For Success Listening And Speaking — Skills

The access code provides a massive amount of extra material: auto-graded listening comprehension quizzes, vocabulary flashcards, and additional speaking prompts. The "progress tracking" feature is excellent for teachers monitoring homework compliance.

★★★★☆ (4.5/5) An academically rigorous, well-structured series that excels at critical thinking but requires a motivated instructor to unlock its full potential. The Good (Strengths) 1. The "Q" = Critical Thinking Unlike rote repetition textbooks, this series is built around a essential question for each unit (e.g., "Why do people follow fashion trends?" ). This pushes students beyond simple comprehension to analysis, synthesis, and debate. The listening passages are chosen specifically to challenge assumptions, not just test recall. skills for success listening and speaking

Every unit explicitly teaches a Cornell-style note-taking strategy (e.g., using abbreviations, outlines, mind maps). Unlike other books that treat notes as an afterthought, this one integrates them directly into the listening comprehension tasks and speaking assessments. The access code provides a massive amount of

The 3rd edition has significantly upgraded its audio/video content. You won’t find slow, scripted dialogues. Instead, students hear real lectures, NPR-style news clips, and unscripted interviews with natural pace, hesitations, and accents (including non-native English speakers). This is brutal for beginners but excellent for real-world preparation. The Good (Strengths) 1

Target Audience: High school to university English as a Second Language (ESL)/English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students (Levels Intro through 5).