"American and British Newspaper Reading Course (Intermediate Edition) (Selected Edition) (Intermediate Edition Selected Edition)"

Author: Du Mu Yiwan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is specially designed for advanced-level students of English as a foreign language and other readers with equivalent proficiency. The texts are 42 selected articles from 17 major recent English and American news publications, organized into 10 units based on thematic lines. The selected articles are of high quality, typical in content, rich in language, engaging, and have long-lasting relevance. The textbook emphasizes skill development. Each unit includes seven sections:
Ⅰ. Text Vocabulary;
Ⅱ. Knowledge Introduction;
Ⅲ. Notes on Difficult Points;
Ⅳ. Language Briefs;
Ⅴ. Content Analysis;
Ⅵ. Thought-Provoking Questions;
Ⅶ. Topic Discussion.
The "Knowledge Introduction" section provides sociocultural background related to the texts, while the "Language Briefs" section introduces the characteristics of modern newspaper and magazine English. The inclusion of these two major sections aims to bridge the gap, helping readers achieve effortless reading of foreign newspapers and magazines. The "Content Analysis" section offers multiple-choice exercises on both content and language, designed to deepen and comprehensively understand the texts. To enhance critical thinking and oral communication practice, the book also includes discussion topics suitable for classroom use. The book is accompanied by a teaching reference manual, which provides answers to the "Content Analysis" and "Thought-Provoking Questions" exercises, as well as a hierarchical analysis of the articles.