Reading Space · New Curriculum English Graded Readers A Midsummer Night's Dream (English-Chinese Bilingual Edition)

Author: (English) William Shakespeare
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This is a graded reading series of world literary classics published for students whose first language is not English. The series is closely aligned with the requirements of the new "English Curriculum Standards," divided into 8 levels based on difficulty, catering to the reading needs of students at various stages. It helps students achieve the cultivation goals of the new curriculum standards in terms of language skills, language knowledge, learning strategies, and cultural awareness. The series has the following main features:
- It includes classic Western literary works, helping students improve their language proficiency while allowing them to glimpse the full picture of literary masterpieces through simplified versions suitable for their foreign language level.
- Graded according to the new curriculum standards, with vocabulary ranging from 150 to 3,500 words, meeting the reading needs of primary and secondary school students.
- The language difficulty progresses gradually, helping teachers expand students' language knowledge and cultural background, and enhancing their English reading skills.
- Levels 1 to 5 feature one exercise per page, with a large volume of practice and a rich variety of test formats, which are very beneficial for students and teachers to assess and evaluate reading abilities and levels quantitatively, serving as an excellent supplement to classroom teaching.
- The language is simple, vivid, and authentic, published with English annotations, preserving the original essence of English while bilingual annotations help readers overcome language barriers when reading English, fully engaging their interest in reading and making English reading easier.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway. He spent most of his life in London, either acting or writing plays for the theater. As one of the most outstanding English playwrights, Shakespeare has 37 of his plays still performed on stages around the world. He died in 1616.