CHAPTER ONE 1
Listen In 1
Part One Learning New Strategies 2
Part Two Listening Attack Strategies 3
1.Using What You Already Know 3
2.Scanning for Background Information 5
3.Scanning for the Main Idea 6
4.Scanning for the Important Points 6
5.Inferencing(Making Intelligent Guesses) 7
6.Scanning for Specific Pieces of Information 8
7.Using Context Clues 9
8.Using Structure and Intonation Clues 10
9.Revising Assumptions(Checking What You Understood) 14
Vocabulary Review 15
Part Three Oral Journal Homework Assignment 16
Part Four Using It:My Home Town 18
CHAPTFR TWO Kicking the Habit 19
Part One Pre-Listening:Health Survey 20
Part Two Main Dialogue 24
Oral Journal Homework Assignment 25
Part Three Expansion 26
Section 1:Diet and Exercise 26
Section 2:Counting Calories 28
Part Four Focus:Conditionals 33
Part Five Practice 35
Part Six Using It:How To Make a Speech 38
CHAPTER THREE Cruisin'Cross Country 39
Part One Pre-Listening:State Names 40
Part Two Main Dialogue 43
Oral Journal Homework Assignment 46
Part Three Expansion 47
Section 1:American Regions,Rivers,Mountains,and Lakes 47
Section 2:The Census 49
Part Four Focus:Expressions of Time 55
Part Five Practice 57
Part Six Using It:Planning a Vacation 60
CHAPTER FOUR What's My Line? 62
Part One Pre-Listening:What's in an Interview? 63
Part Two Main Dialogue 64
Oral Journal Homework Assignment 66
Part Three Expansion:Rules for Good Interviews 68
Part Four Focus:Using Stress for Clarification 70
Part Five Practice 72
Part Six Using It:Interview Project 74
CHAPTER FIVE Face the Issues 77
Part One Pre-Listening:What Worries You the Most? 78
Part Two Main Dialogue 78
Oral Journal Homework Assignment 80
Part Three Expansion 81
Section 1:The United States Government 81
Section 2:The State of the Union Address 85
Part Four Focus:Changes in Meaning Through Stress and Pitch 87
Part Five Practice 90
Part Six Using It:People's Greatest Concerns 93
CHAPTER SIX What's Bugging You? 95
Part One Pre-Listening:Radio Schedule 96
Part Two Main Dialogue 97
Oral Journal Homework Assignment 100
Part Three Expansion:The Newspaper 101
Part Four Focus:Tag Questions 105
Part Five Practice 109
Part Six Using It:Making News 112
CHAPTER SEVEN I've Got Your Number ! 113
Part One Pre-Listening:Buyer Beware 114
Part Two Main Dialogue 116
Oral Journal Homework Assignment 118
Part Three Expansion:Propaganda 120
Part Four Focus:Active and Passive Forms 124
Part Five Practice 128
Part Six Using It:Product Design and Advertising 131
CHAPTFR EIGHT How Green Are You? 132
Part One Pre-Listening:Energy Efficiency Survey 133
Part Two Main Dialogue 135
Part Three Expansion 138
Section 1:Earth Day and Environmental Problems 138
Section 2:Environmental Organizations and Volunteerism 140
Oral Joumal Homework Assignment 140
Part Four Focus:Compound Noun Stress Versus Noun Phrase Stress 141
Part Five Practice 144
Part Six Using It:Taking the Green Pledge 147