New English Reading Course · Skills Section: Skills Section

Author: Yu Dayu
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This textbook is suitable for first or second-year students at colleges and universities in China who take English reading courses. It can also serve as training material for English reading enhancement classes for CET-4 and CET-6 candidates, as well as for a wide range of examinees preparing for various English tests such as TOEFL, GRE, IELTS, and postgraduate entrance exams. This is a specialized English reading teaching book designed for Chinese students. It systematically introduces the basic techniques of English reading and provides a series of targeted reading skill exercises based on these techniques. From different levels such as vocabulary, context, sentences, paragraphs, passages, and exam strategies, it comprehensively improves students' English reading abilities. Through systematic and scientific intensive training in this textbook, students' English reading proficiency can be significantly enhanced in a relatively short period of time. The entire book is written in English to allow readers to immerse themselves as much as possible in the English context, "learning to read English through reading English." Practical evidence shows that this is an effective method for improving English reading skills. The language of the book is easy to understand and has been meticulously reviewed word by word by American expert Dr. Paul D. Young, ensuring authenticity. In addition to strengthening students' fundamental English reading skills, this textbook analyzes and comments on the question-setting patterns and coping strategies for the reading sections of the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. It provides insightful explanations of selected authentic test questions, effectively helping students pass the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. This textbook has been used in the form of lecture notes at Capital Normal University and some universities in Beijing since 1998 and has been well-received by students. It has now been supplemented and revised, making its content even more comprehensive and improved.