White, N. M. <br/><br/>
Unlock 1 :  Listening & Speaking Skills / 
N. M. White and Sabina Ostrowska. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  2014. 
 - 223 p. (Student's book) :  col. ill. ;  27 cm. 135 p. (Teacher's book) :  col. ill. ;  27 cm +  1 DVD. 
 - Unlock .
<br/><br/>"Unlock is a five-level academic skills course that combines carefully scaffolded exercises, a comprehensive approach to critical thinking and motivating video. Unlock Listening and Speaking Skills Level 1 provides 60-90 hours of classroom material. Access to the Online Workbook is provided via a code packaged with the Student's Book. Critical Thinking sections give students frameworks to formulate their own opinions and express themselves effectively in the end-of-unit academic tasks. Unique research into common learner errors (using the Cambridge English Corpus) focuses the language used in Unlock on those areas learners find most challenging. Videos from Discovery Education™ (accessible via the Cambridge Learning Management System and supplied on the Teacher's Book DVD) provide new angles on a range of academic subjects." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS Map of the book / Your guide to Unlock Your guide to Unlock / Teaching tips UNIT 1 - People<br/>  Listening 1: Introductions (Communication studies)<br/>  Listening 2: Presentations about famous people (Celebrity studies) VIDEO: The film makers LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Syllable stress VOCABULARY: Family; Jobs; Countries and nationalities GRAMMAR: Personal pronouns; Possesive adjectives; The verb be CRITICAL THINKING: Use idea maps SPEAKING<br/>  Preparation for speaking: Introducing and starting a talk<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Sayings words and sentences in syllables<br/>  Speaking task: Tell your group about two famous people from your country. UNIT 2 - Seasons<br/>  Listening 1: A talk about three different places (Landscape architecture)<br/>  Listening 2: Presentations about landscapes (Meteorology) VIDEO: Seasons in North America LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Using visuals to predict content<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Sentence stress VOCABULARY: Months and seasons; Weather; Colours GRAMMAR: There is and There are; Adjectives CRITICAL THINKING: Choose visuals for a talk SPEAKING<br/>  Preparation for speaking: Describing photographs<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Word stress<br/>  Speaking task: Describe photographs of a landscape UNIT 3 - Lifestyle<br/>  Listening 1: Three conversations about different lifestyles (Sociology)<br/>  Listening 2: An interview (Anthropology) VIDEO: The Bedouin LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Intonation VOCABULARY: <br/>  Days of the week   Time expressions<br/>  Collocations for lifestyle (e.g. download apps, go to the gym, have dinner with friends) GRAMMAR: The present simple CRITICAL THINKING: Use surveys SPEAKING<br/>  Preparation for speaking: Asking and answering questions<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Intonation in questions<br/>  Speaking task: Interview students for a survey UNIT 4 - Places<br/>  Listening 1: Part of a geography seminar (Urban geography)<br/>  Listening 2: A guided tour (Tourism geography) VIDEO: The Great Barrier Reef LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Using your knowledge<br/>  Listening for main ideas  Pronunciation for listening: Stress in determiners (this, that) VOCABULARY: <br/>   Vocabulary for places (e.g. bank, bridge, library, mosque)<br/>  Prepositions of place GRAMMAR: The imperative CRITICAL THINKING: Interpret maps and give directions SPEAKING<br/>  Preparation for speaking: Asking for and giving directions<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Pronunciation of phrases<br/>  Speaking task: Ask for and give directions UNIT 5 - Sport<br/>  Listening 1: A University lecture about sport (Sports science)<br/>  Listening 2: A student presentation about sport and exercise (Health sciences) VIDEO: Free diving LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Using your knowledge<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Pronouncing clusters of consonants (e.g. -gh, -ing, ph, ck) VOCABULARY: <br/>  Vocabulary for sport  Sports collocations (e.g. play tennis, go swimming, do karate) GRAMMAR: Comparative adjectives CRITICAL THINKING: Use a table to make notes SPEAKING<br/>  Preparation for speaking: Making comparisons and introducing a talk<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Weak vowel sounds<br/>  Speaking task: Compare different kinds of sport and exercise UNIT 6 - Jobs<br/>  Listening 1: A formal conversation asking for advice (Careers guidance)<br/>  Listening 2: A job interview (Human resource management) VIDEO: Fire rangers LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Listening for opinion<br/>  Predicting content<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Word stress VOCABULARY: <br/>  Vocabulary for jobs: suffixes<br/>  Adjectives for people (e.g. good-looking, kind, polite, slim)<br/>  Collocations for jobs (e.g. build houses, do experiments, serve food) GRAMMAR: have/has to CRITICAL THINKING: Choose criteria SPEAKING<br/>  Preparation for speaking: Asking for and giving reasons<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Pronouncing consonants in have to, has to, has (e.g. /f/, /v/, /z/, /s/)<br/>  Speaking task: Choose a person for a job UNIT 7 - Homes and buildings<br/>  Listening 1: A radio interview (Demography)<br/>  Listening 2: A discussion: ideas for a new building (Architecture) VIDEO: Homes in Dharavi, India<br/> LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Listening for reasons<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Linking words VOCABULARY:<br/>  Vocabulary for rooms<br/>  Adjectives for furniture (e.g. comfortable, wooden, glass) GRAMMAR: should CRITICAL THINKING: Find reasons for and against SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking: <br/>  Asking for and giving opinions<br/>  Agreeing and disagreeing<br/>  Speaking task: Discuss ideas for a new building UNIT 8 - Food and culture<br/>  Listening 1: A University lecture about food in cities (Food studies)<br/>  Listening 2: A survey (Gastronomy) VIDEO: Chinese food LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Listening for numbers<br/>  Predicting content using visuals<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Pronunciation of -teen and -ty numbers VOCABULARY: Vocabulary for food GRAMMAR: Countable and uncountable nouns (with some, any, much, many) CRITICAL THINKING: Use pie charts SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking:<br/>  Introducing a report<br/>  Talking about the results<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Sentence stress: emphasis<br/>  Speaking task: Report the results of a survey UNIT 9 - Animals<br/>  Listening 1: A talk about orangutans (Animal behaviour)<br/>  Listening 2: A student talk about an animal from their country (Zoology) VIDEO: Animals and people LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Listening for definitions<br/>  Using your knowledge<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening for detail<br/>  Pronunciation for listening: Silent consonants VOCABULARY: Vocabulary for animals GRAMMAR: Definitions (e.g. a kind of, that means, is the name for) CRITICAL THINKING: Use online translation tools and dictionaries SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking:<br/>  Introducing a topic<br/>  Using questions in a talk<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Pauses<br/>  Speaking task: Describe an animal UNIT 10 - Transport<br/>  Listening 1: A discussion about transport for London (Transport and logistics)<br/><br/>  Listening 2: A debate about a transport problem (Urban planning) VIDEO: Alaskan transport LISTENING - Key listening skill:<br/>  Taking notes<br/>  Using your knowledge<br/>  Understanding key vocabulary<br/>  Predicting content using visuals<br/>  Listening for main ideas<br/>  Listening for detail  Pronunciation for listening: Pronouncing years (e.g. 1994, nineteen ninety-four) VOCABULARY: Vocabulary for transport GRAMMAR: The past simple CRITICAL THINKING: Use flow charts SPEAKING - Preparation for speaking:<br/>  Describing a topic<br/>  Describing a problem<br/>  Describing a solution<br/>  Describing results<br/>  Pronunciation for speaking: Past simple endings: /t/, /d/, / d/<br/>  Speaking task: Describe a solution to a transport problem Pairwork exercises / Review test answer key Glossary / Review tests Video and audio scripts / Additional speaking tasks and model language Acknowledgements 
<br/><br/> Beginner (A1) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107678101 (Student's book) 9781107662117 (Teacher's book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Spoken English--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>International English Language Testing System--Study guides.<br/>A1 (CEFR).<br/>Beginner.