describing jobs
Scenario: finding out about different jobs STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about students in a survey - Capital letters Study skills: using your dictionary
Writing skills: a CV VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Chris Holt, a pilot, about his working and home lives Unit 3 - NATURE GRAMMAR: Question words - Adverbs of frequency - Pronouns: it and they VOCABULARY: Verbs connected with water - Adjectives - Classroom objects - Linkers READING: What do you know about water? - Job advert and two job profiles - Information on three charities LISTENING: Predicting TV interview about deserts - Discussion about organising a weekend of fund-raising events SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Find out facts about water - Ask about routines and habits - Showing interest - Classroom instructions - Asking about words SCENARIO:
Key language: making suggestions
Task: making and responding to suggestions
Scenario: organising fund-raising events STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about someone's routines and habits
Study skills: classroom language
Writing skills: a description of a process VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Dave Stevenson, a wildlife photographer, photographing animals Unit 4 - LEISURE TIME GRAMMAR: Articles - Can, can't VOCABULARY: Using visual clues: Types of film - Leisure activities, sports - Holiday resorts - Large numbers - Fractions and percentages - Approximation READING: World Cinema website - Scanning for information: Health club leaflet - Using topic knowledge: Charts showing statistics of participation in sports LISTENING: Interviews with two members of a health club - Asking a travel agent for more information on a resort SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Discussing preferences - Interview about ability - Weak or strong vowel - Linked sounds SCENARIO:
Key language: asking for information (2), saying 'no' politely
Task: describing places and facilities
Scenario: at a travel agent's STUDY SKILLS/WRITING:
Study skills: working with numbers
Writing skills: a description of a table or bar chart VIDEO: Meet the expert: interview with Lynda Myles, a film producer and lecturer, about Martin Scorsese Unit 5 - TRANSPORT GRAMMAR: Comparative adjectives - Superlative adjectives VOCABULARY: Transport - Travel - Linkers: but READING: Speed of transport - Big, bigger, best: urban transport around the world LISTENING: Three people talking about how they get around their cities - Phone conversation booking a plane ticket SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Talking about getting around a town/city - Collaboration - Vowel sounds - Stress in compound nouns SCENARIO:
Key language: buying a ticket
Task: booking a flight
Scenario: at a ticket agency STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write a paragraph about transport and travelling around your town/city - Self-evaluation
Study skills: planning your written work
Writing skills: description (a transport system) VIDEO: Meet the expert: interview with Chloe Couchman, an expert on London tourism, about getting around a famous city Unit 6 - FOOD GRAMMAR: Countable and uncountable nouns - Some and any - Much, many, a lot of VOCABULARY: Food and drink READING: Super food: do you eat it? - Understanding reference - My great food adventure LISTENING: Interview about South African food culture - Phone order for conference catering SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Talking about food and drink - Long turn talking: talking about food culture - Intonation SCENARIO:
Key language: requests and offers
Task: making an order
Scenario: conference catering STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about your country's food culture - Making mistakes - Spelling - Judging interest - Commas in lists Study skills: correcting your writing
Writing skills: a restaurant review VIDEO: Meet the expert: interview with Nikita Gulham, an Indian food expert, about Indian food traditions Unit 7 - SHOPPING GRAMMAR: Present continuous (1): affirmatives and negatives - Present continuous (2): questions VOCABULARY: Shops and shopping (1): verbs - Shops and shopping (2): nouns - Linkers: because and so READING: What kind of shopper are you? - Assigning headings - The changing face of stores - Using visual clues LISTENING: Five short conversations in shopping situations - Discussion about online shopping SPEAKING/PRONUNCATION: Discussion about shopping - Interview someone about shopping - Considering trends - Stressed words - Choosing images - Avoiding mistakes - Making notes - Linked sounds SCENARIO:
Key language: giving advantages and disadvantages
Task: describing locations
Scenario: opening a shop STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Informal language
Study skills: giving short, informal talk
Writing skills: informal writing (a customer review) VIDEO: Study skills video - a student presentation about Harrods Unit 8 - HISTORY AND CULTURE GRAMMAR: Past simple of to be - Could, couldn't - It, this, these VOCABULARY: Buildings - Verbs + prepositions - Past time phrases - Managing new vocabulary - Grouping words by meaning - Using word webs - Using pictures - Word building - Using Reading - Çatal Hüyük - All change! - Making deductions LISTENING: Presentation about technology and cultural changes - Six short conversations with museum visitors SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Vowel sounds - Finding out about ancient civilisations - Comparing current ways of life with previous generations - Linked sounds SCENARIO:
Key language: making polite requests
Task: finding out important information
Scenario: at a museum STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about an ancient civilisation
Study skills: remembering new words
Writing skills: describing objects VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Mark Weeden, a lecturer in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, about an ancient civilisation Unit 9 - INVENTIONS GRAMMAR: Past simple: regular and irregular verbs - Past simple: negative and question forms VOCABULARY: Medical science - Linkers: at the same time and next READING: Leonardo da Vinci: a man of art, a man of ideas, a man of inventions - Evaluating - Medical inventions LISTENING: Radio interview about the MRI scanner - Researching the topic - Radio programme about favourite inventions SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Verb endings - Talking about last weekend - Talking about first experiences - Stressed words SCENARIO:
Key language: giving reasons
Task: giving a short presentation
Scenario: everyday inventions STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write a short text about a historical figure - Making notes
Study skills: making notes while reading
Writing skills: a short biography VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Odette Aguirre, an acupuncturist, about the benefits of acupuncture Unit 10 - MONEY GRAMMAR: Should, shouldn't - Have to, don't have to - Problem-solving VOCABULARY: Money (nouns) - Money (verb phrases) - Introducing extra information - Linkers: that READING: Poster advertising a talk about money safety for students - FAQs on loan company website - Profile of entrepreneur who took out a loan LISTENING: Talk about money safety for students - Bank survey about money SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Giving advice - Evaluating: different business ideas - Stressed words SCENARIO:
Key language: asking for and giving opinions
Task: doing an opinion survey
Scenario: survey about money STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write a reply to a student's problem
Study skills: making notes during a talk
Writing skills: formal writing (an online form) VIDEO: Study skills video: a talk about bank accounts Unit 11 - HOMES GRAMMAR: Will, won't - Be going to VOCABULARY: Compound nouns - Rooms and furniture - Directions - Linkers: at the same time and next READING: Separate lives - Exploring the topic - A modern home, your dream home LISTENING: Discussion about features of a smarthome - Phone call about renting a flat SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Contractions - Speculating: Talking about your lives in the future - Describing your home - Contractions - Explaining decisions: Designing your dream home - Stressed words SCENARIO:
Key language: checking understanding
Task: asking for information about accommodation
Scenario: finding a flat STUDY SKILLS/WRITING:
Study skills: examination skills
Writing skills: an informal email VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Godson Egbo, an architect, about homes of the future Unit 12 - TRAVEL GRAMMAR: Present perfect - Present perfect and past simple VOCABULARY: Using verbs as nouns (gerunds) - Adjectives READING: Understanding reasons: Children of the wind - Discovering the world LISTENING: Interview with a student about living abroad - Talk about a memorable building SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Asking about experiences - Talking about holidays abroad SCENARIO:
Key language: taking long turns
Task: recounting experiences
Scenario: around the world STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Ways of practising English - Using technology to learn
Study skills: learning outside the classroom
Writing skills: a travel blog VIDEO: Study skills video - a talk about using technology to learn English Language reference Meet the Expert Communication Activities Audioscripts Irregular Verb List Phonetic Charts
Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate (A1-A2+)
9781447961468 (Coursebook)
English language--Exams--Questions.
English language--Vocabulary--Problems and exercises.
English language--Grammar--Problems and exercises.
English language--Pronunciation--Exercises.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Terminology--English--Problems and exercises.
Language examinations.
B2+-C1 (CEFR).
High-intermediate / Advanced.
A1-A2+ (CEFR).
Beginner / Pre-Intermediate.
New Language Leader : Elementary / Ian Lebeau and Gareth Rees. - White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2014. - 160 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. - New Language Leader .
"Find everything your students need to succeed in the New Language Leader Coursebook: 12 units that cover grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking, study skills and writing. The Coursebook offers a variety of material on contemporary issues that will help students negotiate academic life successfully. Scenarios give students the opportunity to apply language in real-life situations and develop valuable communication skills. Study Skills sections, with videos, provide useful tips and training for a successful academic life. “Meet the Expert” videos develop listening skills and provide inspiring topics for discussion. Exam practice is embedded in each unit to prepare students for high-stakes tests such as IELTS and PTE Academic. This makes the New Language Leader Coursebook the ideal material to ensure students’ success." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS Unit 1 - CITIES GRAMMAR: To be - There is / there are (+ any) VOCABULARY: Cities - Adjectives - Places in a city - More Places in a city - Adjectives - Linkers: and READING: 10 facts about my city - Understanding main points - Famous cities - City focus: Cambridge - City fact file: Toronto LISTENING: Understanding context - Conversation between a teacher and a student - TV programme: I love my city - Describing the centre of Cambridge SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Describe cities - Find out about different cities - Contractions - Schwa SCENARIO:
Key language: saying where places are
Task: using a map
Scenario: describing where places are in a town STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about your city or town
Study skills: using your dictionary
Writing skills: a city description VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Adam Gadsby, an international publisher, about interesting cities Unit 2 - WORK AND STUDY GRAMMAR: Present simple - Present simple questions VOCABULARY: Jobs and places of work - At university - At work READING: People at work - Identifying speakers - University website - Identifying audience - Job advert - CV LISTENING: Interview with a student about her life and habits - Information about a job SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Talk about yourself and your studies/job - Interview other students about their lives - Word stress SCENARIO:
Key language: asking for information
Task: describing jobs
Scenario: finding out about different jobs STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about students in a survey - Capital letters Study skills: using your dictionary
Writing skills: a CV VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Chris Holt, a pilot, about his working and home lives Unit 3 - NATURE GRAMMAR: Question words - Adverbs of frequency - Pronouns: it and they VOCABULARY: Verbs connected with water - Adjectives - Classroom objects - Linkers READING: What do you know about water? - Job advert and two job profiles - Information on three charities LISTENING: Predicting TV interview about deserts - Discussion about organising a weekend of fund-raising events SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Find out facts about water - Ask about routines and habits - Showing interest - Classroom instructions - Asking about words SCENARIO:
Key language: making suggestions
Task: making and responding to suggestions
Scenario: organising fund-raising events STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about someone's routines and habits
Study skills: classroom language
Writing skills: a description of a process VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Dave Stevenson, a wildlife photographer, photographing animals Unit 4 - LEISURE TIME GRAMMAR: Articles - Can, can't VOCABULARY: Using visual clues: Types of film - Leisure activities, sports - Holiday resorts - Large numbers - Fractions and percentages - Approximation READING: World Cinema website - Scanning for information: Health club leaflet - Using topic knowledge: Charts showing statistics of participation in sports LISTENING: Interviews with two members of a health club - Asking a travel agent for more information on a resort SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Discussing preferences - Interview about ability - Weak or strong vowel - Linked sounds SCENARIO:
Key language: asking for information (2), saying 'no' politely
Task: describing places and facilities
Scenario: at a travel agent's STUDY SKILLS/WRITING:
Study skills: working with numbers
Writing skills: a description of a table or bar chart VIDEO: Meet the expert: interview with Lynda Myles, a film producer and lecturer, about Martin Scorsese Unit 5 - TRANSPORT GRAMMAR: Comparative adjectives - Superlative adjectives VOCABULARY: Transport - Travel - Linkers: but READING: Speed of transport - Big, bigger, best: urban transport around the world LISTENING: Three people talking about how they get around their cities - Phone conversation booking a plane ticket SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Talking about getting around a town/city - Collaboration - Vowel sounds - Stress in compound nouns SCENARIO:
Key language: buying a ticket
Task: booking a flight
Scenario: at a ticket agency STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write a paragraph about transport and travelling around your town/city - Self-evaluation
Study skills: planning your written work
Writing skills: description (a transport system) VIDEO: Meet the expert: interview with Chloe Couchman, an expert on London tourism, about getting around a famous city Unit 6 - FOOD GRAMMAR: Countable and uncountable nouns - Some and any - Much, many, a lot of VOCABULARY: Food and drink READING: Super food: do you eat it? - Understanding reference - My great food adventure LISTENING: Interview about South African food culture - Phone order for conference catering SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Talking about food and drink - Long turn talking: talking about food culture - Intonation SCENARIO:
Key language: requests and offers
Task: making an order
Scenario: conference catering STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about your country's food culture - Making mistakes - Spelling - Judging interest - Commas in lists Study skills: correcting your writing
Writing skills: a restaurant review VIDEO: Meet the expert: interview with Nikita Gulham, an Indian food expert, about Indian food traditions Unit 7 - SHOPPING GRAMMAR: Present continuous (1): affirmatives and negatives - Present continuous (2): questions VOCABULARY: Shops and shopping (1): verbs - Shops and shopping (2): nouns - Linkers: because and so READING: What kind of shopper are you? - Assigning headings - The changing face of stores - Using visual clues LISTENING: Five short conversations in shopping situations - Discussion about online shopping SPEAKING/PRONUNCATION: Discussion about shopping - Interview someone about shopping - Considering trends - Stressed words - Choosing images - Avoiding mistakes - Making notes - Linked sounds SCENARIO:
Key language: giving advantages and disadvantages
Task: describing locations
Scenario: opening a shop STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Informal language
Study skills: giving short, informal talk
Writing skills: informal writing (a customer review) VIDEO: Study skills video - a student presentation about Harrods Unit 8 - HISTORY AND CULTURE GRAMMAR: Past simple of to be - Could, couldn't - It, this, these VOCABULARY: Buildings - Verbs + prepositions - Past time phrases - Managing new vocabulary - Grouping words by meaning - Using word webs - Using pictures - Word building - Using Reading - Çatal Hüyük - All change! - Making deductions LISTENING: Presentation about technology and cultural changes - Six short conversations with museum visitors SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Vowel sounds - Finding out about ancient civilisations - Comparing current ways of life with previous generations - Linked sounds SCENARIO:
Key language: making polite requests
Task: finding out important information
Scenario: at a museum STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write about an ancient civilisation
Study skills: remembering new words
Writing skills: describing objects VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Mark Weeden, a lecturer in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, about an ancient civilisation Unit 9 - INVENTIONS GRAMMAR: Past simple: regular and irregular verbs - Past simple: negative and question forms VOCABULARY: Medical science - Linkers: at the same time and next READING: Leonardo da Vinci: a man of art, a man of ideas, a man of inventions - Evaluating - Medical inventions LISTENING: Radio interview about the MRI scanner - Researching the topic - Radio programme about favourite inventions SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Verb endings - Talking about last weekend - Talking about first experiences - Stressed words SCENARIO:
Key language: giving reasons
Task: giving a short presentation
Scenario: everyday inventions STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write a short text about a historical figure - Making notes
Study skills: making notes while reading
Writing skills: a short biography VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Odette Aguirre, an acupuncturist, about the benefits of acupuncture Unit 10 - MONEY GRAMMAR: Should, shouldn't - Have to, don't have to - Problem-solving VOCABULARY: Money (nouns) - Money (verb phrases) - Introducing extra information - Linkers: that READING: Poster advertising a talk about money safety for students - FAQs on loan company website - Profile of entrepreneur who took out a loan LISTENING: Talk about money safety for students - Bank survey about money SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Giving advice - Evaluating: different business ideas - Stressed words SCENARIO:
Key language: asking for and giving opinions
Task: doing an opinion survey
Scenario: survey about money STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Write a reply to a student's problem
Study skills: making notes during a talk
Writing skills: formal writing (an online form) VIDEO: Study skills video: a talk about bank accounts Unit 11 - HOMES GRAMMAR: Will, won't - Be going to VOCABULARY: Compound nouns - Rooms and furniture - Directions - Linkers: at the same time and next READING: Separate lives - Exploring the topic - A modern home, your dream home LISTENING: Discussion about features of a smarthome - Phone call about renting a flat SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Contractions - Speculating: Talking about your lives in the future - Describing your home - Contractions - Explaining decisions: Designing your dream home - Stressed words SCENARIO:
Key language: checking understanding
Task: asking for information about accommodation
Scenario: finding a flat STUDY SKILLS/WRITING:
Study skills: examination skills
Writing skills: an informal email VIDEO: Meet the expert: an interview with Godson Egbo, an architect, about homes of the future Unit 12 - TRAVEL GRAMMAR: Present perfect - Present perfect and past simple VOCABULARY: Using verbs as nouns (gerunds) - Adjectives READING: Understanding reasons: Children of the wind - Discovering the world LISTENING: Interview with a student about living abroad - Talk about a memorable building SPEAKING/PRONUNCIATION: Asking about experiences - Talking about holidays abroad SCENARIO:
Key language: taking long turns
Task: recounting experiences
Scenario: around the world STUDY SKILLS/WRITING: Ways of practising English - Using technology to learn
Study skills: learning outside the classroom
Writing skills: a travel blog VIDEO: Study skills video - a talk about using technology to learn English Language reference Meet the Expert Communication Activities Audioscripts Irregular Verb List Phonetic Charts
Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate (A1-A2+)
9781447961468 (Coursebook)
English language--Exams--Questions.
English language--Vocabulary--Problems and exercises.
English language--Grammar--Problems and exercises.
English language--Pronunciation--Exercises.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Terminology--English--Problems and exercises.
Language examinations.
B2+-C1 (CEFR).
High-intermediate / Advanced.
A1-A2+ (CEFR).
Beginner / Pre-Intermediate.