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Synopsis
Why is architect Frank Gehry's work notable? What principles should journalists be following today? What are the keys to owning a successful restaurant?
You'll find the answers to these and other questions in
Contemporary Topics 2, by Ellen Kisslinger (Series Editor: Michael Rost), which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including architecture, media studies, and culinary arts.
Contemporary Topics 2 prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening, speaking and note-taking skills and strategies.
Course Features
- Corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List
- Practical listening and note-taking strategies
- Note-review practice that allows students to analyze their note-taking skills and consolidate their understanding of the lecture
- Academic research and speaking tasks: presentation, discussions, and role plays
- A Teacher's Pack for busy instructors with:
- Suggested bonus activities
- Teaching notes
- Answer keys
- Audioscripts
- Simulated TOFEL(R) Listening Test for each unit
This is the standalone book, if the customer wants the Book/Audio CD they should order the ISBN below: 0132469405 / 9780132469401 Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CDs)
Package consists of:
0132345242 / 9780132345248 Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (High Intermediate)
0136005144 / 9780136005148 Contemporary Topics 2 Audio CDs
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 SOCIOLOGY
Names
UNIT 2 LINGUISTICS
Global English
UNIT 3 PSYCHOLOGY
Phobias
UNIT 4 CULINARY ARTS
Owning a Successful Restaurant
UNIT 5 EDUCATION
How We Each Learn Best
UNIT 6 HISTORY
The Silk Road
UNIT 7 BUSINESS
Team Building
UNIT 8 ARCHITECTURE
Frank Gehry
UNIT 9 PUBLIC HEALTH
Building Immunity
UNIT 10 MEDIA STUDIES
Principles of Journalism
UNIT 11 BIOLOGY
DNA Testing
UNIT 12 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Risk Management
APPENDIX A: ACADEMIC WORD LIST
APPENDIX B: AFFIX CHARTS
CD/DVD TRACKING GUIDES