Book Description

LEAP: Listening and Speaking is now a three-level task-based series for students preparing for college or university studies in English. It encourages students to apply critical thinking skills as they engage in academic listening and speaking tasks across a range of disciplines. Featuring text-based vocabulary and skills practice and a variety of structured speaking assignments, LEAP: Listening and Speaking offers students the skills they need to excel in an academic world. Highlights Authentic listening texts and video clips feature a broad range of academic disciplines and genres to help students improve their listening skills. Focus on listening, speaking, grammar, and academic survival skills allows students to develop the competencies required to communicate effectively in an academic context. Final assignments at the end of each chapter offer in-depth speaking tasks that synthesize the chapter contents and help develop advanced critical thinking skills. Access to My Search Lab provides students with research and writing tools. Access to My eLab allows students to learn beyond the classroom. Access is free with the purchase of a new book. My eLab gives students extra practice opportunities with self-graded activities and tests that teachers can customize. A gradebook shows student's progress. Vocabulary review exercises. Additional comprehension exercises based on listening texts from the Student Book. New content related to themes in the Student Book (listening passage, comprehension, and vocabulary questions). My eLab Documents include: Vocabulary lists by chapter and master Academic Word List. Audio and video files for textbook listenings. A referencing guide. Teacher's Guide with answer keys and notes, audio and video scripts, alternative final assignments, and tests.