New Ideas Single Skill Textbook. Reading. Level 5

Author: Zhang Xin's Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2003-08-01
Features: "New Ideas Single Skill Textbooks" are specifically written by the PETS Research Team for the "National Public English Test (PETS)." The entire series consists of 20 volumes (each volume approximately 200,000 words), providing targeted training and guidance in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for PETS Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 candidates. This series has the following four features:
Novelty: The entire textbook series follows a test/student-centered teaching philosophy, integrating the communicative principles of the PETS exam to enhance candidates' language communication skills through training. This series breaks away from the traditional model of language structure, emphasizing the practicality of communicative language use. Its novelty lies in the alignment of communicative functions with candidates' communicative needs, specifically: oral communicative functions meet candidates' spoken communication needs, writing techniques meet candidates' written expression needs, and reading and listening comprehension methods satisfy candidates' information acquisition needs.
Authority: Members of the PETS Research Team are highly familiar with all aspects of the PETS exam, including the syllabus, question setting, and scoring criteria, and have conducted specialized research. Therefore, the entire series is closely aligned with the syllabi of all PETS levels, accurately capturing the exam principles and requirements for language skills at each level. The main authors have all undergone training abroad and possess in-depth research into foreign language teaching and testing. They are responsible for designing and writing the language skills for each level, ensuring the authority of the textbooks.
Applicability: The textbook is tailored to the specific needs of PETS candidates, considering their self-study habits. It not only teaches knowledge but also includes skill expansion exercises, vocabulary notes, practice questions, and answers. Except for the speaking component, which is designed for two-person group training, the listening, reading, and writing components are aimed at individual learners. Therefore, the explanations and exercises in each volume are tailored to the specific needs of the target audience.
Engaging: The series strives to use humorous English stories, cartoons, games, and interesting anecdotes as teaching materials, making the content lively, visually appealing, and enjoyable. This approach effectively motivates learners and enhances learning outcomes.
According to the requirements of the Level 3 exam syllabus, the overall goal of this reading textbook is to cultivate and train students in various reading skills, broaden their reading scope, and ultimately meet the reading ability requirements of the PETS Level 3 exam.