English Oral Communication Strategies (Basic Level) with Audio Cassette

Author: Paul Zhu Yajun et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This is a new English speaking textbook that combines inquiry and comprehensiveness, especially suitable for learners with intermediate or above English proficiency. It can be used as a speaking textbook for lower-division university students and vocational colleges, as well as a valuable resource for English learners to overcome the challenges of speaking English. It has the following characteristics:
Authoritative: The textbook was written by renowned English educator David Paul, who founded a language school and has written influential textbooks worldwide.
Comprehensive: The textbook is divided into two parts—Basic and Advanced—with a total of 30 lively topics covering areas such as daily life, study, work, politics, economics, and culture.
Practical: The textbook provides essential vocabulary, sentence patterns, collocations, and practical expressions for English speaking. Interactive exercises immerse learners in real-life contexts, allowing them to experience the entire process of self-expression.
Humorous: The textbook features typical, authentic, and engaging language, making learning fun and enjoyable.
With the widespread and in-depth development of English learning in China, the focus of English teaching has shifted from "language input-oriented" to "language output-oriented," moving away from simple teaching toward the comprehensive development of language expression skills. Language expression typically falls into two forms: spoken and written, with spoken language being the foundation of written language and inherently communicative.
However, in the past, Chinese English teaching has lacked sufficient attention to students' oral expression skills, failing to receive the recognition it deserves. As a result, students often struggle to articulate their thoughts clearly, sometimes speaking incoherently or even being completely unable to express themselves—"like boiling a teapot without water, unable to pour a drop." This phenomenon, which deviates from the practical realities of language communication, has now drawn the attention of relevant authorities and society. A series of teaching reform measures will be introduced to address this issue.
In other words, strengthening language expression skills, particularly focusing on the development of English speaking abilities, should be the current and future priority and direction of English teaching in China. Shanghai Translation Publishing House, in collaboration with U.S.-based Thomson Learning, has launched Strategies for English Speaking Communication, which meets this urgent need. It provides learners with intermediate or above English proficiency and enthusiasts with a rare, authentic, and high-quality English speaking textbook.
Strategies for English Speaking Communication is divided into two parts—Basic and Advanced—with a total of 30 units, each covering lively topics that learners are interested in. From marriage and family to work and study, from friends to criminals, from the past to the future, from beliefs to generational gaps, from cities to rural areas, from environmental protection to health, from tourism to transportation, from economics to politics, from the developing world to globalization—this textbook covers all aspects of life, study, and work.
This is a new English speaking textbook that combines inquiry and comprehensiveness, especially suitable for learners with intermediate or above English proficiency. It can be used as a speaking textbook for lower-division university students and vocational colleges, as well as a valuable resource for English learners to overcome the challenges of speaking English.