Alan Duff

PrefaceMost published materials for listening comprehension focus on linguistic content. In contrast to this approach, the materials in this book place the main emphasis on the total context in which verbal interaction occurs.The dialogues are relatively simple to understand as far as their content...

1 Working alone, study the picture opposite for not more than one minute. Then close your eyes, and try to recall the face as exactly as possible. Now, open your eyes and look at the portrait again. Note down your ideas about the following: - the young man's age. - the language he is speaking...