Foreign Language Study & Reference, English as a Second Language 

Skills in English Listening Level 2 Course Book The Garnet Education Skills in English series was highly commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2004. Do you have to listen to lectures in English as part of your studies? Then you need Skills in English Listening. This course builds the skills that help you survive in the lecture room. At Level 2, you learn how to: * recognise the main idea; * understand signpost words and phrases; * understand statistics; * identify important information; * make low-level inferences from context; * listen for gist and tolerate ambiguity; * understand comparisons; * take notes from spoken language; * complete an outline; * and identify and write summaries. As well as preparing students for entry into English-medium study, the Skills in English Course is ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skills-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, Skills in English teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Skills in English courses are also available in Speaking, Reading and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 500 words * Listening texts a maximum of 800 words * Speaking tasks up to five paragraphs, with writing assignments between five and ten well-structured paragraphs * Test booklets containing theme tests, a revision test after five units, plus an end-of-course test * Teacher's Book containing full answer keys, methodology notes and transcript of listening material * All lectures available on DVD * Language and culture notes available for Arabic, Chinese and Japanese learners Accompanying Teacher's Book, audio, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available. - from Amzon