Graduate English Extensive Reading

Author: Lu Ren
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: "Graduate English Extensive Reading" is one of the series of graduate English books, suitable for graduate students in arts and sciences, senior undergraduate students, and self-learners with a solid foundation in English. The book aims to enable students and other users to widely expose themselves to contemporary English articles of diverse styles and content through extensive reading, familiarize them with various linguistic phenomena and writing techniques, further expand their English vocabulary, and significantly improve their English proficiency. The book is written with a focus on diverse themes, fresh content, high, and strong practicality. All articles in the book are selected from influential contemporary American newspapers, magazines, and novels. The book features eight categories of articles, including fiction and stories, argumentative essays, science and technology, economy and development, courts and trials, environment and hazards, totaling twenty-three pieces. Each article is followed by necessary annotations and classroom discussion questions to help and check students' understanding of the text. Each article also includes a reference translation to enhance the comprehension and translation skills of self-learners. Teachers can adjust the lesson plans based on students' English proficiency.