365 Days of Interactive Slow English. Spring Issue (Includes CD): Spring Issue (Includes CD)

Author: TED English Education Series Editorial Committee
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The accompanying CD is compatible with PC and MP3 players. We have arranged a 365-day learning plan, dividing the year into 52 weeks, with different content assigned to each day. Monday is for news reports, Tuesday for getting to know humanity, Wednesday for the Science Corridor, Thursday for Historical Fax, Friday for Entertainment and Sports, Saturday for the English Refueling Station (learning an English idiom), and Sunday for reviewing the week's dictation before you can relax and enjoy your day. Additionally, based on the difficulty level of the selected articles, we have divided them into four seasons—Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn—ranging from easy to difficult. This division is not about starting with winter; you can begin with any Monday. In reality, the four seasons we have are not the seasons of weather but the seasons of feeling. In the early stages of learning, due to poor listening skills, many words are difficult to distinguish. At this point, dictating one minute of audio often takes 60 to 100 minutes. Therefore, to dictate the 2–3 minutes of audio we have arranged each day, you will need at least 3–4 hours. This is an extremely challenging process, much like a harsh winter, and can be very tough. However, once you complete the "Winter Issue" learning plan, you will truly experience the joy of "breaking the ice of listening and speaking" and enter spring. At this point, your listening skills will have significantly improved, and dictating one minute of audio may only take about 10 minutes. After completing the "Spring Issue," you will move on to the "Summer Issue," which is the consolidation phase. At this stage, the articles we have arranged are noticeably longer, and your dictation speed further increases. Except for specific names, places, and professional terms, there will no longer be words you don't understand. In the "Autumn Issue," you should consciously practice thinking in English and directly understand the content you hear in English. Gradually, you will find that you can listen to slow-speed English as easily as listening to Chinese radio broadcasts.