Before Book One: Listening Activities for Pre-Beginning Students of English/Teachers Edition

by John R. Boyd, Mary Ann Boyd

Before Book Listening Activities for Prebeginning Students of English is a landmark text based on the philosophy that the ability to listen to the sounds of English, comprehend them, and demonstrate that comprehension non-verbally is a prerequisite to mastering oral communication skills. The authors use techniques which help to produce a non-threatening environment wherein pre-beginners can have positive and successful first experiences with English. Each unit introduces material orally and visually and associates it with what has already been introduced; includes a multiple-choice exercise which checks aural comprehension of the new material; and has practice activities which allow students to use what they can now aurally comprehend in a variety of games, dictations, manipulation of pictures or objects. The second edition incorporates new artwork, features expanded activities for key units, and adds optional worksheet pages for students unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet. This detailed Teacher's Edition -- an essential component of the program -- contains instructions for completing text exercises as well as step-by-step directions for introducing and supplementing all student book activities. It also includes the full-size student book pages for quick reference.

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1991