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Course Planner for NorthStar, Second Edition, Listening and Speaking, High Intermediate Four Classroom Hours Unit 1 Hour In class Focus on the Topic Predicting (page 1) Preparing to Listen Background (pages 3-5) Vocabulary for Comprehension (pages 6-7)

Homework

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Focus on Listening Listening One: News Resisters (page 8) Listening for Main Ideas (pages 8-9) Listening for Details (pages 9-10)

Vocabulary exercises on the NorthStar Companion Website www.longman.com/northstar

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Listening Two: CornCam, Exercises 1-2 (pages 11-12) Linking Listenings One and Two (page 12)

Focus on Speaking Style: Stating an Opinion (pages 21-22) (review written responses in class)

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Speaking Topic (page 22)

At the end of this unit students can take the unit tests. Test 1 assesses students’ receptive skills with audio segments on the CD. (Students can complete section A.) Test 2 assesses students’ productive skills. The test masters, audio scripts, and answer key are in the Teacher’s Manual.

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Homework

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Focus on Listening Listening One: Dreams of Flying and Overcoming Obstacles (pages 28-29) Listening for Main Ideas (page 29) Listening for Details (page 29)


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Listening Two: The Achilles Track Club Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, Exercises 13 (pages 31-32) Linking Listenings One and Two (page 32)

Focus on Speaking Style: Using Narrative Techniques, Exercise 1 (pages 41-42) (review homework exercise in class)

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Speaking Topics, Activity 1, Steps 1-2 (pages 43- 44)

At the end of this unit students can take the unit tests. Test 1 assesses students’ receptive skills with audio segments on the CD. (Students can complete sections A and B.) Test 2 assesses students’ productive skills. The test masters, audio scripts, and answer key are in the Teacher’s Manual.


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Course Planner for NorthStar, Second Edition, Listening and Speaking, High Intermediate Four Classroom Hours Unit 3 Hour In class Focus on the Topic Predicting (page 45) Preparing to Listen Background (page 47) Vocabulary for Comprehension (pages 48-49)

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Focus on Listening Listening One: Teen Sleep Needs (page 50) Listening for Main Ideas (pages 50-51) Listening for Details (pages 51-52)


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Listening Two: Get Back in Bed (pages 54-55) Linking Listenings One and Two (page 55)

Focus on Speaking Style: Interrupting Politely to Ask Questions—read introduction (page 64)

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Style: Interrupting Politely to Ask Questions— partner work (pages 64-65) Speaking Topic (pages 65-67)



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Focus on Listening Listening One: Preparing for a Hurricane (pages 73-74) Listening for Main Ideas (page 74) Listening for Details (page 75)

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Listening Two: Hurricane Hunters (page 77) Vocabulary exercises on the NorthStar Linking Listenings One and Two, Exercises 1-2 Companion Website (page 78) www.longman.com/northstar

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Style: Expressing Surprise and Shock (page 88-89) Speaking Topic (page 90)



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Course Planner for NorthStar, Second Edition, Listening and Speaking, High Intermediate Four Classroom Hours Unit 5 In class Focus on the Topic Predicting (page 91) Preparing to Listen Background (pages 93-94) Vocabulary for Comprehension (pages 94-95)

Homework

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Focus on Listening Listening One: Interview with a Medicine Priest (page 95) Listening for Main Ideas (page 96) Listening for Details (pages 96-97)


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Listening Two: “Ndakinna”—A Poem, Exercises 1-3 (pages 98-99) Linking Listenings One and Two (page 100)

Focus on Speaking Style: Asking for and Giving Examples—read only (page 109)

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Focus on Speaking Style: Asking for and Giving Examples—group work (page 109) Speaking Topic, Exercise 1 (pages 110-111)

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Course Planner for NorthStar, Second Edition, Listening and Speaking, High Intermediate Four Classroom Hours Unit 6 Hour In class Focus on the Topic Predicting (page 113) Preparing to Listen Background (pages 114-116) Vocabulary for Comprehension (page 117)

Homework

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Focus on Listening Listening One: Oseola McCarty—An Unusual Philanthropist (page 118) Listening for Main Ideas (page 118) Listening for Details (pages 119)


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Listening Two: Please Donate or Volunteer— Public Service Announcements, Exercises 1-2 (page 121) Linking Listenings One and Two (page 122)

Focus on Speaking Style: Prioritizing or Ranking Ideas— read only (pages 130-131)

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Focus on Speaking Style: Prioritizing or Ranking Ideas—pair work (pages 130-131) Speaking Topic, Steps 1-4 (page 132)



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Focus on Listening Listening One: Can You Learn EQ? (page 139) Listening for Main Ideas (page 139) Listening for Details (page 140)


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Listening Two: Test Your EQ, Exercises 1-2 (pages 142-143) Linking Listenings One and Two (page 144)

Focus on Speaking Style: Restating for Clarification or Emphasis (pages 130-131) (written responses to be submitted to teacher)

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Focus on Speaking Speaking Topic, Activity 1 (pages 151-153)



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Course Planner for NorthStar, Second Edition, Listening and Speaking, High Intermediate Four Classroom Hours Unit 8 Hour In class Focus on the Topic Predicting (page 155) Preparing to Listen Background (page 157) Vocabulary for Comprehension, Exercises 1-2 (pages 157-159)

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Focus on Listening Listening One: French Sandwiches (page 159) Listening for Main Ideas (page 160) Listening for Details (pages 160-161)


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Listening Two: Food in a Bowl (pages 162163) Linking Listenings One and Two (pages 163165)

Focus on Speaking Style: Calling Attention to a Particular Item (page 175)—read only

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Style: Calling Attention to a Particular Item (page 175)—group work Speaking Topic (page 176)



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Course Planner for NorthStar, Second Edition, Listening and Speaking, High Intermediate Four Classroom Hours Unit 9 Hour In class Focus on the Topic Predicting (page 179) Preparing to Listen Background (pages 180-181) Vocabulary for Comprehension, Exercises 12 (pages 182-183)

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Focus on Listening Listening One: A World within a School (page 184) Listening for Main Ideas (page 184) Listening for Details (page 185)


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Listening Two: The Words Escape Me, Exercises 1-2 (pages 186-189) Linking Listenings One and Two (page 190)

Focus on Speaking Style: Hesitating in Response to a Question, Exercise 1 (page 201) (review responses in class)

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Style: Hesitating in Response to a Question, Exercise 2 (pages 201-202) Speaking Topic, Steps 1-3 (pages 203-204) (students should submit plan directly to teacher)



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Course Planner for NorthStar, Second Edition, Listening and Speaking, High Intermediate Four Classroom Hours Unit 10 Hour In class Focus on the Topic Predicting (page 205) Preparing to Listen Background (pages 206-207) Vocabulary for Comprehension, (pages 208-209)

Homework

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Focus on Listening Listening One: Noise in the City (page 209) Listening for Main Ideas (page 210) Listening for Details (pages 210-211)

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Listening Two: Technology Talk, Exercises 1-2 Vocabulary exercises on the NorthStar (pages 212-213) Companion Website Linking Listenings One and Two (page www.longman.com/northstar 214)

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Focus on Speaking Style: Expressing Frustration (pages 221-222) Speaking Topic, Steps 1-3 (page 223)



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