Spectrum: A Communicative Course in English, Level 3

David P. Rein

ISBN 10: 0138301344 / ISBN 13: 9780138301347

Published by Prentice Hall (edition 1), 1999

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spectrum: A Communicative Course in English, Level 3
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0138301344
• ISBN 13: 9780138301347
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

The series features a carefully sequenced, systematic presentation of grammar and a comprehensive coverage of all four skills.
-- Functions, themes, language, and structures are recycled in fully illustrated dialogues, vocabulary, readings, and exercises.
-- Listening activities provide practice in hearing, understanding, and responding to spoken English.

Additional features of the course:
-- Workbooks correspond to Student Book lessons and reinforce functions, structures, vocabulary, and pronunciation activities.
-- Teacher's Editions contain teaching instructions interleaved with full-color student pages, along with answer keys (for Student Books and Workbooks) and listening scripts.
-- Audiocassette Programs contain realistic recordings of conversations that provide students with listening, pronunciation, and intonation practice.
-- A Test Program includes a placement test and two achievement tests for each level.
-- Viewer's Guides offer a 4-page unit for each video segment with previewing, viewing, and extension activities.
-- Video segments are 2 to 2-1/2 minutes long (50 min. in total).
-- Video Teacher's Guides are available for each video level.

From the Back Cover

Spectrum: A Communicative Course in English, by Diane Warshawksy and Sandra Costinett (Donald R.H. Byrd, Project Director), is a complete six-level, four skills course for adult and young adult learners of English. Spectrum features a unique "natural" approach to language learning: Rich language input is provided in authentic conversations accompanied by receptive activities that help students absorb new functions, structures, and vocabulary. Real-life language tasks offer both focused practice and opportunities for natural interaction, promoting both fluency and accuracy. Students progress from the beginning to the advanced level as they follow a comprehensive and carefully graded syllabus.

Spectrum also features:

• Thematically based lessons
• Comprehensive coverage of all four skills
• Listening activities in both the Student Book and Workbook
• An audio program with authentic-sounding conversations, telephone messages, public announcements, and broadcasts
• A complete testing package