Overview ix CHAPTER ONE Listen In Part One Learning New Strategies Part Two Listening Attack Strategies 1.Using What You Already Know 2.Scanningfor Background Information 3.Scanning for the Main Idea 4.Scanning or the Important Points 5.Infrencing(Making Intelligent Guesses) 6.Scanningfor Specific Pieces of Information 7.Using Context Clues 8.Using Structure and Intonation Clues 9.Revising Assumptions(CheckingWhatYou Understood)Vocabulary Review Part Three Oral Journal Homework Assignment Part Four Using ItMy Home Town CHAPTER TWo Kicki ng the Habit Part One Pre—Listening:Health Survey Part Two Main Dialogue Oral Journal Homework Assignment Part Three Expansion Section 1:Diet and Exercise Section 2:Counting Calories Part Four Focus:Conditionals Part Five Practice Part Six Using It:How To Make a Speech CHAPTER THREE Cruisin/Cross Country Part 0ne Pre—Listening:State Names Part Two Main Dialogue Orallournal Homework Assignment Part Three Expansion: Section 1:American Regions ,Rivers,Mountains,and Laks Section 2:The Census Part Four Focus:Expressions of Time Part Five Practice Part Six Using It:Planning a Vacation CHAPTER FoUR What/s My Line? Part 0ne Pre—Listening:What's in an Interview? Part Two Main Dialogue Orallournal Homework Assignment Part Three Expansion:Rules for Good Interviews Part Four Focus:Using Stress for Clarification Part Five Practice Part Six Using It:Interview Project CHAPTER FIVE Face the lssues Part One pre—Listening:Whar Worries You the Most? Part Two Main Dialogue oral 1ournal Homework Assignment Part Three Expansion Section 1:The United States Government Section 2:The State of the Union Address Part Four Focus:Changes in Meaning Through Stress and Pitch Part Five Practice Part Six Using It:People's Greatest Concerns CHAPTER SlX What/s Bugging You? Part One Pre-Listening:Radio Schedule Part Two Main Dialogue Oral Iournal Homework Assignment Part Three Expansion:The Newspaper Part Four Focus:Tag Questions Part Five Practice Part Six Using It:Making News CHAPTER SEVEN I/ve Got Your Number! CHAPTER EIGHT How Green Are You?