Active Listening Second edition is a fully updated and revised edition of the popular 3-level listening series
for adult and young-adult learners of North American English. Each level offers students 16 engaging, task-based
units, each built around a topic, function or grammatical theme. Grounded in the theory that learners are more
successful listeners when they activate their prior knowledge of a topic, the series gives students a frame of
reference to make predictions about what they will hear. Through a careful balance of activities, students learn
to listen for main ideas, to listen for details, and to listen and make inferences. Active Listening Second edition
is intended for high-beginning to intermediate students. It can be used as a main text for listening classes or
as a component in speaking or integrated skills classes.
Features of the Student's Book
A before-you-begin unit to develop awareness of listening strategies.
Updated prelistening schema-building activities to build vocabulary.
New listen-again activities for additional coverage of listening skills.
Optional your-turn-to-talk pages that offer speaking and pronunciation practice.
New culturally rich Expansion units that include authentic student interviews.
A new self-study listening section with audio CD for additional practice. Features of the Teacher's Manual
Step-by-step teaching notes with key words highlighted.
A wealth of optional speaking activities and listening strategies.
