Japanese listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation skills training · Reading

Author: Fan Chunjuan
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: Reading comprehension, also known as reading comprehension, is one of the five basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation. It is a key testing item in the International Japanese Proficiency Test and the University Japanese Proficiency Test Level 4, accounting for the most points, and is also a section that test-takers generally find challenging. The characteristics of reading comprehension tests are the large volume of reading materials, diverse themes, which reflect in the test as numerous testing points, various question formats, and a broad coverage of language fundamentals. The essence of these tests is to assess the comprehensive ability to apply language fundamentals. Therefore, it requires test-takers to have a solid foundation in language knowledge, the ability to apply it quickly and accurately. This book is specifically written to meet this need. The purpose of reading comprehension training is to strive to master essential vocabulary, grammar, idiomatic expressions, and other basic language knowledge through reading and analyzing articles in a short period of time, thereby accurately understanding the text, grasping its main ideas and connotations, and rapidly improving the trainees' language proficiency, comprehensive language ability, and test-taking skills. This book starts from the level of beginners and progresses from simple to complex, step by step. The entire book is divided into three parts: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced, with 15 lessons in the Beginner level, and 12 lessons each in the Intermediate and Advanced levels. Each lesson includes a text, vocabulary, grammar explanation, and comprehensive exercises. Each lesson also includes a reading comprehension article related to the text. The Beginner level of this book is suitable for taking the Japanese Proficiency Test Levels 3 and 4. The Intermediate level is suitable for taking Level 2, and the Advanced level is suitable for taking Level 1 and the University Japanese Proficiency Test Level 4. All the materials selected for this book are original Japanese articles, commonly used in daily life and highly practical for reading comprehension. The content is fresh, rich, and covers various aspects such as geography, trade, society, family, diet, education, and culture. The language is simple and clear, and the expressions are accurate. Through studying this book, not only can you improve your Japanese reading comprehension ability in a short period of time, but you can also gain insights into various aspects of contemporary Japanese society. It is a textbook that combines knowledge, interest, and readability.