کتاب  Listen First برای زبان آموزان جوان و بزرگسال سطوح ابتدایی طراحی شده است. این کتاب زبان آموزان را در معرض زبان ساده روزمره در سطح متوسطه قرار می دهد که در خارج از کلاس درس بسیار کاربردی هستند. تمرینات فعالیت محور و تصاویر مختلف به زبان آموزان کمک می کنند تا لغات خود را تقویت کنند. مکالمات کوتاه که از الگو های زبان طبیعی استفاده می کنند زبان آموزان را وادار به تمرکز بر روی گوش دادن انتخابی   و دیگر استراتژی های رایج می کنند.

Active Listening, Second Edition, is grounded in the theory that learners are more successful listeners when they activate their prior knowledge of a topic. Student's Book 2 is intended for low-intermediate to intermediate students. The Student's Book offers 16 task-based units, each built around an engaging topic. Through a careful balance of activities, students learn to listen for main ideas, to listen for details, and to listen and make inferences. Prelistening schema-building activities help students build vocabulary, and listen-again activities provide additional skills practice. A full page of optional speaking activities with pronunciation practice is provided in each unit. Expansion units, with authentic student interviews, offer rich cultural material and provide review. A free Self-Study Audio CD is also included in every Student's Book.

Active Listening, Second Edition, is grounded in the theory that learners are more successful listeners when they activate their prior knowledge of a topic. Student's Book 1 is intended for beginning-level students. The Student's Book offers 16 task-based units, each built around an engaging topic. Through a careful balance of activities, students learn to listen for main ideas, to listen for details, and to listen and make inferences. Prelistening schema-building activities help students build vocabulary, and listen-again activities provide additional skills practice. A full page of optional speaking activities with pronunciation practice is provided in each unit. Expansion units, with authentic student interviews, offer rich cultural material and provide review. A free Self-Study Audio CD is also included in every Student's Book.