Cambridge International English Course (1A Student Book) (1A Student Book)

Author: Richards
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Publication Date: 2003-03-01
Features: "Cambridge International English" is written for English learners in non-English-speaking countries and is one of the most influential English teaching materials internationally. It is also the best-selling in the world by Cambridge University Press. "Cambridge International English" adopts the "Communicative Language Teaching" approach, emphasizing the development of the fluency, flexibility, and accuracy of language in real-life communication. It focuses on cultivating comprehensive skills, with main activities including: theme discussions, grammar structures, language functions, vocabulary expansion, and pronunciation training, providing students with extensive practical opportunities.■ Overall Introduction "Cambridge International English" (New Interchange) is one of the most popular and influential English textbooks internationally. It summarizes eight years of classroom teaching experience worldwide and has been improved in many aspects after extensively consulting the opinions of students and teachers. The main revisions include: added new conversation exercises (Conversations), new cultural snippets (Snapshots), new reading exercises (Readings), more comprehensive grammar explanations and activities (GrammarFocusmodelsandactivities), and richer listening materials. At the same time, the teacher's book, workbook, and video content have also been extensively revised. "Cambridge International English" is a large-scale English textbook written specifically for non-English-speaking learners. The content covers the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as pronunciation training and vocabulary expansion. It particularly emphasizes the development of listening and speaking skills. The primary goal of this book is to cultivate English communicative competence, which is the ability to flexibly use English based on communicative contexts, purposes, and audience. The book mainly uses American English, but its content is not limited to any specific country, region, or culture. Instead, it reflects the richness and diversity of English as an international language of communication. This textbook is divided into 4 levels: Introductory, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
Introductory Level: Targeted at "true" beginners with no English foundation, it explains basic grammar structures, vocabulary, and language functions. Upon completion of this level, students can master 1,000 active words.
Level 1: Targeted at learners with elementary English proficiency, it aims to further develop grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatic skills, enabling learners to reach a pre-intermediate level. Upon completion of this level, students can master 2,200 active words.
Level 2: Targeted at learners with a pre-intermediate level of English, it aims to further develop grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatic skills, enabling learners to reach an intermediate level. Upon completion of this level, students can master 3,400 active words.
Level 3: Targeted at learners with an intermediate level of English, it focuses on developing the learner's ability to communicate in relatively fluent and accurate English. Upon completion of this level, students can master 4,700 active words.
This textbook uses a large number of inspiring and challenging exercise activities to help students further consolidate and develop their ability to communicate in English. In addition to applied skills exercises, the textbook also includes various advanced discourse comprehension exercises. Listening exercises include: listening to narratives, listening to advertisements, listening to discussions, and listening to interviews. Reading activities include: cross-cultural communication themes, lifestyle themes, themes of different values, and other authentic reading passages. After completing all 4 levels, learners can reach an intermediate to advanced level.