College English Band 6 Vocabulary: 30 Days of Crazy Memorization

Author: Li Ji (Editor-in-Chief) / Fu Jian / Liu Bo (Editor)
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features:
5 Rounds of Intense Memorization:
1st Round: Rapid Memorization, Pushing Limits;
2nd Round: Sentence-Based Vocabulary, Invincible;
3rd Round: Word Recognition and Speed, "" of New and Familiar Words;
4th Round: Copy "Unfamiliar Faces" to Create Your Own Vocabulary List;
5th Round: Full Coverage of "Sentence—Word—Association Words," Full of Success.
Each round focuses on a different aspect of effective memorization;
Unique arrangement of sentence-based vocabulary learning and word-to-word association memory;
Authoritative real exam examples covering reading, listening, and Cloze.
The book’s rapid memorization is specifically reflected in the five distinct rounds of memorization.
1st Round of Intense Memorization: Rapid Memorization, Pushing Limits;
2nd Round of Intense Memorization: Sentence-Based Vocabulary, Invincible;
3rd Round of Intense Memorization: Word Recognition and Speed, "" of New and Familiar Words;
4th Round of Intense Memorization: Copy "Unfamiliar Faces" to Create Your Own Vocabulary List;
5th Round of Intense Memorization: "Sentence—Word—Association Words" Full Coverage, Full of Success.
To complement the rapid memorization plan, the book is meticulously designed in the following aspects:
1. Unique Arrangement of Sentence-Based Vocabulary Learning.
One of the characteristics of first language acquisition is that vocabulary is not isolated or lifeless ("naked words," "dead words") but embedded in living sentence contexts. We reverse the common and tedious arrangement of vocabulary manuals and reference books, which typically present words before sentences, by first showing readers a complete sentence before providing the conventional information about the word.
2. Word-to-Word Association Memory.
Inspired by the world’s first associative generation expression dictionary, the Longman English Association Activity Dictionary, we introduce readers to a fresh concept: "Association Words," which include synonyms, antonyms, homophones, visually similar words, and root words, etc. This approach broadens readers' horizons, encourages them to think by analogy, and facilitates serial memorization.
3. Authoritative Real Exam Examples.
Copying example sentences from dictionaries is a common shortcut for compilers. We leverage a powerful CET-6 exam corpus to ensure the authority of the sources. Most examples are extracted from authentic CET-6 exams over the past decade, with a significant portion originating from listening, Cloze, and Compound Dictation sections of similar vocabulary manuals. To better compare the differences between synonymous expressions in English-Chinese contexts and help readers better understand and memorize vocabulary, we also provide Chinese translations for the examples. The original English words and Chinese translations are printed in color for high visibility.
4. 30-Day Intensive Memorization.
We have divided all CET-6 vocabulary into 30 parts to help readers achieve remarkable results in about 30 days. Scientific research shows that a word needs to be memorized five times to become long-term memory. Therefore, we recommend that readers thoroughly review the book five times within 30 days.
During the 1st round of full review, the accuracy rate can reach 20%. After each subsequent round, the accuracy rate will gradually increase, and by the 5th round, the accuracy rate should exceed 80%.