Kaleidoscope U.S.A. is the follow up to the well received Inside Stories U.S.A. This course contains diverse practice exercises that are based on carefully selected video clips that reflect contemporary American life and are appealing to students. The goal of this course is to improve listening and comprehension abilities.

Key Features
◆Aimed at intermediate level students and below
◆Follow-up to the popular Inside Stories U.S.A.
◆Based on 20 carefully selected video clips from NHK's video library
◆Brings the vibrancy of contemporary American life into the classroom
◆Extensive practice material revised on the basis of classroom feedback
◆Unit Structure: Preview/ Vocabulary Check/ First Viewing/ Second Viewing/ Partial Dictation/ Give It a Try
◆Table of Contents: Hot Dogs/ Firefighter/ The Sounds of Bluegrass/ Harlem Reborn/ Islam in America/ UFO Fever/ The Teddy Bear/ At-Home Dads/ Big Wave Rider/ Pioneer Day and the Dutch Oven Contest/ Historic Route 66/ Cheerleader/ Surrogate Motherhood/ Democrats, Republicans, and the White House/ Thanksgiving/ Pets in America/ Internet Adoption/ Slow Food Is In!/ The American Love Affair with Light Planes/ Native American Olympics (20 Chapters total)