English for Academic Study (New Edition): Listening Course Book with Audio CDs & DVD

English for Academic Study (New Edition): Listening Course Book with Audio CDs & DVD

Level: Upper intermediate to proficiency / B2 to C2 / IELTS: 5.0 to 7.5+

This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Listening will help you develop the listening and note-taking skills you need to participate effectively in academic lectures and seminars.

The units are organized as follows:

• Listening and lectures

• Introductions to lectures

• Identifying key ideas in lectures

• Note-taking

• Introducing new terminology

• What lecturers do in lectures

• Digressions

Each unit includes video and audio recordings of authentic lectures from a range of academic fields, including banking, development economics, marketing, psychology and linguistics. These have been recorded in a genuine academic environment and are a perfect way to prepare for English-Medium study.

The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what you have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both listening skills and the topics covered in the units.

Language: GB

Level: B2 Upper Intermediate

ELXG; ESF |

Colin Campbell, Jonathan Smith – Garnet Education