{"product_id":"interactive-dictations-catherine-sadow-9780866473576","title":"Interactive Dictations: An Intermediate Listening\/Speaking\/Writing Text","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInteractive Dictations\u003c\/i\u003e is a low-intermediate to intermediate level text that is intended to improve the listening, speaking, and writing skills of ESL students. Each dictation is preceded by an introduction and vocabulary\/pronunciation work and is followed by discussion topics. Pair and small-group work is encouraged. Following the discussions, there are an optional writing topic and a variety of other activities, including idiom\/vocabulary work, role plays, and many cooperative learning activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading skills are also reinforced, along with attention to vocabulary and grammar. This text provides a wide variety of dictations that include provocative news items, problems to solve, and decisions to make.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- There are four different types of dictation: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePartial (Cloze)\u003c\/b\u003e: Students listen and fill in the blanks in the activity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003e Pair\u003c\/b\u003e: Students work in pairs with different gaps in their passages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003e Dictogloss\u003c\/b\u003e: Students hear a sentence once and have to write the gist of that sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003e Prediction\u003c\/b\u003e: Students predict what should be in the sentence blank and then check to see if their prediction was correct.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn (optional) audio program is available for download. Visit ProLinguaLearning.com for details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Sadow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0866473572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780866473576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pro Lingua Learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catherine Sadow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044826968319,"sku":"9780866473576","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d282a57a-7c5d-4d85-8f97-e785434b074b.jpg?v=1684975125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interactive-dictations-catherine-sadow-9780866473576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}