What I Believe 2: Listening and Speaking about What Really Matters

Mary E. Ward

ISBN 10: 0131591932 / ISBN 13: 9780131591936

Published by Pearson Education ESL (edition First Edition), 2008

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What I Believe 2: Listening and Speaking about What Really Matters
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131591932
• ISBN 13: 9780131591936
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

What I Believe 2: Listening and Speaking about What Really Matters, by Mary E. Ward, is based on the public radio series This I Believe.What I Believe 2 features the unique voices of individuals from all walks of life who share the personal philosophies and core values that guide their daily lives. In addition to providing authentic listening practice, this book challenges students to explore, discuss, and write about the essays in the text. It also engages and guides students in formulating, sharing, and discussing their own core values and beliefs.

What I Believe 2 is for high-intermediate students. For intermediate students, seeWhat I Believe 1.

Features

• Getting Ready — introduces student to the speaker and activates their knowledge of the speaker’s topic
• Vocabulary for Comprehension and Glossary — support students’ listening comprehension
• Critical Thinking — provides students opportunities to discuss central and related topics in a deep, meaningful way
• Background Notes and Culture Notes — give students helpful background on essay content
• Focused Speaking Task — includes instruction and practice with pronunciation and useful language as well as step-by-step speaking preparation
• Writing Topics — allows students to put their ideas into written form

What I Believe is a two-level series. See also:

• What I Believe 1

From the Back Cover

  

What I Believe 2: Listening and Speaking about What Really Matters, by Mary E. Ward, is based on the public radio series This I Believe. What I Believe 2 features the unique voices of individuals from all walks of life who share the personal philosophies and core values that guide their daily lives.  In addition to providing authentic listening practice, this book challenges students to explore, discuss, and write about the essays in the text.  It also engages and guides students in formulating, sharing, and discussing their own core values and beliefs.

 

What I Believe 2 is for high-intermediate students. For intermediate students, see What I Believe 1.

  

Features 

• Getting Ready ― introduces student to the speaker and activates their knowledge of the speaker’s topic 
• Vocabulary for Comprehension and Glossary ― support students’ listening comprehension
• Critical Thinking ― provides students opportunities to discuss central and related topics in a deep, meaningful way
• Background Notes and Culture Notes ― give students helpful background on essay content
• Focused Speaking Task ― includes instruction and practice with pronunciation and useful language as well as step-by-step speaking preparation
• Writing Topics ― allows students to put their ideas into written form

Audio CDs are available.

 

What I Believe is a two-level series.  See also:

• What I Believe 1