IMPACT LISTENING SECOND EDITION 1

and business purposes. Each level features 15 thematic units, plus 3 review units, using an effective 4-step approach to teaching listening. Step 1: Warm Up includes bottom-up listening skills and contextualized input. Step 2: Listening Task includes focusing strategies and clear visuals. Step 3: Real World Listening includes top-down strategies and active listening and critical thinking. Step 4: Interaction Link includes interactive tasks and real communication. Level 1 of the series is intended for beginning level students. Level 2 is for high-beginning and low-intermediate students; and Level 3 is for intermediate students. The Student Book includes a Self-Study Audio CD, so students can study on their own or do some of the listening tasks as homework. Each level of the series also includes support materials including Classroom Audio CDs, a Teacher’s Manual with Test Master CD-ROM and Test Audio CD, and Website Support.