An exciting, proven approach to listening comprehension and discussion, based on authentic radio broadcasts from NPR's 'All Things Considered,' 'Weekend Edition,' and 'Morning Edition.' Students are presented with interesting, relevant content in unedited everyday speech including hesitations, redundancies, and various dialectical patterns.
xv, 238 p.
25 cm.
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1 The Internet: A Driving Force for Change?Commentator: David Weinberger from All Things Considered
2 Better Dead Than Coed?Commentator: Katharine Ferguson from Morning Edition
3 When Does Life Begin?Commentator: Andrei Codrescu from All Things Considered
4 Economic Might vs. Ecologic RightCommentator: James Trefil from Morning Edition
5 Beyond DarwinCommentator: Lauren Weinstein from Morning Edition
6 To Know More About Less or Less About MoreCommentator: Rod MacLeish from Weekend Edition
7 "Just Say `No' to Drugs"?Commentator: Philip Gerard from All Things Considered
8 The Right to Die vs. the Right to LifeCommentator: Philip Gerard from All Things Considered
9 The Global VillageCommentator: Andrew Lam from All Things Considered
10 "For Every Winner, There's A Loser"Commentator: Joe Loconte from All Things Considered