Listening Express is a 3-level listening series designed for high-beginner to intermediate learners, featuring natural dialogues that relate to everyday themes. Each student book includes various resources such as a dictation book, transcripts, and access to a mobile app, supporting vocabulary and grammar development through practical listening activities. The program also incorporates checkpoints and quizzes to assess learners' understanding of the material.

1. Listening Express

2. Content
• Overview
• Key Features
• Unit Walkthrough
Student Book
Dictation Book
Hybrid CD / App

3. Overview
• 3-level listening series for high-beginner to intermediate
learners
• Themes and topics which appeal to 21st century learners
• New vocabulary and grammar are introduced regularly and
presented naturally within each conversation or short talk
• Speaking opportunities within each unit
• Each student book includes:
• Dictation book, listening transcripts, downloadable app,
answer key, and hybrid CD

4. Series Key Features
• Natural dialogs in everyday setting
• Familiar daily lives of learners as main theme
• Carefully selected keywords practiced with English
definitions and example sentences
• Accompanying dictation book helps students further
enhance their listening abilities
• Useful online resources: words lists, worksheet, answer key,
mp3, mobile application and hybrid CD

5. Student Book
Getting Started
A. Speak Out: Topic Discussion
Read the question as a class. In small
groups or as a class, learners use the
given expression to answer the
question.
B. Introductory Listening
Ask learners to discuss how each
picture relates to the topic. Then
play the audio track. For each picture,
learners will hear a letter, then one
or two sentences. They should write
the letter under the corresponding
picture.

6. Student Book
Words to Know
A. Vocabulary Match with
Definitions
Learners match the vocabulary with
the definitions.
B. Vocabulary Match with Pictures
Learners write the correct word in
the larger blank leaving the smaller
blank empty. Then play the audio
track. Learners will hear a letter and
one or two sentences that
correspond to a picture and a
vocabulary word, they write the
letter next to the vocabulary word.

7. Student Book
Words to Know
C. Fill in the blanks
Learners fill in the blanks in the given
sentences using the four vocabulary
words shown. Check answers in
small groups, having students take
turns reading the sentences.

8. Student Book
Warm-Up Listening
A. True / False
Explain to learners that they will hear
a dialogue. Then play the Warm-Up
Listening audio track. After listening,
have students answer the questions.
Check answers in class.

9. Student Book
Warm-Up Listening
B. Comprehension and Fill in the
Blanks
Have learners look at the questions in
Activity B. After instructing them to
pay attention for the answers to the
questions, play the Warm-Up
Listening audio track again. Check
the answers in class.

10. Student Book
Real Time Listening
A. Multiple Choice Questions
Learners should be told to listen
closely for details. Then play the
audio track. After listening, students
answer the multiple choice questions.
Check answers as a class.

11. Student Book
Real Time Listening
B. Summary Completion
Have learners look at the incomplete
summary. Tell them that they will
listen to the dialogue again. Then
play the audio track again. To check
the answers, students can read the
summary as a class or in small groups.

12. Student Book
Close-Up Listening
A. Fill in the Chart
Have learners look at the chart. Tell them
that they should listen to a monologue in
order to fill it out. Then play the audio
track. Check answers as a class.
B. Dictation
Instruct learners to fill in the blanks as
they listen again to the monologue. Then
play the track again. Check answers in
small groups or as a class. Learners can
take turns reading different parts of the
monologue.

13. Student Book
Chitchat
In the chitchat section learners are asked
a question related to the unit’s topic.
These questions are opinion-based, so
learners freely share their thoughts on
the topic. The discussion can be had in
small groups or as a class.

14. Student Book
Checkpoint
This unit test covers vocabulary and
topical information.
A. Photo-Sentence Match
Play the audio track and learners
write the correct answer under the
picture that matches the sentence.
B. Identifying Unnatural Dialogues
Explain to learners that they will hear
four two-turn dialogues and should
choose the one that includes an
unnatural response.

15. Student Book
Checkpoint
This unit test covers vocabulary and
topical information.
C. Monologue / Multiple Choice
Learners will hear a monologue
related to the unit’s topic. Explain
that after listening, they will respond
to two questions. Check answers as a
class.

16. Student Book
Finish Line
Every three units finish line will check
learners’ understanding of the topics,
vocabulary, and grammar covered in
each thematic session with questions
presented in the style of TOEIC
Listening and Reading tests.

17. Dictation Book
Warm-Up Listening, Real Time Listening, and Checkpoint C
Listening Express also comes with a Dictation book that will allow learners to
continue to develop their listening skills while they transcribe what is spoken.

18. Hybrid CD / APP
Launch Page & Main Menu
Listening Express comes complete with premium digital content through two
easy to use access points. Learners can either load the program onto their
computers via the Hybrid CD or access on tablet PC’s via a free application
available on Android and iOS.

19. Hybrid CD / APP
Word Flash
Reinforce and recycle target vocabulary with this flashcard activity. With one
side containing the vocabulary word and the other side having the word’s
definition learners can continue to build their language skill.

20. Hybrid CD / APP
Word Match
Word match allows learners match
vocabulary with the proper definition.
Quiz
Learners can test their understanding
of the lesson with interactive quizzes.

21. Hybrid CD / APP
Unscramble
The unscramble section shown below
is another challenging activity where
learners must put the words in the
correct order.
Audio
The audio section shown below is an
additional tool learners can use to
practice listening to dialogue from
the unit.

22. Listening Express
• Including
Student Book
Dictation Book
Hybrid CD / APP

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