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\nEach level offers these features:
\nRealistic lectures on topics of current interest.
\nPre-listening activities designed to activate prior knowledge, to introduce key vocabulary, and to provide notetaking tips, models, and practice.
\nA wide range of listening strategies including predicting, inferring, listening for the main idea, and listening for details.
\n“Using Your Notes” lecture review activities.
\nProjects including in-class discussions, presentations, contact assignments, and research projects.
\nListening quizzes for each unit.
\nTeacher Packs for each level, including photocopiable quizzes, answer keys, and audioscripts for both lectures and quizzes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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