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Scope and Sequence Introduction
Unit 1: Names and Titles
Unit 2: Describing People Unit 3: Clothes Unit 4: Time Unit 5: Dates Unit 6: Jobs Unit 7: Sports and Exercise Unit 8: Locations Unit 9: The Family Unit 10: Entertainment Unit 11: Prices Unit 12: Restaurants Unit 13: Small Talk Unit 14: Vacations Unit 15: Apartment Living Unit 16: Movies Unit 17: The Weather Unit 18: Shopping
Unit 19: Using the Telephone
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Unit Themes Skills
1 Names Listening for names Spelling Listening for details
Titles Listening for formal and informal forms of address
2 People Listening for topics
Physical appearance Listening for gist
Listening for details
3 Clothes Listening for gist Listening for details
4 Time Listening for times
Numbers Listening for numbers
Listening for letters and numbers 5 Dates Listening for dates
Listening for dates and times
Listening for details
Listening for gist
6 Jobs Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening for attitudes
7 Sports Listening for gist
Exercise Listening and making predictions
Listening for frequency Listening for details 8 Locations Listening for gist
Household objects Listening for details
Listening and making predictions 9 Family Listening for gist
Listening for details Listening for similarities
10 Entertainment Listening for gist
invitations Listening for details
Listening for acceptances and refusals
11 Prices Listening for details
Money Listening for gist
Shopping
12 Restaurants Listening for details Food Listening for gist
Listening for attitudes
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Unit Themes Skills
13 Greetings Listening for greetings and conversation endings
Socializing Listening for topics
Parties Listening for details
Listening for reactions
14 Vacations Listening for gist
Listening for attitudes Listening for details
15 Apartments Listening for gist
Rooms Listening for details
Furniture
16 Movies Listening for likes and dislikes
Invitations Listening for gist
Listening for attitudes Listening for opinions Listening for details
17 Weather Listening for gist
Climate Listening for details
Listening and making predictions
18 Shopping có Listening for gist
Listening and making predictions Listening for details
19 Using the telephone Listening for gist
Listening for details Listening for attitudes
20 Objects Listening for gist
Possessions Listening for details
21 Directions Listening for gist
Streets Listening for details
Places Listening for sequence
22 People Listening for gist
Friends Listening for similarities and differences Listening for details
Listening for opinions
Listening for attitudes 23 Countries Listening for attitudes
Cities Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening for preferences
24 Health Listening for gist
Illnesses Listening for details
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Tactics for Listening
Tactics for Listening is a three-level series of
listening textbooks for students of English as a second or foreign language Taken together, the
three levels make up a comprehensive course in listening skills in American English
Basic Tactics for Listening
Basic Tactics for Listening is the first level of the Tactics for Listening serics It is intended for
students who have studied English previously but need further practice in understanding simple conversational language It contains 24 units It can be used as the main text for a listening course, as a complementary text in a conversation course, or as the basis for a language laboratory course
Each unit features a topic that relates to the everyday life and experience of adults and young adults The topics have been chosen for their frequency in conversation and their interest to learners A wide variety of stimulating and useful
activities are included to give students graded
practice in listening
Student Book
In the Basic Tactics for Listening Student Book,
students practice listening for a variety of
purposes and hear examples of different types of spoken English including casual conversations,
instructions, directions, requests, descriptions,
apologies, and suggestions Essential listening skills are practiced throughout the text These skills include listening for key words, details, and gist; listening and making inferences; listening for attitudes; listening to questions and responding; and recognizing and identifying information Each unit has five sections The first section, “Getting Ready,” introduces the topic of the unit
and presents key vocabulary for the unit listening
tasks The next three sections, each entitled “Let’s Listen,” are linked to conversations or monologues recorded on cassette or CD These sections provide
task-based, graded listening practice Finally, there
is a follow-up speaking activity, “Over to You,” which relates to the theme and listening tasks of the unit
Audio Program
The complete audio program for Basic Tactics
for Listening Student Book is available as a set of three Class CDs or Cassettes In addition, the Student Book with CD contains a Student CD on the inside back cover for home study The CD includes the listening passages for the final Let’s Listen section of each unit
Teacher's Book
The Basic Tactics for Listening Teachers Book provides extensive lesson plans for each unit, answer keys, optional activities, vocabulary lists, and a photocopiable tapescript of the recorded material The Teacher’s Book also includes photocopiable midterm and final tests, as well as worksheets (one per unit) that offer additional speaking activities The audio program for the midterm and final tests is included on a CD on the inside back cover
Test Booklet
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Names and 110
1 Getting Ready
Are these first names or last names? Write them in the chart Then add two more names to each list
David Kennedy Susan Cruise Nancy Bob Brian Abrams Jackson Smith Wilson Tom David Kennedy 2 Let's Listen | What is the correct name of the hotel guest? Circle the correct answer
1 a Mary Carter 3 a Harry Wilson 5 a Louis Jackson
đà Maria Carter b Harvey Wilson b Louise Jackson 2 a Suzanna Smith 4 a Joseph Abrams 6 a Marlene Cruise
b Susan Smith Tv Joseph Abramson b Marley Cruise
Trang 93 Let's Listen Cindy's father is taking phone messages for her Listen and complete the forms 1 2s HERE’S WHO CALLED HERE’S WHO CALLED Name: Name: Telephone: Telephone:
Here's the message: Here’s the message:
Li Please call CI Please call
LC He/She will call you (J He/She will call you
3 4,
HERE'S WHO CALLED HERE’S WHO CALLED
Name: Name:
Telephone: Telephone:
Here’s the message: Here’s the message:
L] Please call LÌ Please call
L] He/She wïill call you LJ He/She will call you
Listen again Circle the correct answer
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4 Let's Listen ©
Task 7)
We usually use a title (Ms., Mr, Mrs., Miss, Dr., Professor) with a last name, but not with a first name, in formal greetings
Correct Incorrect
Formal: Good morning, Ms Smith x Good morning, Ms Mary Informal: Good morning, Mary x Good morning, Smith
Listen Are the woman's greetings formal or informal? Check (/) the correct answer on Du fF WN = CAO Oo en OOOO OO 5 † ‡ i Ỳ
Listen again What name does each person use? Circle the correct answer
1 a Damien 3 a Rob 5 a Smith 7 a Abrams b David b Bob b Schmidt b Abraham 2 a Jackson 4 a Michelle 6 a James 8 a Steinway b Johnson b Marcia b John b Steinberg
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Over to You: What's your name?
Talk to four classmates Find out their names and telephone numbers Ask these questions and write the answers in the chart SS Excuse me What's your first name? How do you spell that? 2 3 4,
Choose the name of a famous person Talk to three classmates and find out the names they chose
Example: A: Who did you choose? B: Echose
A: How do you spell that? B:
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short about 22 about 170 cm in her teens dark almost 25 long 19 years old blond tall curly straight
in his twenties light brown in her thirties not so tall shoulder-length
Age Height Hair short 2 Let’s Listen ©
Trang 133 Let's Listen © Listen to these descriptions of people Check (/) the correct picture 1 2 ee Rae a b
Listen again Are these statements true or false? Check (7) the correct answer Cindy isn’t so tall
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4.Lets Listen ‹-:
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Over to You: Who is it?
Work in pairs Take turns describing people in the pictures and guessing who they are
Example: A: This man is about 30 B: Does he have dark hair? : No, he doesn’t : Is he tall? : Yes, he is : Is it Jay? > Pe Dp : Yes, it is
Take turns describing two people in your class and guessing who they are
Example: A: She has short hair B: Is it Keiko?
A: No, it isn’t She’s tall B: Is it ?
Trang 161 Getting Ready Match each word with a picture Write the correct letter 1 2 3 4
jeans 4 5 dress 9 hat 13 glasses 17 blouse tie 6 scarf 10 suit 14 pants 18 shoulder bag — sandals 7 windbreaker 1 shorts 15 shirt
jacket 8 skirt 12 T-shirt 16 sneakers 2 Let's Listen @= Ss Lí 1 2 3 4 5 6, 7 8
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4 Let’s Listen<:
Does the information you hear match the description? Listen and check (/) the correct answer 1 Sonia a no jacket b bag € no earrings d black shoes IMÌM ME OOD Es 2 Brian a new jeans O oO b T-shirt LÌ L] scarf oO L | d no rings oO oO ị 3 Kevin i a shirt L] LÌ b notie L] Lì : Œ pants L1 BỊ d shoulderbag L] L] i 4, Mrs Graham : a skirt QO QO i b nojewelry Cl Oo i c bag L1 oO d sandals L1 LI
Listen again What was each person wearing? Circle the correct answer
1 Sonia was wearing a skirt 3 Kevin was wearing pants
a yellow a brown
b, black b white
c dark blue € green
2 Brian was wearing a belt 4 Mrs Graham was wearing a scarf
a red a long
b wide b black
c silver c beautiful
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Work in pairs Take turns describing people at a party and guessing who they are Say what each person is wearing Example: A: B: : No, she isn’t a a a
This woman is wearing a skirt Is she wearing a T-shirt?
: Is she wearing glasses?
+ No, she isn’t
: Is she wearing a scarf? : Yes, she is : Is it Monica? : Yes, it is
Trang 201 Getting Ready Match each time with a picture Write the number twenty to two three fifteen ten after ten two twenty three fifty-five six forty-five two o'clock eNaes ene
five past ten
Trang 224.Lets Listenc Gaal People are calling about show times for movies Listen and write the show times you hear Times Times Times
Listen again Write the times
1 The box office opens at 2, The coffee bar is open from to
3 The sneak preview begins at
4 The box office closes at
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Over to You: What time is it in ?
Look at the time in each city
New York / 8 a.m / Friday Paris / 2 p.m / Friday Tokyo / 10 p.m / Friday
What is the time difference between the cities? Write the correct number
1 New York and Paris? hours 2 Paris and Tokyo? hours 3 New York and Tokyo? hours
Work in pairs Take turns asking about times in New York, Paris, and Tokyo
Write the answers in the charts
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Match the dates on the left with the dates on the right
1 3/2/01 _€_ a November first, nineteen ninety-two
2 6/11/99 b May twentieth, nineteen ninety-five 3 11/1/92 c March second, two thousand one
4, 5/20/95 d February twenty-eighth, two thousand three 5 2/28/03 e June eleventh, nincteen ninety-nine
Write your birthday and a classmate’s birthday
2 Let’s Listen ©
Listen to people talking to visitors Write the date the visitors arrived and the date they are leaving
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Don is checking messages on his voicemail Listen and write the date and
time of each event 1 dental appointment 8/3 9:30 am Cindy's party aunt's arrival tennis game meeting with Francis > RP wWwn trip Listen again Are these statements true or false? Check (“) the correct answer True False
The caller is confirrning Don’s appointment Sue will call Don later
Don’s aunt will call him from the hotel
Ted and Don are going to play tennis on Saturday Francis wants to meet Don in the office
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4 Let’s Listen Ga
Listen to people talking about their birthdays Have they had their birthdays yet this year?
Check (/) the correct answer | 1::Ted 0 2 Jill L] 3 Sue oO 4, Brian CJ
Listen again What activity did each person do or will each person do for his or her birthday? Circle the correct answer LIE AE | | ị 1, Ted 3 Sue
a have a party a have a barbecue
b study for exams b go out to dinner with friends
c meet friends ¢ stay home alone
2 JH 4 Brian
a go to her parents’ house a meet friends b go ona trip by herself b have a busy day
c go to New York with her parents c have a quiet family party
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Over to You: When”s your birthday?
Move around the class and find out your classmates’ birthdays Circle each person’s birthday on the calendar
Example: A: When’s your birthday?
B: It’s on August 16th When’s yours? A: It’s on S M Tj W Th F Sa 8 M Tu W Th F Sa 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SSS Ei ee, wa d1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 13 20 27 11 18 25 14 21 28 Th F 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 138 14 20 21 27 28 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 Sa 11 18 25 11 18 25 18 20 27 14 15- 17 18 19 St! 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 11 12 138 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 2ô 27 28 29 30 LES Work in pairs Answer the questions
ER RES SSSR HS Se eT ETS See Ses LAO ME 8 #ˆ sáng
How many people ? Number eee have their birthdays in the same month
havea birthday this month have a birthday next month have the same birthday
have the same birthday as you
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1 Getting Ready
Match each job with a picture Write the number
1, businessperson 3 taxi driver 5 waitress 7 construction worker 2 nurse 4, chef 6 flight attendant 8 teacher Write the names of three more jobs 2 Let's Listen¢
People are talking about work What job are they talking about? Listen and circle the correct answer
1, a salesperson 3 a teacher 5 a nurse
b office worker b flight attendant b businessperson 2 a waiter 4 a chef 6 a receptionist
b actor b nurse b construction worker
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3 Let’s Listen
Listen to people talking about their work Check (/) the correct information about each person 1 Ted im L] L] 2 Sonia (Es oO L] 3 Bob Oo L im 4, Marie Lì L] L] 5 Suzanne oO oO L] 6 Martha oO L] EI 7 Fred Oo EI L] 8 Sue Oo L] Oo Listen again Match the people on the left with the information on the right 1 Ted a is a teacher
2 Sonia —_ b just graduated from college 3 Bob c is trying to find a new job 4, Marie d works in a bookstore 5 Suzanne e works in a bank 6 Martha f works ina restaurant 7 Fred g isa receptionist 8 Sue h isa lawyer
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Listen to people talking about their jobs Do they like their jobs? Check (/) the correct answer ge WN 111 t1LI
Listen again What do the people like or dislike about their jobs?
Check (/) the correct answer,
doing the same thing
the money
oo
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Over to You: What do you do?
Work in groups of four Choose one of the jobs below or use one of your own ideas The other people in the group ask you Yes/No questions and try to guess the job
Trang 32— iT=/=Sports-and| Exercise 1 Getting Ready Do you ever do any of these things? Check (“) your answers and compare them with a partner
windsurf Oo OY windsurf eee
play baseball Ed LÍ i play baseball Elec Lne ski f= [tes ski Til bey
play golf 1 =EE] play golf Mộ Mi: go to a gym <lX e5 I—] go to a gym ES] play tennis Clete] play tennis EN -C) :
walk eee walk Lele ition ie
play volleyball feelee els play volleyball Hel see el
swim O O swim IHIfSẨmi
play football Eh play football TS]
Trang 333 Let's Listen Which sports or activities is the person talking about? Listen and circle the correct answer ia b € N » b là swimming 3 going to the gym jogging a FR playing volleyball 4 playing golf playing soccer € rP
Listen again What do you think each person says next? Circle the correct answer la Yes, about three times a week
b Yeah, I’m getting lazy Yeah, I’m tired
Yeah, I'm very busy
b Yeah, I'd love to
c Yeah, you're right Volleyball is tiring b Volleyball It’s my favorite Unit 7 Tennis is expensive
playing baseball 5 a swimming playing football b jogging
playing tennis ¢ windsurfing playing tennis 6 a diving
watching TV b riding a bicycle reading € walking
4 a I know, but I'm lazy
b No, thanks I’m tired
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4.Lefs Listen
Listen to people talking about how they spend their free time Check (⁄) the correct information about each person 1 tí DU Oo 2 Liz L] LI L] 3 Victor oO oO L] 4 Maria L] hah L] 5 David oO oO L] Listen again Match the people on the left with the activities on the right, 1, Bill a golfs 2 Liz — b bicycles 3 Victor c plays baseball 4 Maria d takes walks
5 David e plays video games
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Over to You: What do you want to do?
Read the questions in the chart and check (/) your answers Then ask a classmate the questions and circle the activities that both of you want to dao Do you want to os a do karate play golf water-ski windsurf ski play tennis play soccer go rock climbing ride a horse do judo LILILILTILILTTLILJILILILI swim
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@—Locations 1 Getting Ready
Find each item in the picture Write the number in the correct box
1 a plant 2 the skis 3 the bed 4, the golf clubs 5 a book 6 the newspaper eed | y | Ỷ
Write the number of each item next to the phrase
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3 Let's Listen
Pat is helping Tom decorate his new apartment Listen and write the number in the location she suggests
7 the TV
8 the dinner table 5 the chair
6 the end table 1 the magazine rack
2 the coffee table 3 the plant stand 4, the bookshelf =
Listen again What do you think each person says next? Circle the correct answer
1 a Yes, it is 5 a Yes, I will
b Yes, I agree, it will b Yeah That's right c Yes, it does c Yes, it does
2 a Yes, they are 6 a Yes, it can
b Yes, it can b Yes, that’s perfect
c Yes, I think so, too c Yes, it does
3 a Okay Try that 7 a Yes, it will b Of course not, b Yes, it does ce No, I don’t c It looks fine 4 a Yes, it will 8 a Yes That's right
b No, the other one b Of course it can - Yes, it will look good there No, it doesn’t
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4 Let’s Listen ©
Tony is helping Cindy clean up the house Where should he put the items?
Listen and circle the correct answer 1 the magazines
a on the bookshelf on top of the dictionary
@)on the bookshelf next to the dictionary
c in the dictionary a
2 the remote control
a beside the TV on the TV program guide
b on top of the TV next to the TV program guide c beside the T'V program guide in front of the TV 3 the keys
a ina box on top of the desk
b in a box inside one of the desk drawers c inside a drawer next to a box
4 the baseball cap
a on the hook behind the door b on the doorknob
¢ on the floor behind the door
5 the glasses
a inside the case on the coffee table b on the coffee table next to the papers c on top of the papers on the coffee table 6 the belt
a on the sofa in front of the window b on the chair next to the window c on the floor next to the window
Listen again Are these statements true or false? Check (“) the correct answer
Tony hasn’t read the magazines The remote control has a new battery The keys are for the office
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Over to You: Where are the shoes?
One of you is Student A The other is Student B
Student A: Look at your list of items Draw each item in a different place on Picture A Student B: Look at your list of items Draw each item in a different place on Picture B Student A’s list a hat glasses a wallet Student B's list a pair of shoes a book a candle
Work in pairs Where did your partner draw the items on his or her picture?
Ask questions and draw them on the other picture Example: A: Where are the shoes?
B: The shoes are Where is the hat? A: The hat ís
Work in pairs Compare your pictures Are they the same?
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