Battle of English Speaking. Sentence Making Chapter: Sentence Making Chapter

Author: Qu Gang
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book will unlock the secrets of English sentence construction. Just as all things in the world are ultimately composed of 108 elements, English sentences are made up of "18 sentence-building modules." The author of this book has refined these into an "English Sentence Structure Rule Table." By mastering the combination rules of these 18 sentence-building modules, you can construct complex English sentences as easily as building with blocks. In English-speaking countries, children as young as 3 can speak fluent and complex English, yet Chinese students often struggle to master it, especially in speaking. The main reason is not that we don’t work hard, don’t try, or lack an environment, but rather because many "underlying secrets" of English have not been discovered or unlocked. For example, how to pronounce English sounds naturally and accurately, how to use intonation, how to find concise sentence-building rules from vast grammar books, the relationship between one’s native language and a foreign language, and the interplay between listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These secrets are unnecessary for those born into English, but they are essential for those learning English as a foreign language. Without knowing these secrets, learning English is like exploring in the dark—exceptionally difficult, filled with countless obstacles, or leading you down the wrong path. Even with hard work or studying abroad, it remains challenging. However, if these secrets are deciphered, learning English for Chinese people will transform from a difficult and arduous task into a simple and easy one. The primary task for Chinese people to overcome the current difficulties in learning English is to discover and unlock these important underlying secrets of the language.