Oxford University Press, 1995. - 52 pages.Themes for Listening and Speaking contains a wide range of lively material for advanced listening and speaking practice. It is particularly suitable as preparation for the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English examination, Papers 4 and 5, and can be used in conjunction with an exam course book. It can also be used on its own as a listening and speaking course for non-exam students.Ladies and gentlemen.
An Aussie at Eton.
While you were oout.
A woman's place.
Hard sell.
What's my line?
Plain sailing.
Till death us do part.
Another country.
Local government.
Spot the sport.
Eccentrics.
Dr Norton's surgery.
After a fashion.
At a loss for words.
Waiting in the wings.
Jobspot.
Help!
Coping.
And later today.
Fairground Dream.
What's on?
A Hollywood story.The book is accompanied by a cassette and each unit is based on an authentic recording. The material in each unit falls into three sections.
The Listening section contains imaginative comprehension exercises and is followed by Practice, in which the student manipulates the structures and functions just heard. Finally, there is a Speaking section which provides a variety of communicative activities based around the unit’s theme.The themes range from an anecdote by a Hollywood actor to a guided tour around a costume museum. There is an extensive contents grid which makes it possible to locate at a glance the theme, mode, number of speakers, accent and practice available in each unit.The Teacher’s Edition contains teaching notes, an answer key, transcripts of the recorded material, and language and vocabulary notes. The book has also been designed for students to use for self-study.
