Easy Listening is a comprehensive introduction to English listening skills designed to help students understand and respond in real-life situations. Using real spoken English and themes relevant to students’ lives, from starting a new semester to meeting friends online, English skills until “Listening” becomes “Easy”
Within each unit, you will find a wealth of techniques and exercises, accompanied by engaging and integrative graphics, focused on developing a well-rounded listener.
-A warm-up helps students relate unit’s topic to their own lives.
-Two real-life scenarios with a wide range of listening comprehension and listening discriminations exercises foster multidimensional listening strategies.
-Vocabulary exercises add to students’ growing lexicons and give students practice with key words.
-Grammar notes and exercises strengthen students’ skills and reinforce lessons through easy digestible bites.
-Pronunciation notes help students better understand native spoken English and make their own English more natural and fluid.
-Group speaking activities encourage students to think more deeply about the topic, draw on their own experiences, and put the skills they have learned to use in natural conversations.