《初級英語聽說》講述瞭：Talk It Up！ Listening and Speaking is the first level of a complete three-level oral communication series designed for intermediate to advanced students. This text is designed for the lowintermediate student.Talk It Up！ focuses on developing the student's ability to communicate fluently and accurately by integrating listening and speaking practice through a variety of distinctive features.FEATURES AND BENEFITS，Book Design Chapter design has been streamlined to accommodate classroom use. Contextualized practice in listening and speaking helps students match skills and strategies to actual speech situations.

Charts, illustrations, and diagrams of speech organs and speech sounds appeal to a variety of learning styles while helping students develop their pronunciation.Listening Exercises

Listening exercises provide a wide taxonomy of skills and strategies students need.

Listening passages feature natural-sounding speech, appropriate speech styles, and a variety of accents to promote listening skills development.

Learning Styles and Strategies

Talking Points and Class Projects encourage students to employ learned strategies.

Relevant topics such as how to handle an emergency, understanding the credit system, and learning a language motivate students.

Self-evaluation charts and speaking-activity evaluation forms help students set and track heir own progress.