Open Forum is a three-level series that exposes students to engaging and informative content while developing essential listening and speaking skills. Each level contains listening selections and discussion activities related to a range of academic content areas, including communications, teachnology, business, and the social sciences. Each chapter provides presentation and practice of important listening and speaking skills so that students can develop effective learning strategies. Open Forum also offers vocabulary and pronunciation strands to complement the instruction.
Chapter 1 Topic: City planning
Chapter 2 Topic: Leisure activities; quality of life
Chapter 3 Topic: Food; changes in habits
Chapter 4 Topic: Visual art
Chapter 5 Topic: Ocean research; condor preservation
Chapter 6 Topic: Work
Chapter 7 Topic: Difference languages in the United States; endangered languages
Chapter 8 Topic: Inventors and inventions
Chapter 9 Topic: Marketing and advertising
Chapter 10 Topic: Education
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