This short course for young students is based on the highly successful Cambridge English for Schools series. Listening and Speaking Packs for self-study provide extra practice in listening, speaking and pronunciation. Videos are also available for all levels. There are five levels plus a Starter, and each level provides 40-60 hours of class work.
Contents: THEME A A world of knowledge: 1. Conversation - Telephoning in English; 2. Pronunciation - Connected speech; 3. Listening and speaking skills - Dictation and asking questions; THEME B Visions of the future: 4. Conversation - Singing competition and jobs; 5. Pronunciation - Intonation of lists and sentence stress; 6. Listening and speaking skills - Some ideas to help with listening and speaking; THEME C - Media stories: 7. Conversation - Television and a different kind of past; 8. Pronunciation - Silent letters and question tags; 9. Listening and speaking skills - TV and soap operas; THEME D - Spinning in space: 10. Conversation - Television and radio; 11. Pronunciation - Intonation of questions; 12. Listening and speaking skills - Checking that you understand; THEME E - Wonders of the world: 13. Conversation - Old buildings; 14. Pronunciation - Prepositions and stress; 15. Listening and speaking skills - Do you understand what I mean?; THEME F Time of our life: 16. Conversation - Leisure activities and mysteries; 17. Pronunciation - Intonation of questions; 18. Listening and speaking skills - Free time activities; Acknowledgements
