Selections from Western Newspapers and Magazines on Economy and Trade: English

Author: Shi Tianlu
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The textbook Selected Readings from Western Business and Economic Newspapers. English (Cross-Century Edition) consists of the following main components, arrangements, and features:
1. The selected texts are first ensured to be typical. Only typical articles can reflect the common characteristics of this type of writing. Mastering such articles will enable students to better independently interpret similar texts, achieving the effect of learning by analogy.
2. The annotations provide sufficient explanations of business and economic terminology, background information, and introductions to relevant international organizations and major enterprises. This not only helps students understand the texts but also enriches and expands their business knowledge. The annotations also offer necessary explanations for any linguistically challenging aspects of the texts.
3. The questions for each text generally cover content and language points beyond the annotations, as well as key and difficult areas. These should be the focus of study and teaching. Most of these questions require students to apply existing knowledge, linking theory to practice and using theoretical explanations to analyze real-world situations, with appropriate guidance from teachers when necessary.
4. The after-text exercises include articles for reading practice and various test questions, along with answers. The purpose of these exercises is to train and assess students' analytical and comprehension skills while broadening their horizons and increasing their knowledge.
5. The supplementary reading materials for each text provide "Additional Reading Materials" to encourage students to learn or browse more, newer, and richer resources to further improve their reading skills. The requirements for reading should not be uniform; they should allow for varying amounts and levels of depth, enabling students to proceed according to their abilities and achieve their own gains. For convenience, this set is divided into two volumes: the first volume is the textbook, including all texts, glossaries, annotations, text questions, and an index of specialized terms used in the book; the second volume is the workbook, providing exercises for each text, a series of supplementary readings, and answers to text questions and exercises.