College English Comprehensive Skill Training: Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking

Author: Yang Chunli
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The purpose of this book is to cultivate students' fundamental abilities to express ideas and exchange information in English, enabling them to complete classroom activities and communicate with people from English-speaking countries on general topics. The book is divided into 15 units centered around various themes, covering aspects such as making friends, job hunting, love, health care, the digital age, campus life, and daily necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Each unit includes two parts: listening and speaking.
The listening section first outlines a skill, followed by dialogues and short passages related to the unit's topic, along with a "Relaxing Time" section that exposes students to diverse language materials such as riddles and jokes, stimulating their interest in learning. The speaking section incorporates traditional content like vocabulary, conversational examples, imitation exercises, and cultural information, as well as new sections: "Functional Expressions" provides a concise overview of the key functional language points to be mastered in the unit, "Brainstorming" encourages students to think of as many relevant words as possible for each topic to warm up for conversation, and the final section, "Creative Thinking," comprehensively assesses students' language skills and communication strategies. The book is rich in content, uses authentic materials, features modern language, and employs a unique approach. It is suitable for both college and university students in classroom settings or self-study, as well as for a broad audience of English learners with a certain foundation in the language.