{"product_id":"face-the-issues","title":"Face the Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFace the Issues: Intermediate Listening and Critical Thinking Skills,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThird Edition, by Carol Numrich, in cooperation with NPR®, helps intermediate students develop critical thinking skills as they gain insight into American attitudes and values. Each thought-provoking unit is based on an authentic radio broadcast from National Public Radio®. Students develop essential listening strategies such as predicting, looking at language, understanding main ideas and points of view, and focusing on details. Language and concepts are integrated through follow-up critical thinking activities including discussion, debate, values clarification, survey, role play, case study, inteview, and simulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudio CDs are available for this title.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe third edition features six new units on topical issues such has beauty, art, obesity, gender roles, and the environment. In addition, pronunciation and inference activities have bee added to every unit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSample Audio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListen to samples from the Audio CDs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnit 2: \u003ci\u003eA Boy’s Shelter for Street People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca\u003eListening\u003c\/a\u003e (5:53) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca\u003eListening for Inference: Excerpt 1\u003c\/a\u003e (0:30) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca\u003eListening for Inference: Excerpt 2\u003c\/a\u003e (0:20) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca\u003eLooking at Language: Usage\u003c\/a\u003e (0:48) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca\u003eLooking at Language: Pronunciation\u003c\/a\u003e (0:45) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca\u003eExercise 1\u003c\/a\u003e (1:11) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSee also:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaise the Issues,\u003c\/i\u003e Third Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsider the Issues,\u003c\/i\u003e Third Edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46286584905966,"sku":"9780131992184","price":59.33,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/face-the-issues","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}