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Skills in English Listening Level 1 Student CDs The Garnet Education Skills in English series was highly commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2004. Do you have to listen to lectures in English as part of your studies? Then you need Skills in English Listening. This course builds the skills that help you survive in the lecture room. At Level 1, you learn how to: * understand spoken definitions; * understand spoken times; * understand spoken spellings; * understand signpost language; * identify names; * identify dates; * identify important words; * follow instructions; * follow a narrative; * predict content; * predict the next word; * and recognise important words. As well as preparing students for entry into English-medium study, the Skills in English Course is ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skills-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, Skills in English teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Skills in English courses are also available in Speaking, Reading and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 250 words * Listening texts a maximum of 400 words * Speaking tasks of one paragraph, with writing assignments between one and five paragraphs * Test booklets containing theme tests, a revision test after five units, plus an end-of-course test * Teacher's Book containing full answer keys, methodology notes and transcript of listening material * All lectures and radio programmes available on DVD * Language and culture notes available for Arabic, Chinese and Japanese learners Accompanying Course Book, Teacher's Book, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

Skills in English Speaking Level 3 Student CDs The Garnet Education Skills in English series was highly commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2004. Do you have to speak in English as part of your studies? Then you need Skills in English Speaking. This course builds the skills that help you to speak in English in class and tutorials. At Level 3, you learn how to: * state sources; * talk about importance and relevance; * indicate partial comprehension; * use the definite article with proper nouns; * compare more than two things; * give bad news; * describe a device; * talk about events before the time of a story; * present problems and solutions; * give an opinion; * make a suggestion; * be a chairperson; * and give a short talk. As well as preparing students for entry into English-medium study, the Skills in English Course is ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skills-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, Skills in English teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Skills in English courses are also available in Listening, Reading and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 700 words * Listening texts a maximum of 1,000 words * Speaking tasks between five and ten paragraphs, with short essay-type writing assignments * Test booklets containing theme tests, a revision test after five units, plus an end-of-course test * Teacher's Book containing full answer key, methodology notes and transcript of listening material Accompanying Course Book, Teacher's Book, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

Starting Skills in English Listening and Speaking Part B Teacher's Book Starting Skills in English is specially designed for false beginners and remedial learners. It is divided into two parts, A and B. Students can enter the course at A or B level. Each part provides at least 150 hours' tuition. The whole course, therefore, provides at least 300 hours' tuition. There are three books in each part: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar. It is assumed that most users of the course will teach the books in this order, although it is not essential. The majority of the material in the third book could be set as self-study. Starting Skills in English Listening and Speaking: In Part B, students learn how to hear and say 200 key words in isolation and context from the following knowledge areas: * Education * Daily Life * Work and Business * Science and Nature * The Physical World * Culture and Civilization * Technology * Art and Literature * Sports and Leisure * Nutrition and Health Students also learn to: * ask about jobs; * ask about regular events - usually, ever, often; * ask about the weather; * compare notes - names and numbers; * compare two things; * find important words that are often at the end of a sentence; * guess meanings, pronunciation, spelling; * start a conversation; * identify multi-syllable words from the strong sound; * predict the next subject; * predict the next word or phrase; * talk about likes or dislikes; * talk about quantity; * talk about regular events - frequency adverbs; * talk about the weather; * understand the value of and, but, or; * use ago; * use drawings and diagrams; * make and answer questions; * improve their pronunciation; * stress long words; * talk about possibilities, likes and dislikes; * talk about containers; * identify questions; * use the correct short form; * predict the structure of a talk; * listen and react; * give examples and lists; * recognize change of subject; and * guess the pronunciation of vowels. This material is aimed at students with an IELTS level of 3.0. The exit level of this course is equivalent to an approximate TOEFL score of 400. Starting Skills in English Part A Listening and Speaking is also available.

English for Business Studies in Higher Education Studies The Garnet Education English for Specific Academic Purposes series won the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2009. English for Business Studies is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of business who are about to enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progressions in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist business language they need to participate successfully within a business studies faculty. Extensive listening exercises come from business studies lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key business vocabulary that students will need. The Teacher's Book includes: * Comprehensive teaching notes on all exercises to help teachers prepare effective lessons * Complete answer keys to all exercises * Full transcripts of listening exercises *Facsimiles of Course Book pages at the appropriate point in each unit *Photocopiable resource pages and ideas for additional activities The Garnet English for Specific Academic Purposes series covers a range of academic subjects. All titles present the same skills and vocabulary points. Teachers can therefore deal with a range of ESAP courses at the same time, knowing that each subject title will focus on the same key skills and follow the same structure. Key Features * Systematic approach to developing academic skills through relevant content. * Focus on receptive skills (reading and listening) to activate productive skills (writing and speaking) in subject area. * Eight-page units combine language and academic skills teaching. * Vocabulary and academic skills bank in each unit for reference and revision. * Audio CDs for further self-study or homework. * Ideal coursework for EAP teachers.

English for Banking in Higher Education Studies The Garnet Education English for Specific Academic Purposes series won the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2009. English for Banking is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of banking who are about to enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progression in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist banking language they need to participate successfully within a banking studies faculty. Extensive listening exercises come from banking lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key banking vocabulary that students will need. The Teacher's Book includes: * Comprehensive teaching notes on all exercises to help teachers prepare effective lessons * Complete answer keys to all exercises * Full transcripts of listening exercises *Facsimiles of Course Book pages at the appropriate point in each unit *Photocopiable resource pages and ideas for additional activities The Garnet English for Specific Academic Purposes series covers a range of academic subjects. All titles present the same skills and vocabulary points. Teachers can therefore deal with a range of ESAP courses at the same time, knowing that each subject title will focus on the same key skills and follow the same structure. Key Features * Systematic approach to developing academic skills through relevant content. * Focus on receptive skills (reading and listening) to activate productive skills (writing and speaking) in subject area. * Eight-page units combine language and academic skills teaching. * Vocabulary and academic skills bank in each unit for reference and revision. * Audio CDs for further self-study or homework. * Ideal coursework for EAP teachers. * NEW 13th unit, dealing with the recession and the ongoing financial crisis, available online shortly.

The Academic Encounters Second edition series uses a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. There are two books for each content area. Academic Encounters Level 3 Student's Book Listening and Speaking with DVD Life in Society engages students through interviews and academic lectures on stimulating topics from the field of sociology. Topics include culture shock, gender roles, and ways of solving crime. Students develop crucial listening and note-taking skills, discuss content, conduct interviews, and make presentations. A Student DVD includes all of the academic lectures. Topics correspond with those in Academic Encounters Level 3 Student's Book Reading and Writing Life in Society. The books may be used independently or together.

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- The "Student Books and "Workbooks feature the original "Let's Go syllabus in an appealing new design with a combination of both new and original illustrations.- The "Teacher's Books, with mid-term and final tests, have been completely rewritten with almost twice as much material. They now include special tips for teachers and reproducible activities for the classroom.- New recordings of the "Cassettes and "CDs feature more of the "Student Book language.

Progressive Skills in English 4: Workbook Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Now with fantastic, extensive online resources at

Starting Skills in English Vocabulary and Grammar Part A Course Book Have you studied English at school? Do you need to improve your vocabulary and grammar? Then you need Starting Skills in English Vocabulary and Grammar. This course helps you improve your basic vocabulary and grammar. In Part A you learn how to use 200 key words from eight key knowledge areas. You will also learn: Vocabulary: * forming letter shapes; * reading and writing numbers; * saying letter names; * using adjectives; * using alphabetical order; * using any in questions and negatives; * using capitals and lower case; * using frequency adverb phrases; * using noun phrases with apposition; * using past time phrases; * using present participles and gerunds; and * using uncountable nouns. Grammar patterns: * using SV (O) (A) patterns where: * S = simple noun phrase/pronoun * V = be in simple present or simple past/other verbs in simple present, present continuous or simple past/modal can or other verb * O = noun/pronoun * A = prepositional phrase; * using There is/was. Starting Skills in English Part B Vocabulary and Grammar is also available. There are linked courses in Listening and Speaking and Reading and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 250 words * Listening texts a maximum of 400 words * Speaking and writing tasks are short paragraphs * Teacher's Book containing a full answer key, language and culture notes, methodology notes and transcript of listening material * Allows beginners immediate access to study of academic English skills * Available as three books - Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar - at two levels * Language and culture notes available for Arabic, Chinese and Japanese learners * Ideal for false beginners, i.e., students who have not achieved their full potential in English at school Accompanying Teacher's Book, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.

English for Academic Study: Listening This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Listening will help you develop the listening and note-taking skills you need to participate effectively in academic lectures and seminars. The units are organized as follows: * Listening and lectures * Introductions to lectures * Identifying key ideas in lectures * Note-taking * Introducing new terminology * What lecturers do in lectures * Digressions Each unit includes video and audio recordings of authentic lectures from a range of academic fields, including banking, development economics, marketing, psychology and linguistics. These have been recorded in a genuine academic environment and are a perfect way to prepare for English-Medium study. The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what you have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both listening skills and the topics covered in the units. This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for Academic Study (EAS) series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS: Reading, EAS: Writing, EAS: Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS: Speaking, EAS Vocabulary and EAS: Pronunciation.

English for Economics in Higher Education Studies The Garnet Education English for Specific Academic Purposes series won the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award in 2009. English for Economics is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of economics who are about to enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progressions in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist economics language they need to participate successfully within a economics faculty. Extensive listening exercises come from economics lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key economics vocabulary that students will need. The Teacher's Book includes: * Comprehensive teaching notes on all exercises to help teachers prepare effective lessons * Complete answer keys to all exercises * Full transcripts of listening exercises *Facsimiles of Course Book pages at the appropriate point in each unit *Photocopiable resource pages and ideas for additional activities The Garnet English for Specific Academic Purposes series covers a range of academic subjects. All titles present the same skills and vocabulary points. Teachers can therefore deal with a range of ESAP courses at the same time, knowing that each subject title will focus on the same key skills and follow the same structure. Key Features * Systematic approach to developing academic skills through relevant content. * Focus on receptive skills (reading and listening) to activate productive skills (writing and speaking) in subject area. * Eight-page units combine language and academic skills teaching. * Vocabulary and academic skills bank in each unit for reference and revision. * Audio CDs for further self-study or homework. * Ideal coursework for EAP teachers.

Career Paths: Accounting is a new educational resource for accounting professionals who want to improve their English communication skills in a work environment. Reviewed by accounting professionals, the series incorporates career-specific vocabulary and contexts into lessons that built students'' working knowledge of English. Each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in four language components: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Career Paths: Accounting addresses topics including bookkeeping, financial statements, taxes, career options, and office interactions.The series is organized into three levels of difficulty and offers over 400 vocabulary terms and phrases. Every unit includes a test of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and listening skills, and leads students through written and oral production.Included Features: A variety of realistic reading passages Career-specific dialogues 45 reading and listening comprehension checks Over 400 vocabulary terms and phrases Guided speaking and writing exercises Complete glossary of terms and phrasesThe Teacher''s book contains a full answer key and audio scripts.The audio CDs contain all recorded material in American English and British English.Books 1-3 of Career Paths: Accounting are rated for the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages at A1, A2 and B1 respectively.

Progressive Skills in English 1: Teacher's Book Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Now with fantastic, extensive online resources at

Progressive Skills in English 4: Course Book Do you need English in your studies? Then you need the Progressive Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Now with fantastic, extensive online resources at

The Skills in English Course: Level 1 Part A Course Book and Resources Book Do you use English as part of your studies? Then you need The Skills in English Course. The course builds the skills required for lectures, tutorials, reading research and written assignments in English. Listening skills include: * predicting what comes next; * understanding spoken spellings and definitions; * following instructions; * identifying names; * and identifying important words. Speaking skills include: * asking about meaning and pronunciation; * checking sounds in a dictionary; * giving personal information; * expressing likes and dislikes; * and requesting, accepting and rejecting help. Reading skills include: * predicting content from illustrations, subheadings and topic sentences; * word attack skills; * locating information; * and transferring information. Writing skills include: * ordering information; * referring; * and describing habits and routines, location and places. The Skills in English Course prepares students for entry into English-medium study. It is also ideal for students who wish to improve their scores in skill-based examinations for university entry requirements, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Rather than focusing on exam preparation, The Skills in English Course teaches the necessary skills as part of a systematic programme of language development. Key Features * Resources Book contains reading texts, tapescripts and grammar resources * Each level available separately in two sections, Part A and Part B * Each section provides 80 hours of teaching * Additional syntactic grammar practice in Resources Book * Updated web resources, including blended learning for listening and reading * Free downloadable unit test packs * Featured lectures and radio programmes on DVD Did you know? The Skills in English Course is also available in separate Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing courses. You can also look at the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Accompanying audio and Teacher's Book also available. Please contact us if you have purchased The Skills in English Course and would like access to the accompanying tests.