New Horizons College English Teaching Material 4

Author: Yang Caixia, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book has the following characteristics:
1. Comprehensive and concise content. The selection of content in this book follows the following criteria: Content that is not very helpful in improving readers' English skills and is not required for CET-4/6 or postgraduate entrance exams is omitted. Conversely, content that may be tested in CET-4/6 or postgraduate entrance exams is explained as much as possible.
2. Closely aligned with CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exams. While pursuing quality education, it does not neglect exam-oriented education. This book includes the following content:
1. Learning objectives and key points,
2. Self-assessment,
3. Cultural background,
4. Text structure analysis,
5. Key vocabulary and phrases,
6. Analysis of difficult sentences and grammatical structures,
7. Reference translation of the text,
8. Answer key to textbook exercises,
9. Exam treasure box,
10. Real exam scenarios.
Features of the book:
1. Learning objectives and key points: Summarizes the key knowledge and skills to be mastered in this unit in a concise and clear table format. Readers should have a comprehensive understanding and grasp of the content and key points of the unit before studying it.
2. Self-assessment – CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exam questions related to this lesson: Collects all CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exam questions that have tested vocabulary related to this lesson in the past decade. The purpose is to allow students to conduct a self-assessment before formally entering the unit study, analyzing their progress and weak areas.
3. Cultural background: This section is almost present in all similar books. The difference between this book and others lies in (1) selecting cultural background knowledge about English-speaking countries that ordinary students are not very familiar with but should understand.
4. Text structure analysis: This section mainly conducts a comprehensive structural analysis of each unit's text, exploring the author's writing logic. The purpose is to improve readers' reading comprehension skills and guide them to learn from the writing techniques. The guiding principle for writing this section is: When learning an article, it is not only necessary to expand vocabulary and master the grammatical phenomena it contains but also to pay attention to improving reading and writing skills.
5. Analysis of difficult sentences and grammatical structures: This section is present in all similar books, but our explanation focuses more on the connection with exams. We focus on explaining the examination points of various English exams. The examples and questions used are almost all from past CET-4/6, postgraduate entrance exams, and TOEFL exams.
6. Exam treasure box: Helps readers familiarize themselves with the exam content of CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exams and develop exam-taking skills.
7. Real exam scenarios: Collects and explains the latest CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exam questions. The purpose is still to help readers improve their exam-taking skills.
Features of the book:
1. Learning objectives and key points: Summarizes the key knowledge and skills to be mastered in this unit in a concise and clear table format. Readers should have a comprehensive understanding and grasp of the content and key points of the unit before studying it.
2. Self-assessment – CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exam questions related to this lesson: Collects all CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exam questions that have tested vocabulary related to this lesson in the past decade. The purpose is to allow students to conduct a self-assessment before formally entering the unit study, analyzing their progress and weak areas.
3. Cultural background: This section is almost present in all similar books. The difference between this book and others lies in (1) selecting cultural background knowledge about English-speaking countries that ordinary students are not very familiar with but should understand.
4. Text structure analysis: This section mainly conducts a comprehensive structural analysis of each unit's text, exploring the author's writing logic. The purpose is to improve readers' reading comprehension skills and guide them to learn from the writing techniques. The guiding principle for writing this section is: When learning an article, it is not only necessary to expand vocabulary and master the grammatical phenomena it contains but also to pay attention to improving reading and writing skills.
5. Analysis of difficult sentences and grammatical structures: This section is present in all similar books, but our explanation focuses more on the connection with exams. We focus on explaining the examination points of various English exams. The examples and questions used are almost all from past CET-4/6, postgraduate entrance exams, and TOEFL exams.
6. Exam treasure box: Helps readers familiarize themselves with the exam content of CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exams and develop exam-taking skills.
7. Real exam scenarios: Collects and explains the latest CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance exam questions. The purpose is still to help readers improve their exam-taking skills.