New Ideas Single Skill Textbook. Reading. Level 4

Author: Zhang Xin in (Editor-in-Chief), Gong Yan (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: The "New Approach Single Skill Textbooks" are specifically written by the PETS Research Team for the "National Public English Test (PETS)." The entire series consists of 20 volumes (each volume approximately 200,000 words), providing targeted training and guidance in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for candidates preparing for PETS Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. This series of textbooks has the following four features:
Novelty: The entire series adheres to a test/student-centered teaching philosophy, integrating the communicative principles of the PETS exam to enhance candidates' communicative language skills. The series breaks away from traditional language structure models, placing special emphasis on the practicality of communicative language use. Its novelty lies in the alignment of communicative functions with candidates' communicative needs: oral communicative functions meet candidates' spoken communication needs, writing techniques align with candidates' written expression needs, and reading and listening comprehension methods satisfy candidates' information acquisition needs.
Authority: Members of the PETS Research Team are highly familiar with all aspects of the PETS exam, including the syllabus, question setting, and scoring criteria, and have conducted specialized research. Therefore, the entire series closely aligns with the syllabi of PETS levels, accurately capturing the exam principles and requirements for language skills at each level. The main authors have all undergone training abroad and possess in-depth research knowledge in foreign language teaching and testing. They are responsible for designing and writing the language skills for each level, ensuring the authority of the textbooks.
Applicability: The textbook is tailored to the specific needs of PETS candidates, considering their self-study habits. It not only imparts knowledge but also includes skill expansion exercises, vocabulary notes, practice questions, and answers. With the exception of speaking, which is designed for pair work, the listening, reading, and writing sections are targeted at individual learners. Thus, the explanations and exercises in each volume are meticulously crafted to meet the needs of specific readers.
Engaging: The series strives to incorporate humorous English stories, cartoons, games, and interesting anecdotes as teaching materials, making the content lively, visually appealing, and enjoyable. This approach effectively stimulates learners' interest in studying and enhances learning outcomes.
The overall objective of this reading textbook, designed according to the requirements of the Level 3 exam syllabus, is to cultivate and train students in various reading skills, broaden their reading scope, and ultimately meet the reading ability standards of the PETS Level 3 exam.