College English Interactive Reading

Author: Zhang Huifang, Qifan, Editors
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book consists of two parts: the Upper Part and the Lower Part. The Upper Part comprises five articles that revolve around the theme of "Reading Interaction," offering readers clear English learning ideas and methods from aspects such as vocabulary, culture, writing, and reading skills. These five articles are grounded in scientific theories of language learning while also addressing common skill-related issues faced by English learners and providing well-supported answers. The authors are master's degree holders in English from renowned universities and university professors teaching college English in different institutions. They bring both unique English learning methods and extensive teaching experience. We believe their articles will provide you with effective learning approaches in an innovative way. Of course, the highlight of this book is the Lower Part, "Reading Practice." Following the popular "Thematic Teaching" model, this section selects 35 articles of various genres under seven themes. Each theme includes five reading materials with fresh, rich, and engaging content covering various social aspects at the beginning of the 21st century. The specific components of each theme are as follows:
- Culture Highlights: Introduces cultural factors and background knowledge related to the theme.
- Reading Articles: The main reading materials.
- Reading Comprehension Tests: Designed with objective and accurate questions based on the models of the College English Test Band 6 (CET-6) and TOEFL reading comprehension.
- Reading Notes: In addition to providing test answers, this section offers commentary and annotations on the five articles within each theme, including core word analysis, illustrative sentences, appreciation of important sentence patterns, analysis of difficult sentences, writing inspiration, and reviews.
Format: 16th size, 9.5 printing pages, 240,000 words, 143 pages