Comprehensive Course (1) Student Book

Author: He Zhaoxiong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The "Comprehensive Course" consists of four volumes, designed as English foundation course textbooks for first and second-year English majors in higher education institutions. It aims to comprehensively improve students' abilities in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation. This textbook was co-authored by Shanghai International Studies University, Fudan University, East China Normal University, and Shanghai Normal University. Most of the texts in this textbook are original works by British and American authors, with only minor in some cases. In addition to some classic articles, most of the texts are selected from foreign original textbooks, periodicals, magazines, and reading materials since the 1970s. The types of texts include narrative, expository, argumentative, and descriptive essays; the themes cover society, culture, politics, ecology, technology, as well as humanistic knowledge, interpersonal relationships, ethics, character development, and more, helping to enrich students' humanistic knowledge and improve their cultural literacy. Each volume of the textbook includes 16 units, suitable for a semester-long course. Each volume is accompanied by a detailed teacher's manual.
Format: 16-page
Number of Pages: 292
Word Count (thousand words): 486
This volume contains 16 units, each consisting of Text 1, Text 2, and related exercises. The text content covers family life, ethics, thrilling experiences, future worlds, cultural education, and internet technology, among other topics.