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The Natural World by Yoneka Kanaoka
Unit 1
Chapter 1 The Physical Earth		Chapter 2 The Dynamic Earth
3	Listening to directions Step 2	19	Listening for numerical information about distances and rates Step 2
6	Listening for main ideas in an interview Step 2	19
8	Listening for details Step 2	22	Answering multiple choice questions Step 2
12	Listening for main ideas in a lecture Step 3	23	Drawing inferences Step 2
14	Note taking: Listening for supporting details Step 3	24	Retelling what you have heard Step 2
16	Note taking: Listening for supporting details Step 2	29	Note taking: Focusing on the introduction Step 1
		31	Note taking: Using telegraphic language Step 3
		33	Note taking: Using telegraphic language Step 2
Unit 2
Chapter 3 Earth's Water Supply		Chapter 4 Earth's Oceans
38	Personalizing the topic Step 2	57	Sharing your opinion Step 1
40	Listening for opinions Step 2	60	Retelling what you have heard Step 2
42	Using a map to understand complex concepts Step 3	61	Listening for main ideas Step 2
43	Listening for specific information Step 1	61	Thinking critically about the topic Step 2
44	Listening for specific information Step 2	66	Note taking: Listening for signal words Step 3
49	Note taking: Using symbols and abbreviations Step 2	68	Note taking: Using handouts to help you take notes Step 2
51	Note taking: Using symbols and abbreviations Step 3	70	Note taking: Using handouts to help you take notes Step 1
53	Note taking: Using bullets and brackets to organize your notes Step 2	71	Note taking: Using handouts to help you take notes Step 1
		72	Note taking: Focusing on the conclusion Step 1

Unit 3
Chapter 5 Earth's Atmosphere		Chapter 6 Weather and Climate
75	Listening for background noise Step 2	92	Listening for specific information Step 2
75	Listening for background noise Step 3	94	Listening for specific information Step 2
78	Listening for specific information Step 2	94	Listening for specific information Step 3
78	Listening for specific information Step 3	95	Predicting the content Step 1
79	Listening for specific information Step 1	96	Predicting the content Step 3
79	Listening for specific information Step 2	96	Listening for opinions Step 1
81	Answering multiple choice questions Step 2	100	Note taking: Listening for numerical information Step 2
85	Note taking: Identifying key vocabulary in the lecture Steps 1 and 2	101	Note taking: Copying a lecturer's illustrations Step 2
87	Note taking: Organizing your notes in an outline Step 2	103	Note taking: Listening for cause and effect Step 2
89	Note taking: Organizing your notes in a chart Step 2

Unit 4
Chapter 7 Life on Earth		Chapter 8 The Human Body
108	Listening for specific information Step 4	123	Listening to directions Step 1
111	Listening for specific information Step 2	127	Listening for main ideas Step 2
112	Listening for examples Step 1	129	Listening for specific information Step 3
117	Listening for expressions of contrast Step 3	133	Note taking: Listening for expressions of time order Step 2
119	Note taking: Checking your notes Step 2	135	Note taking: Taking notes in a flow chart Step 2
120	Note taking: Organizing your notes in a chart Step 2	137	Note taking: Taking notes in a flow chart Step 3
Chapter 9 Living Longer, Living Better?
141	Recording and calculating numbers Step 2
143	Listening for details Step 3
145	Listening for specific information Step 2
146	Listening for specific information Step 2
150	Listening for speculative language Step 2
151	Note taking: Evaluating your own note taking Step 2
153	Note taking: Listening for rhetorical questions Step 2