Oxford Storyland. 2A: English Reading Series

Author: (English) Green et al
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: "Oxford Storyland English Reading Series" is a set of children's English reading materials. The complete set 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 and intuitive images. Levels 1A to 3B focus primarily on dialogues, while levels 4A to 8B are mainly narrative-based. To assist readers, each story is followed by "Vocabulary and Phrases" and "Sentence Pattern Notes." Additionally, each book includes "Answer Keys" at the end for easy reference. The entire series is thoughtfully organized, rich in content, vibrant in color, and features elegant text. Reading is an extremely important part of English learning. The 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 the cognitive characteristics of primary and secondary school students, aiming to achieve the following goals:
1. Stimulate Students' Interest in Learning
This series consists of sixteen books, each containing two to four stories. It is organized based on the psychological characteristics of students at different age levels, with levels 1A to 3B primarily featuring dialogues and levels 4A to 8B focusing on narratives. The selected stories are lively and relevant to students' daily lives. The plot-driven nature of the stories, combined with engaging illustrations and real photographs, fully stimulates students' interest in learning, fosters a positive learning attitude, and allows them to deeply experience the joy of learning English.
2. Enhance 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. Through reading, students can analyze and understand language materials, capture and process information, and develop their English thinking, association, judgment, and inference skills.
3. Improve 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 fostering 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.