TY - BOOK AU - Solórzano,Helen S. AU - Schmidt,Jennifer P.L. TI - NorthStar 3: Listening & Speaking SN - 9780132940405 (Student book) AV - PE1128 .M444 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - White Plains, NY PB - Pearson Education KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Spoken English KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Listening KW - Intermediate N1 - "Building on the success of the previous editions, Northstar, Third Edition continues to engage and motivate students with new and updated contemporary topics delivered through a seamless integration of print and online components.; What is special about the new edition?; Blended approach with MyEnglishLab. ; Online activities offer support and expansion, fully blending the student book with MyEnglishLab for extra practice, ongoing assessment, and instant feedback. ; New and updated themes and topics ; Presented in a variety of genres - including literature and lectures - and in authentic reading and listening selections, the content challenges and engages students intellectually.; Explicit skills instruction. ; The inclusion of 2-3 explicit language skills in every unit allows students to build their language proficiency; New and revised assessments tied to learning outcomes ; Online assessments allow teachers to track students' progress mastery of material and skills; A new design with thought provoking images. ; A compelling graphic look makes the content and activities come alive." (Book Cover); TABLE OF CONTENTS; Unit 1 EXTREME SPORTS – A Test of Endurance ; Listening 1: Ultrarunner: Jay Btachen ; Listening 2: Sports Psychology; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify main ideas and details ; Recognize signal words that tell what to expect; SPEAKING ; Ask for and express opinions ; Support ideas in one listening with examples from another listening ; Use appropriate language to agree and disagree ; TASK: Interpret, discuss and create aphorisms; INFERENCE: Infer meaning from context in a listening; PRONUNCIATION: Recognize, use, and distinguish between expressions with other (each other, another); VOCABULARY ; Infer word meaning from context ; Describe goals and challenges; GRAMMAR: Recognize and use reflexive and reciprocal pronouns; VIDEO: Danny Parks (BMX Pro); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 1 Achievement Test; Unit 2 FRAUD – Avoiding Identity Theft ; Listening 1: Lily's Story ; Listening 2: Public Service Announcements ; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify main ideas and details ; Recognize signal words that tell what to expect; SPEAKING ; Ask for and express opinions ; Support ideas in one listening with examples from another listening ; Use appropriate language to agree and disagree ; TASK: Interpret, discuss and create aphorisms ; INFERENCE: Infer meaning from context in a listening ; PRONUNCIATION: Recognize, use, and distinguish between expressions with other (each other, another); VOCABULARY ; Infer word meaning from context ; Describe goals and challenges; GRAMMAR: Recognize and use reflexive and reciprocal pronouns; VIDEO: Unhappy Returns (NBC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 2 Achievement Test; Unit 3 SPACE – Why Explore Space? ; Listening 1: The Space Junk Program ; Listening 2: The View from Space; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify main ideas and details ; Distinguish between similar sounding numbers ; Determine pronoun references ; SPEAKING ; Analyze and categorize effects ; Support ideas with details and examples ; TASK: Discuss opinions about effects of space exploration, offering reasons and examples; INFERENCE: Infer factual information from context; PRONUNCIATION: Distinguish between /d/, /t/, and /ed/ endings; VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context; GRAMMAR: Recognize and use present perfect and simple past; VIDEO: Life in Space (ABC News) ; ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 3 Achievement Test; Unit 4 LANGUAGE – Words That Persuade ; Listening 1: Corporate Euphemisms ; Listening 2: House Hunting ; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify main ideas and details ; Recognize intensifiers that emphasize ideas; SPEAKING ; Use language strategies to appeal to emotions ; Express a point of view; TASK: Create and dramatize a persuasive advertisement; INFERENCE: Infer a speaker's purpose; PRONUNCIATION: Recognize and use intonation and stress for emphasis; VOCABULARY ; Infer word meaning from context ; Categorize common words and phrases in advertisements; GRAMMAR: Recognize and use superlative adjectives; VIDEO: Gender and Communication (Video Activity); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 4 Achievement Test; Unit 5 CAREERS – Follow Your Passion ; Listening 1: Changing Career Paths ; Listening 2: Finding Your Passion; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify main ideas and details ; Recognize common reductions in speech; SPEAKING ; Ask for and give advice ; Use follow-up questions to extend conversation, ask for clarification, or gain information ; TASK: Create and dramatize a job interview; INFERENCE Infer meaning from context in a listening; PRONUNCIATION: Distinguish between rising and falling intonation in questions; VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context; GRAMMAR: Recognize and use infinitives of purpose; VIDEO: Dream Jobs (ABC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 5 Achievement Test; Unit 6 TOURISM – Culture and Commerce ; Listening 1: Tourist Attraction or Human Zoo? ; Listening 2: Town Hall Meeting in Cape Cod; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify mains ideas and details ; Recognize markers that signal an opinion; SPEAKING ; Evaluate and debate the effects of tourism ; Use expressions to make suggestions and give advice ; TASK: Participate in a simulation: Defend and support a proposal; INFERENCE: Infer a speaker's attitude and emotion from word choice; PRONUNCIATION: Distinguish between different pronunciations and spellings for the letter o; VOCABULARY ; Infer word meaning from context ; Categorize words with similar meanings; GRAMMAR: Recognize and make predictions using will and if clauses; VIDEO: The Benefits of Ecotourism (Video Activity); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 6 Achievement Test; Unit 7 MARRIAGE – Before You Say "I Do" ; Listening 1: A Prenuptial Agreement ; Listening 2: Reactions to the Prenuptial Agreement; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify main ideas and details ; Identify reasons for a speaker's opinion ; Recognize markers that signal disagreement and a contrasting opinion; SPEAKING ; Evaluate advantages and disadvantages and debate a position ; Use transitions when making oral presentations ; TASK: Prepare and present an oral report; INFERENCE: Infer certainty from word choice; PRONUNCIATION: Recognize and use contrastive stress for emphasis; VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context; GRAMMAR: Recognize and use comparatives and equatives with adjectives and adverbs; VIDEO: Couples Protect Themselves with Postnup (ABC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 7 Achievement Test; Unit 8 CLIMATE CHANGE – Reducing Your Carbon Footprint ; Listening 1: Living Small ; Listening 2: A Call to Action; LISTENING ; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify main ideas and details ; Interpret statistics in order to label a graph ; Recognize repetition of ideas to emphasize key points; SPEAKING ; Use expressions to agree and disagree ; Use strategies to interrupt politely and hold the floor ; Use strategies to lead a discussion ; TASK: Participate in an academic seminar; INFERENCE: Infer contrast based on context; PRONUNCIATION: Identify whether a speaker is pausing or concluding based on intonation; VOCABULARY ; Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives); GRAMMAR: Recognize and use modals of necessity in the present and future; VIDEO: Living the Real Simple Life (ABC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 8 Achievement Test; Students Activities; Unit word List; Grammar Book References; Audioscript; The Phonetic Alphabet; Level: Intermediate UR - https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/eap/northstar-listening-and-speaking-level-3-student-book-with-myenglish-294040 ER -