Synopses & Reviews
Topics from A to Z, Book 1: Steps to Success in Listening and Speaking , by Irene E. Schoenberg, is a unique and effective listening and speaking program for beginning English learners. Twenty-six units -- one for each letter of the alphabet -- take students on a journey from the straightforward to the highly imaginative with topics such as chocolate, fables and fairy tales, laughter, and martial arts. Students build confidence in listening and speaking as they develop vocabulary and conversation skills.
Each unit includes:
- lively art to stimulate discussion
- listening questions based on fun facts
- pair work drawing on personal experience
Sample Audio
Listen to samples from the Audio CDs.
From Unit 1:
- Actors — Facts (0:36)
- Give Your Opinion (0:17)
- Listening Comprehension 1 (0:43)
- Conversation Practice (0:31)
- Listening Comprehension 2 (0:44)
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Table of Contents
Unit 1 Actors
Unit 2 Books
Unit 3 Chocolate
Unit 4 Diamonds and Other Jewelry
Unit 5 Emergencies and Disasters
Unit 6 Fables and Fairy Tales
Unit 7 Gestures
Unit 8 Hairstyles
Unit 9 Ice
Unit 10 Junk and Garbage
Unit 11 Kandinsky, Klee, and Modern Art
Unit 12 Laughter
Unit 13 Masks
Unit 14 Names, Nicknames, and Titles
Unit 15 Ounces and Other Measurements
Unit 16 Photography
Unit 17 Queens
Unit 18 “Red” Idioms
Unit 19 Strange and Unusual Things
Unit 20 Tai Chi and Other Martial Arts
Unit 21 Uncles
Unit 22 Vending Machines
Unit 23 Weddings
Unit 24 X + Y = ?
Unit 25 Yen, Peso, and Other Countries
Unit 26 Zoos
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