Learn English from the Oscars

Author: Li Yuan (Editor)
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Publish Date: 1999-07-01
Features: This book takes the 1999 71st Academy Awards ceremony as a starting point, collecting film review articles from outstanding American newspapers and magazines. It comprehensively introduces the highlights of the annual Academy Awards, as well as the backgrounds of the nominated films, actors, and directors, and analyzes the history of American cinema from different perspectives. Perhaps you have always found learning English a painful task, complaining about the dryness of vocabulary and the difficulty of understanding articles. Why not try this book? Learn English with the Oscars, and you will not only get exposed to various aspects of American culture but also easily memorize common American vocabulary. The articles in this book are carefully selected by teachers from New Oriental School, condensing the essence of English and greatly helping to improve your language skills. This book is an excellent English learning and reading material. The film reviews and actor introductions at the beginning are suitable for readers with intermediate English proficiency, making them a great supplement for TOEFL reading preparation. The longer film history reviews in the latter part are designed for advanced English readers and serve as good reading materials for GRE, GMAT, and LSAT exam preparation.