VE NORTHSTAR L/S ADVANC. 4 2/E BOOK/CD 143911 - Softcover

Preiss, Sherry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131439111 ISBN 13: 9780131439115

Publisher: Pearson Education, 2003

Synopsis

What is special about the third edition?

• New themes andupdated content and a variety of text genres including literature, lectures and an extensive use of authentic reading and listening sections, challenge students intellectually and prepare them for academic life
• Enhanced focus on academic skills such as inferencing, synthesising, note-taking and test-taking and more purposeful integration of critical thinking, help students develop strategies for success in the classroom and on standardised tests
• In the Reading and Writing strand, a new fully-integrated writing section leads students step-by-step through a meaningful academic writing assignment
• In the Listening and Speaking strand, a structured approach leads students to organise and produce an integrated oral presentation, debate, interview or role play
• Full colour pages andgraphic organisers foster student engagement and make the content and activities come alive

About this title

From the Back Cover:

W>NorthStar, Second Edition (Series Editors: Frances Boyd and Carol Numrich), students explore fascinating content while building language competence and critical thinking skills. The best-selling NorthStar series, now in its Second Edition, offers two strands: a reading and writing strand and a listening and speaking strand. Both strands stimulate students' imagination, encourage critical thinking, and promote personal expression.

Sample Audio

Listen to samples from the Audio CDs:

Unit 10: Television and Freedom of Expression

• Listening One (0:37)
• Listening for Main Ideas 1 (0:49)
• Listening for Main Ideas 2 (1:04)
• Listening for Main Ideas 3 (1:15)
• Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 1 (0:28)
• Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 2 (0:16)
• Reacting to the Listening: Exercise 1: Excerpt 3 (0:19)
• Listening Two (2:30)
• Pronunciation: Exercise 1 (1:21)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0131439111
• ISBN 13: 9780131439115
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2