Active Listening, Second Edition is a fully updated and revised edition of the popular three-level listening series for adult and young adult learners of North American English. Each level offers students 16 engaging, task-based units, each built around a topic, function, or grammatical theme. Grounded in the theory that learners are more successful listeners when they activate their prior knowledge of a topic, the series gives students a frame of reference to make predictions about what they will hear. Through a careful balance of activities, students learn to listen for main ideas, to listen for details, and to listen and make inferences. Active Listening, Second Edition, Level 2 is intended for low-intermediate to intermediate students. It can be used as a main text for listening classes or as a component in speaking or integrated-skills classes. Features of the Student?s Book A Before you begin unit to develop awareness of listening strategies Updated prelistening schema-building activities to build vocabulary New Listen again activities for additional coverage of listening skills Optional Your turn to talk pages that offer speaking and pronunciation practice New, culturally rich Expansion units that include authentic student interviews A new self-study listening section with audio CD for additional practice.
