Happy English Listening (Upper)

Author: Chen Hongjun
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features:
1. Organized with an emphasis on phonetics, focusing on comprehensive training of various phonetic observation phenomena;
2. Overcoming the bottleneck of listening in domestic and international exams and daily communication;
3. Diverse language materials, allowing readers to experience foreign cultures while enjoying listening. Happy American English Listening is divided into two volumes. For students with different listening proficiency levels, each volume has a distinct focus in training and content. This book is the first volume of Happy American English Listening, containing 32 units. It has the following features:
1. The book is structured around phonetics, aiming to lay a solid foundation in phonetics for beginners, mastering the pronunciation of English phonemes. With the help of the "Phonetics Doctor," learners can study English pronunciation through engaging forms such as tongue twisters, riddles, poems, and songs, all in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere, while also grasping the basic spelling rules of English phonetics.
2. The language materials in each unit are diverse in style, including humor, jokes, cultural background introductions, idioms, English poems, and English song appreciation. All materials are carefully selected, presented in lively and vivid forms, allowing learners to experience foreign cultures in a relaxed and enjoyable phonetic environment, broaden their linguistic horizons, and enhance their interest in language learning.
3. The "Happy American English Match-Up" section in each unit is specifically designed for communicative language learning purposes. By providing scenarios such as at the airport or at the post office, it creates opportunities for learners to practice using the language, emphasizing the authenticity and social functionality of language use, and striving to make the learning practical for readers.
4. Each unit ends with an English proverb, designed to reflect the phonetic features of the unit. Knowledge is accumulated, and we hope that learners can discover the joy of learning English through the comparison of English and Chinese proverbs, and find them useful in the future.
5. The titles of each unit in this book are derived from the language materials included in them. After completing all the units, readers are left with a task: Can you identify the letters or letter combinations that reflect the phonetic features of the unit in the titles?
6. This series is highly applicable, suitable for students of different grades in school and English enthusiasts with varying proficiency levels.