Oxford Storyland. 3A: English Reading Series

Author: (English) Wright et al
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: "Oxford Storyland English Reading Series" is a children's English reading book. The series consists of sixteen books, each containing two to four stories. The selected stories are lively and interesting, closely related to daily life. The overall design is visually appealing with vivid illustrations. IA to 3B focuses primarily on dialogues, while 4A to 3B is mainly narrative-based. To assist readers, each story is followed by reading comprehension exercises. Each story also includes "Vocabulary and Phrases" and "Sentence Pattern Notes." At the end of each book, there is an "Answer Key" for easy reference. The entire series is thoughtfully organized, rich in content, colorful, and features elegant text. Reading is an extremely important part of English learning. The National Ministry of Education's "English Curriculum Standards" places great emphasis on students' reading training, providing detailed goal descriptions for the nine levels of reading skills and setting clear requirements for extracurricular reading volume from levels 3 to 8. To effectively implement the curriculum standards and meet the reading needs of primary and secondary school students, we have revised the original "Oxford Storyland." The new "Oxford Storyland English Reading Series" is designed for primary and secondary school students, taking into account their cognitive characteristics. The writing aims to achieve the following goals:
1. Stimulate students' interest in learning. This English reading series consists of sixteen books, each containing two to four stories. It is organized based on the psychological characteristics of students at different age groups. IA to 3B focuses primarily on dialogues, while 4A to 8B is mainly narrative-based. The selected stories are lively and interesting, closely related to students' daily lives. The story-driven plots and life-oriented content, combined with exquisite illustrations and real photographs, can fully stimulate students' interest in learning, cultivate a positive learning attitude, and allow them to deeply experience the joy of learning English.
2. Improve students' reading skills. The series covers a wide range of themes, genres, and content, with a high volume of English information, integrating knowledge, fun, science, and a sense of the times. To effectively help students improve their reading skills, each story is followed by exercises and tests on the text content, as well as annotations on vocabulary and sentence patterns used in the stories. Through reading, students can analyze and understand the language material, capture and process information in the text, and develop their English thinking, association, judgment, and inference skills.
3. Enhance students' cultural literacy. While helping students acquire English knowledge, this series also maximally broadens their cultural horizons, allowing them to naturally absorb rich cultural influences. To some extent, it deepens their understanding of foreign customs and culture, gradually helping them develop cross-cultural awareness, which is crucial for their future English learning.
Each book in this series is self-contained, with difficulty progressing gradually from one level to the next. It can be used alongside "Oxford Primary English" or as supplementary reading material for extracurricular or classroom learning.