Publisher: OUP
Levels: Pre-Intermediate (B1)
Entertaining news stories for listening and discussion.
Key features:
-It presents 18 true stories in radio news format. The stories are light-hearted and feature interesting characters and events.
-It helps students improve their general listening and discussion abilities while teaching the skills required to understand broadcast news.
-All units have a series of task-based activities that guide students from general to detailed understanding of the news report, and provide meaningful fluency practice related to the story's theme.
-The short, focused units can be completed in one class period.
-Vocabulary building exercises introduce and practice new language.
-Communicative speaking tasks build on the theme of the story and provide opportunities for student personalization.
-An optional 'Extra Practice' section at the back of the book further consolidates new vocabulary.
