English Intermediate Interpretation Qualification Examination Intermediate Listening Course

Author: Zhou Guoqiang
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: The "Listening Course for the Certificate Examination of Intermediate English Interpreting" (Second Edition) has been revised significantly according to the examination syllabus requirements. Over half of the original content has been replaced, and all 16 units have been reordered. Each unit is followed by a "Review and Practice" section. The book also includes 6 sets of mock tests at the end. The revised textbook places greater emphasis on the authenticity and relevance of the language materials, covering a wide range of topics with diverse exercise formats. Candidates participating in training and other English learners who use this course can improve their English listening skills to a professional intermediate to advanced level in a relatively short period, meeting the requirements of the "Certificate Examination of Intermediate English Interpreting" for the listening section and preparing them well for future English interpreting work. Considering the potential career paths of examinees, a significant portion of the material in this book covers politics, economy, culture, education, social life, history, geography, and tourism in countries around the world (primarily English-speaking countries). In addition to the author, the revision of this course was also contributed to by Zhu Wuchen of the International Business Foreign Languages Department at Shanghai University of Foreign Trade and Yang Lijun of the Foreign Languages Department at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Zhou Zhen, Xu Ying, and Luo Shulan, master's students in "Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics" at the English Department of the School of Foreign Languages at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, also participated in some of the work.