News English Listening and Speaking

Author: Wang Zhe
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: National Planning Textbook for the 15th Five-Year Plan of General Higher Education. "News English: Listening, Speaking, and Viewing" is a multimedia textbook featuring integrated audiovisual content, up-to-date material, diverse themes, standardized language, and strong practicality and. The textbook primarily uses modern American English while also covering various English dialects. It focuses on enhancing learners' news English listening, speaking, and viewing skills, emphasizing current affairs, international communication, customs, cultural backgrounds, and other knowledge to adapt to different English audiovisual tasks and oral communication activities. "News English: Listening, Speaking, and Viewing" consists of 15 thematic units covering politics, economics, culture, education, entertainment, sports, technology, and nature. With diverse formats and rich content, it meets the needs of news English in various situations. All audiovisual materials in the textbook are accompanied by annotations, textual references, and translations, and exercises include reference answers to facilitate self-study and classroom review. The textbook emphasizes a gradual progression in language, content, and style, allowing teachers and learners to adjust the material as needed for targeted and selective use.