Listening

Listening : B2

Real English for life beyond the classroom

English in the real world is constantly evolving, and learners need to move with it. But sometimes the English you can learn from your coursebook just isn't enough for real life. Being able to understand English as it is really spoken will give you the confidence to succeed in any English-speaking environment. Using a wide range of authentic, unscripted recordings of everyday people from around the world, Collins Listening (B2+) will help you to feel confident and prepared for anything.

> Hear the language people really use when they are speaking
> Free downloadable audio with over 40 authentic recordings in a wide variety of scenarios
> Useful tips to increase your understanding of tone, slang and context

Units are divided into the following themes:
* Lifestyle
* Practical advice and information
* Attitudes and behaviour
* Passions
* Memorable experiences

Each of these areas includes analysis of high-level, natural recordings between one, two and three people. Some conversations took place face-to-face while others were over the phone. All are 100% unscripted and unedited and do not use actors.

About the series:
What is it? Collins' innovative English for Life series adds the extra bit of authenticity to your studies that traditional coursebooks often lack. The series includes helpful up-to-date and relevant topics needed to get by in English and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the world's largest database of the English language.

How can the series be used? The series can be used for independent study (self-study) and extra assignments, it's a great supplement to existing coursebooks, and the books can also be used as stand-alone coursebooks for short courses. All books have accompanying teacher resources available online.

What levels are available? There are three levels available:
A2 (Pre-intermediate)
B1+ (Intermediate)
B2+ (Upper intermediate)

  • For ages: 12-17
  • Format: Mixed media product | 128 pages
  • Dimensions: 189 x 246 x 8mm | 370g
  • Publication date: 01 Aug 2014
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint: COLLINS
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780007542680
  • Bestsellers rank: 377,255

More Books:

The Listening Book
Language: en
Pages: 386
Authors: W. A. Mathieu
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-03-27 - Publisher: Shambhala Publications

The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for l
You're Not Listening
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Kate Murphy
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-07 - Publisher: Celadon Books

When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you? "If you’re like most people, you don’t listen as often or as well as you�
Deep Listening
Language: en
Pages: 156
Authors: Oscar Trimboli
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-06-10 - Publisher:

Over 55% of your day is spent listening; yet only 2% of us have been trained in how to listen. What is poor listening costing you? Do you rush from meeting to m
Are You Listening?
Language: en
Pages: 319
Authors: Tillie Walden
Categories: Young Adult Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-10 - Publisher: First Second

The graphic novel Are You Listening? is an intimate and emotionally soaring story about friendship, grief, and healing from Eisner Award winner Tillie Walden. B
Second Language Listening
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: John Flowerdew
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-02-07 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

As an essential part of communicative competence, listening is a skill which deserves equal treatment with the other basic skills of speaking, reading, and writ
Listening
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Hannah Merker
Categories: Hearing impaired
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

One woman's odyssey tempered by the silence that surrounds her, Listening is Hannah Merker's moving and evocative account of her perceptions on the loss and rem
Your Brain Is Always Listening
Language: en
Pages: 297
Authors: Daniel G. Amen, MD
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-02 - Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen equips you with powerful weapons to battle the inner dragons that are breathing fire on your brain, driving un
Listening
Language: en
Pages: 612
Authors: Stephen Handel
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-08-26 - Publisher: MIT Press

Listening combines broad coverage of acoustics, speech and music perception psychophysics, and auditory physiology with a coherent theoretical orientation in a
Yes, I Can Listen!
Language: en
Pages: 32
Authors: Steve Metzger
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-06 - Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Listening is an essential life skill that helps children achieve success at school, follow safety rules and show others that they care about them. In a world fi
Power Listening
Language: en
Pages: 211
Authors: Bernard T. Ferrari
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-01 - Publisher: Penguin

Listening is harder than it looks- but it's the difference between business success and failure. Nothing causes bad decisions in organizations as often as poor