English Intermediate Speaking English Speaking Tutorial: 2((Reprint Edition))

Author: Wu Zhenfu
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The "English Speaking Course" is divided into three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level has different training focuses and content.
"English Beginner Speaking" consists of 40 lessons. The content includes daily life, holidays, parties, dances, visiting others, communication, television, movies, shopping, seeking medical care, studying, and traveling. The lessons primarily feature short stories and dialogues related to daily life.
"English Intermediate Speaking" has 35 lessons, covering topics such as love and friendship, family planning, public morals, interpersonal relationships, personality traits, lifestyle habits, hobbies, life experiences, sports, part-time work, study methods, weight loss, crime cases, etc.
"English Advanced Speaking" has 28 lessons, focusing on debates on various issues, such as the thoughts and emotions of young people, the pros and cons of advertisements, ways of finding a partner, the status of women, housing reform, attitudes toward the "big pot system," attitudes toward bosses, the meaning of work, the education of only-children, urban-rural differences, educational reform, fashion and beauty, attitudes toward money, criticism and praise, differences between generations, and perspectives on time, etc.
This book took six years from the conception of the guiding philosophy to the collection of materials and the writing of exercises. Chinese students often find it difficult to master English speaking skills. Limited oral question-and-answer sessions and the memorization of short passages and dialogues are not effective in improving students' practical English speaking abilities in daily life. Students often fear speaking English and struggle to overcome the speaking barrier. To find a way for students to enjoy using English in spoken practice, we conducted experiments and explorations, studied oral textbooks from both China and abroad, and examined the specific environment in which Chinese students learn spoken English. We selected materials from more than 60 books and journals from both China and abroad to complete this "English Speaking Course." It has the following features:
1) The lesson themes are closely related to the lives and thoughts of young people, covering a wide range of topics that are of interest and enjoyable for them to discuss. Learning this book helps young people develop a strong desire to use English in spoken practice.
2) The training progresses from easy to difficult in a systematic manner. The exercises are carefully designed and lively, with illustrations and exercises in both "English Beginner Speaking" and "English Intermediate Speaking." The methods used in the exercises are those we have repeatedly used and proven effective in teaching over the years.
3) It cultivates students' comprehensive speaking skills, including narration, dialogue, conversation, discussion, and debate.
4) The textbook is highly adaptable, suitable for young students in school at different levels as well as English learners with varying proficiency.
5) Each set of textbooks is accompanied by English audio recordings, with narrators who are scholars and experts from English-speaking countries. The recordings are clear, fluent, beautiful, and feature standard pronunciation and intonation.