Listen for It: Teacher's Guide

It is solidly grounded in topic-based themes that have immediate value outside the classroom - for example, health, shopping, socializing, and getting directions. It teaches learners to listen more effectively by giving them practice in listening for different purposes (e.g. listening for the main idea or key words) and helping them to develop a variety of listening strategies (such as making inferences and predicting). It develops students' comprehension of mechanical features of
the language such as contractions, stress, intonation, and weak forms. Each of the 17 units has four sections: 'Starting Out' (setting the situation); 'Listening for It' (task-listening activities); 'Listening Tactics' (systematic intensive listening practice); and 'Trying Out' (optional speaking
activities). The new edition combines the effective, task-based activities of the first edition with new features such as attractive full-color art, updated content, many new pre-listening and speaking activities, and an improved Teacher's Guide.