Longman Advanced English Reading · Lower, Critical Reading: Critical Reading

Author: Vasmann
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The two volumes of Longman Advanced English Reading maintain their characteristics as university textbooks. The section on reading skills uses Chinese translations or Chinese-English parallel texts, while the reading passages and accompanying exercises are entirely in English. The first volume focuses on guiding the improvement of reading skills: from improving reading habits, scientifically mastering vocabulary, overcoming various reading comprehension obstacles, analyzing the writing style and techniques of works, to flexibly selecting reading methods and adjusting reading speed. The second volume guides advanced readers to learn analytical reading, which involves analyzing and reflecting on the articles and works based on the readers' existing knowledge and critical evaluation abilities. This part includes: learning to draw conclusions and make inferences, grasping different types of vocabulary, tone, inclination, and perspectives, and reading visual information and online information. The main book's reading passages include three major categories: prose, textbooks, and literary works, covering a wide range of contemporary social, political, technological, lifestyle, and even philosophical hot topics,.