National English Proficiency Test Textbook. Level 4: Level 4

Author: Wang Wangmin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This textbook consists of 12 chapters, each focusing on a specific topic and divided into 2 units. The content of each unit includes:
1. Dialogues: Based on various communicative topics, several dialogue materials are provided. The dialogues are designed to be realistic in context and natural in language, primarily aimed at training learners' listening and speaking skills. Each dialogue is preceded by one or two sentences that set the context, helping learners understand the dialogue.
2. Texts: These are reading materials that reflect the topics. To enhance learners' interest, aid comprehension, and allow them to practice orally by connecting with familiar information, each unit text is followed by 5 questions.
3. Words and Phrases: These are the key and challenging words and phrases from the dialogues and texts in each chapter. This section provides the international phonetic alphabet, part of speech, Chinese definitions of words, and Chinese definitions of phrases.
4. Notes: These are targeted at the dialogues and texts, covering three aspects: first, they highlight the difficulties in the dialogues and texts from grammatical and lexical perspectives; second, they translate difficult sentences, provide examples to illustrate language points, and broaden learners' knowledge; third, they introduce relevant cultural background knowledge to deepen learners' understanding of the dialogues and texts.
5. Exercises: These are designed for each chapter's topics and key content, with question types largely aligned with the exam syllabus to help learners assess their learning outcomes.
6. Supplementary Readings: To enable learners to gain a deeper understanding of related topics and improve their reading skills, a supplementary reading is provided after each chapter. At the end of the book, there are 6 appendices, including: (1) Functional Notions Chart; (2) Language Skills Chart; (3) Text Questions Answers; (4) Listening Exercise Scripts; (5) After-Class Exercise Answers; (6) Word and Phrase Summary.
The accompanying MP3 CD includes recordings of dialogues, texts, vocabulary, after-class listening exercises, and supplementary reading materials, which can be played on computers, as well as CD players, VCD players, and DVD players with MP3 functionality.