English for Academic Purposes
The pronunciation activities have been created to complement the readings in Academic Listening Encounters Life in Society: Reading Study Skills Writing (2002). These topic-based exercises are suitable for IELTS practice. Click on each link below to view and listen to each exercise.
| Family |
Family Lifestyles Socialization Social environment |
| The Group |
Culture Groups Gatherings Human responses |
| Gender |
Raising children Raising girls Gender and education Gender stereotypes |
| Gender Issues |
Work-life balance Gender roles Workplace gender issues Harassment at work |
| Media |
The mass media Newsworthy? Facts? Media Advertising |
| Media Influence |
News media vs individual privacy The Internet Misinformation and the media Kids and TV |
| Crime |
Crime Criminals? Online crime Crime solving |
| Punishment |
Stopping crimes Prison life Capital punishment Battle against drugs |
| Culture |
Cultural differences Subgroups Telecommunication Employment |
| Population and the Environment |
Growing population City life Environmental issues The future |