Just Listening & Speaking Intermediate

The Just Series

The Just series is an integrated series of

books that can be used on their own or, when used together, make up a complete course with a consistent methodological approach. The Just series is designed for individual skills and language development either as part of a classroom-based course or a self-study programme. The approach is learner-centred, and each unit has clear aims, motivating topics and interesting practice activities. The Just series is for adult intermediate learners and can be used as general preparation material for exams at this level.

The Just series has four titles:

Just ListeningandSpeaking 0 462 00714 6 Just Reading and Writing 0 462 00711 1 Just GrammorO462 00713 8 Just Vocobu/oryO 462 00712 X

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Dave Jimenez; Peter Bowater/Alamy; Art Explosion/Recreation; pSB Portrait of John Evelyn (1620-1706)by English School (17th century) Roy Miles Fine Paintings/Bridgeman Art library;

The Artist's Daughter, c. 1927-28 (oil on canvas by Augustus

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Text acknowledgements

pS9ClJ Dent, 1997, reprinted bypermission of Pearson Education Ltd Audio acknowledgements pS9 OJ Dent, 1997, reproduced bypermission of Pearson Education Ltd; So Smooth, Carter Steve (g/Pa rricell), 8ruton Music Ltd {GB2J, 8RS 23. The Tango Dancer, Shaw Howard/Shaw Howard, Chappell Recorded Music Library, CHAP 133

Contents ••

PART A: Listening PART B: Speaking

Listening 1 Working in a man's world 8 5peaking 1 Interview role-play 51

Listening I! On the lawn 10 5peaking I! Telling stories 52

Listening 3 The parachute jump 12 5peaking 3 The tourism debate 54

Listening 4 Commercials 14 5peaking 4 Drawing homes 56

Listening 5 The questionnaire 16 5peaking 5 Interviewing a portrait 58

Listening 6 Types of holiday 18 5peaking 6 Marianne's dream 59

Listening 7 Travel announcements 20 5peaking 7 What can you remember? 60

Listening B 'Making myself homeless' 22 5peaking B What are they saying? 61 (a song)

5peaking 9 The invitation 62 Listening 9 Looking round a house 24

5peaking 10 Story reconstruction 64 Listening 10 Murder mystery 26

Listening 11 Haunted house 28 Audio§cript: 65 A.n§wer keg 75 Listening II! Weather forecast 30

Listening 13 The tango 32

Listening 14 Irritation 34

Listening 15 The line-up 36

Listening 16 Here is the news 38

Listening 17 Scientists and film 40 makers

Listening lB Reactions 42

Listening 19 Watching the match 44

Listening I!O Which Susan? 46