Vox Pop
Learn to express your opinions in English

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Vox Pop is aimed at students of English who need to improve their skills in expressing both oral and written opinions. It is based on forty-eight authentic video interviews recorded on the streets of Cambridge in England. The people who feature in Vox Pop are all ordinary people who were stopped at random and asked a question on a topic of current interest. The responses people give are in no way rehearsed or pre-planned and their authenticity makes them a valuable teaching resource. The students are exposed to a wide range of British accents and idiomatic language which they will find both interesting and linguistically challenging. To help them along, we have provided both the transcripts of the interviews and new versions re-recorded in the studio in clear standard English.

Many ready-made exercises are included ranging from simple language auditing tasks that check understanding to open, group-orientated tasks involving student presentations. The Teachers' Zone includes transcripts of all audio material, task sheets for reporting tasks, and keys to all exercises. All the teacher's material can be printed out.

Features

• authentic street interviews
• studio recorded summaries of all interviews
• Teacher-On-Demand
• requirements: PC/MAC/LINUX with Flash 9 plugin
• online, learning management system and interactive whiteboard suitable

Feedback and comments from users:

“Highly recommended.”

Pete Sharma, Linguarama U.K.