Includes a link to the Audio Download Center: "Go to www.oup.com/elt/tacticsforlistening3e to download audio files for the Listening 3, Pronunciation and Dictation activities in each unit and for the Tactics for Testing section.

Includes a vocabulary index.

"Expanding Tactics for Listening is the third level of the Tactics for Listening series. It is intended for intermediate students who have studied English previously but need further practice in understanding everyday conversational language. There are 24 units, four of which contain completely new content for the Third Edition. Expanding Tactics for Listening can be used as the main text for a listening course, as a complementary text in a conversation course, or as the basis for structured student self-study.

Each unit features a topic that relates to everyday life such as friendship, making plans, or phone messages. The topics have been chosen for their frequency in conversation and their interest to learners. A wide variety of stimulating and useful activities is included to give students graded practice in listening.

In the Expanding Tactics for Listening Student Book, students practice listening for a variety of purposes and hear examples of different types of spoken English including casual conversations, instructions, directions, requests, descriptions, apologies, and suggestions. Essential listening skills are practiced throughout the text. These skills include listening for key words, details, and gist; listening and making inferences; listening for attitudes; listening to questions and responding; and recognizing and identifying information.

Each unit has five sections. The first section, Getting Ready, introduces the topic of the unit and presents key vocabulary for the unit listening tasks. The next three sections, Listening 1, Listening 2, and Listening 3 are linked to conversations or monologues on the audio program. The Listening sections provide task-based, graded listening practice. The final section, Conversation Corner, allows students to move from receptive to productive use of language through structured Pronunciation, Dictation, and Conversation practice. All of the Conversation Corner content is completely new for the Third Edition." (Series Overview, p. ix)

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

Unit 1: Small Talk
Topic: Greetings

Listening Skills:
Listening for greetings and introductions
Listening for topics
Listening for attitudes
Listening and making inferences
Listening and making predictions

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of h in he, him, his, her

Conversation: Seeing someone you know

Unit 2: Plans
Topic: The weekend

Listening Skills:
Listening for details
Listening for plans
Listening for attitudes

Pronunciation & Dictation: Intonation of tag questions

Conversation: Making weekend plans

Unit 3: Successful Business
Topic: Qualities of a good business

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for jobs
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Word stress in complaints

Conversation: Making complaints

Unit 4: Apologies and Excuses
Topic: Explanations

Listening Skills:
Listening for reasons
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Intonation of yes/no and Wh- questions

Conversation: Asking for reasons

Unit 5: Character Traits
Topic: People

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for praise or criticism
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Linking vowel sounds

Conversation: Talking about people

Unit 6: Travel
Topic: Schedules

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of to

Conversation: Travel stories

Unit 7: Housing
Topic: Types of housing

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for negative information
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of is and are

Conversation: Talking about your home

Unit 8: Can You Believe It?
Topic: Unusual news stories

Listening Skills: Listening for gist

Listening for details: Listening for topics

Pronunciation & Dictation: Intonation of complex sentences

Conversation: Telling stories

Unit 9: Friendship
Topic: Invitations

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Word stress for emphasis

Conversation: Describing people

Unit 10: Television
Topic: TV programs

Listening Skills:
Listening for topics
Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening for agreement and disagreement

Pronunciation & Dictation: Rising and falling intonation for positive and negative stress

Conversation: Giving opinions

Unit 11: Cities
Topic: Travel

Listening Skills:
Listening for details
Listening for gist

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of have to, got to, and had to

Conversation: Talking about a vacation

Unit 12: Urban Life
Topic: City Improvements

Listening Skills:
Listening for topics
Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening for suggestions

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of used to and use to

Conversation: Talking about cities

Unit 13: Special Days
Topic: Celebrations

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening for likes and dislikes

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of t in numbers

Conversation: Talking about birthdays

Unit 14: Fashion
Topic: Clothes

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for time references
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of of

Conversation: Talking about clothes

Unit 15: Favorites
Topic: Preferences

Listening Skills:
Listening for preferences
Listening for topics
Listening for agreement and disagreement
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Intonation of questions of choice

Conversation: Asking about preferences

Unit 16: Phone Messages
Topic: Voicemails

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for attitudes
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of going to and want to

Conversation: Leaving a message

Unit 17: Past Events
Topic: Telling about what happened

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for sequence
Listening for attitudes
Listening for making predictions
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Emphasis on time phrases

Conversation: Talking about time

Unit 18: Vacations
Topic: Vacation plans

Listening Skills:
Listening for preferences
Listening for details
Listening for gist

Pronunciation & Dictation: Linking vowel sounds

Conversation: Talking about vacations

Unit 19: The News
Topic: News reports

Listening Skills:
Listening for topics
Listening for details
Listening for gist

Pronunciation & Dictation: Saying large numbers

Conversation: Talking about current events

Unit 20: Opinions
Topic: Expressing your views

Listening Skills:
Listening for topics
Listening for gist
Listening for opinions
Listening for details
Listening for reasons

Pronunciation & Dictation: Intonation of words or phrases in a series

Conversation: A place in your town

Unit 21: Famous People
Topic: Famous lives

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening for sequence

Pronunciation & Dictation: Reduction of could you, would you, and did you

Conversation: Celebrity sightings

Unit 22: Food and Nutrition
Topic: Eating habits

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for suggestions
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Plural -s endings

Conversation: Ordering at a restaurant

Unit 23: Predicaments
Topic: Difficult decisions

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening for attitudes

Pronunciation & Dictation: Word stress in compound nouns

Conversation: Talking about difficult situations

Unit 24: Global Issues
Topic: Problems

Listening Skills:
Listening for gist
Listening for topics
Listening for details

Pronunciation & Dictation: Syllable stress in two-syllable nouns and verbs

Conversation: Talking about problems