Added by: bramjnet | Karma: 463.20 | Other exams, Audio | 16 March 2008
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This is one of the best TOEFL
or TOEIC books I have seen, and the best I have used definitely. There
are 30 lessons, and most can be done in 1 hour, or up to 2 if you have
a lot of discussion or slow students. It can even be used for advanced
students as a brush up and conversation/listening book. The CD's are
good and it contains exercises and explanations for listening, reading,
identifying photos, etc.
Good News, Bad News is a listening and conversation text based on an entertaining collection of actual news reports about interesting characters and events. Eighteen three-page units are presented in a radio news-story format. All units feature a series of task-based activities designed to guide students from general to detailed understanding of the news report and to provide meaningful fluency practice related to the story's theme.
Good News, Bad News features:
Short, focused units that can be completed in one class period
Interesting, light-hearted listening passages based on actual stories from the news
Vocabulary-building exercises that introduce and practice new vocabulary
A wide variety of communicative, task-based listening and speaking activities
An optional "Extra Practice" section to consolidate new vocabulary
Each unit offers:
"Tuning In," a visual activity designed to introduce the context of the story. It offers a vocabulary building exercise to identify and teach the new language contained in the listening passage.
"Good News, Bad News," a series of task-based listening activities that leads students from general to detailed understanding of the story
"Signing Off," communicative speaking tasks that build on the theme of the story and provides opportunities for student personalization
"Extra Practice" activities to consolidate the new vocabulary in each unit
Created by the author of the best-selling True Stories series, Just Joking is a low-level listening and discussion text based on humorous classroom-tested jokes and passages that have universal appeal. Each unit in Just Joking is based on a joke that has universal appeal;that is, it is a story that almost anyone,almost anywhere in the word ,would find funny. The jokes are suitable for adolescent ,young adults and adults who are at the high-beginning level of English language learning. Just Joking is ideal for use in a listening/speaking course but can be used in any class to motivate and relax learners and add variety to the class.
Just Listening and Speaking
Pre-Intermediate The Just series is a must for all teachers. It is flexible and once you find your way around it you can adapt your course to suit the students, whatever next week holds in store. It is designed for individual skills development as part of either a classroom-based course or a self-study programme. The approach is learner-centred, and each unit has clear aims, motivating topics and interesting practice activities. 16 units and 3 pronunciation sections.
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Good News, Bad News
