English Listening and Speaking Patterns 3

 

English Listening and Speaking Patterns provides a step-by-step, integrated learning approach that builds student confidence while removing the “fear factor” from English communication. Each four-page unit covers an important everyday topic. Listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar skills are developed as exercises alternate between receptive and productive skill building. Above all, English Listening and Speaking Patterns puts the tools of the language into students’ hands, leading to lively classrooms and solid results.

 

Key Features and Functions

- 20 four-page units cover many topics of daily conversation, such as friends, movies, traveling, shopping, and culture

- Ideal for Introductory (Book 1), High-Beginning (Book 2), and Intermediate (Book 3) communication classes, with the vocabulary level, grammar difficulty, and sentence lengths carefully controlled in each book

- Various exercise types develop both receptive and productive skills

- Each unit culminates in a unique “guided discussion” that motivates students to put it all together as they provide their own ideas and input

- The accompanying CD includes audio recordings of the target vocabulary items, listening exercises, and conversation patterns

 

About the Series

In each book in the English Listening and Speaking Patterns series, the topics covered in all 20 units are the same. For example, “Family” is the Unit 1 topic in Books 1, 2, and 3. However, the target vocabulary, exercises, conversations, usage patterns, and discussion questions are unique in every book. On top of that, from book to book, the exercises become more complex, challenging, and thought provoking.

This series structure has a number of benefits. For a school with multiple classes at different levels, each class can use the book that’s appropriate for its students. Week to week, all the classes will be covering the same types of topics and exercises, allowing for consistency and efficiency throughout the program. Since the books are leveled, a student completing one book can seamlessly move on to the next one. What’s more, because the content is completely different in each book, students progressing through the series will explore the topics in increasingly sophisticated and engaging ways.

 

Unit 1 Family
Usage Patterns: Adding information and clarifying comments
Unit 2 Friends
Usage Patterns: Cheering people up and offering support
Unit 3 Culture
Usage Patterns: Asking for agreement and showing agreement
Unit 4 Education
Usage Patterns: Talking about what’s possible and impossible
Unit 5 Sports
Usage Patterns: Asking if someone is serious and adding afterthoughts
Unit 6 Work
Usage Patterns: Positive emphasis and unfortunate events
Unit 7 Food
Usage Patterns: Asking and explaining why something happened
Unit 8 Studying English
Usage Patterns: Giving mixed answers and strong statements
Unit 9 Health
Usage Patterns: Thanking someone and responding to thanks
Unit 10 Clothes
Usage Patterns: Admitting and denying things
Unit 11 Traveling
Usage Patterns: Returning a favor and saving money
Unit 12 Music
Usage Patterns: Making direct and indirect requests
Unit 13 Movies
Usage Patterns: Talking about what people are saying and not saying
Unit 14 Shopping
Usage Patterns: Giving and choosing options
Unit 15 Internet
Usage Patterns: Expressing and dealing with worries
Unit 16 Weather
Usage Patterns: Asking for a comment and making balanced comments
Unit 17 Feelings
Usage Patterns: Confident statements and uncertain statements
Unit 18 Government
Usage Patterns: Persuading with negative questions
Unit 19 Art
Usage Patterns: Talking about what we can and can’t imagine
Unit 20 The Future
Usage Patterns: Talking about similar experiences