College English: Extensive Reading - Pre-Level 1

Author: Sun Shuqiang
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Publish Date: 1997-12-01
Features: This tutorial has been revised according to the characteristics of the Preliminary Reading Course of College English and the English proficiency of the teaching. The revision follows the following guiding principles:
1. The content of the materials has been appropriately adjusted and supplemented, with gradually increasing difficulty, information volume, and variety of topics. Through a certain amount of reading, students' language sense is enhanced, their reading speed is improved, and they are initially equipped with reading skills, laying a foundation for entering Level 1.
2. When compiling various exercises, attention is paid to gradually cultivating students' abilities to analyze, summarize, synthesize, and infer during the reading process, in order to complement the teaching of reading in the intensive reading course.
3. The materials are relatively simpler than the corresponding intensive reading texts and include necessary annotations to facilitate students' smooth reading.
4. Most of the materials are selected from the original texts, with minor or, ensuring language and text standardization while being adapted to the English proficiency of the preliminary level students.
5. The materials strive for fresh content, a wide range of topics, diverse genres, and a balance of knowledge and interest.
6. Considering the differences in students' reading abilities, the reading volume of each book is slightly higher than the index specified in the syllabus. This tutorial is divided into two levels: Level 1 and Level 2, with each level selecting and compiling 36 texts. Each lesson includes a small number of annotations and several exercises to test students' understanding of the texts. The answers to the exercises and a master vocabulary list are provided at the end of the book. To complement the intensive reading course, each level is organized into 12 units, with three lessons per unit.