New Tactics for Remembering College English Vocabulary

Author: Feng Wen and Wang Juan (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Humanity has entered the 21st century, a high-tech era full of challenges, which has placed higher demands on college students' English proficiency. As a result, students' enthusiasm for learning English has also increased. Based on the latest "Vocabulary List for College English Teaching Syllabus" and their long-term experience in teaching college English, the editors have designed this book to address the practical problems students encounter in English learning, giving it the following features:
1. To facilitate learning, memorization, and consolidation, the vocabulary is divided into 24 units, each followed by a set of exercises for students to self-test while memorizing, with answers provided.
2. Words frequently appearing in exam questions or easily designed into exam questions are marked with an asterisk ().
3. At the end of the main text, there are sections on "Prepositional Phrases," "Adjective Phrases," "Noun Phrases," and "Common Prefixes and Suffixes," offering multiple pathways for students to memorize phrases and expand their vocabulary.
4. The book includes [Usage], which focuses on explaining what can follow verbs, as well as nouns and adjectives. [Usage] is very important for mastering English and preparing for exams.
5. Example sentences are primarily selected for their educational value, such as common verb-object collocations, while also considering.
6. [Distinguish] briefly explains the differences between synonyms, balancing knowledge and exam preparation.
7. Nouns are marked as countable or uncountable, along with their common singular and plural forms, as well as irregular plural forms.
8. Verbs are marked as transitive or intransitive, and their past tense, past participle, and present participle forms are provided for irregular verbs.
9. [Near-Spelling Words] lists vocabulary that is similar in spelling to the main entry, helping learners distinguish and memorize them.
We hope this book will become an effective tool for readers to master English and pass exams successfully.