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Let’sspeak(Beginner)
ByBevDusuyaNaokoOzekiandKevinBergman
ISBN:962001359X
SpeakUp(Pre-Intermediate)
ByBevKusuyaNakoZeki
ISBN:0583338050
“Teachthestudentsaboutyourcultureandhelpthemtalkabouttheirown.”Howoftenaretheseworthygoalskeptfrombeingachievedbythelimitationsofyourbeginnerlevellearners?Studentsatalllevelswanttotalkaboutculture.
Topicsincludefoodshoppingsportsfashiontherolesofmenandwomenhealthmusicandmanymore.
Theseareallchosenfromsurveysofover15000studentsabouttheirowninterestsincross-culturalcommunication.
“Let’sSpeak”and“SpeakUp”shareaspecialbutexcellentwaythatallowsallstudentstotakepartin.
Theserieshasquestionswhichstartthinkingandthenhelpcollectopinionsaboutpersonaltopics.Conversationpracticeisprovidedbyreadytouse(现成的)modelsofbasicexchangesonthetopic.Alsotheculturalinformationpresentedintheseriescomesintheformofinterestingrelevant（相关的）factsandideasfromothercountriesthroughlisteningtasksandCultureQuizexercises.
Teamactivitiesinbooksprovidelivelyproblemsolvinggamestoenablesharingandcomparisonofculturalvalues.
“Let’sSpeak”isfitforentrylevelstudentsofallages.“SpeakUp”providesfortheneedsofhigherlevelbeginnersofferingthesamecarefullisteningandspeakinghelpbutwithslightlymoreopenendeddiscussion.
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1．Inthesentence“Teachthestudentsaboutyourcultureandhelpthemtalkabouttheirown”“yourculture”heremeansthecultureof_____