Green Channel · 1: Children's Edition

Author: Jiang Xunrong
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Since its publication, The Green Channel has been reprinted multiple times to meet the needs of English learners and users. The Green Channel is designed and written for adult English speaking learning, suitable for formal classroom teaching as well as self-study. It is particularly suitable for candidates preparing for the English Speaking Proficiency Examination (GESE) jointly launched by Trinity College London and Beijing Education Examination Authority. Following the user manual of The Green Channel, there is an official letter of recognition from Trinity College London, acknowledging that The Green Channel is one of the reference textbooks for the GESE examination. GESE is a distinctive speaking examination with high reliability and validity, and thus an increasing number of English learners are participating in it. Among the candidates, a considerable proportion are primary and secondary school students. These candidates come from full-time public and private foreign language training schools in Beijing. Many schools and parents have requested a set of oral textbooks more suitable for children's learning and exam preparation. Additionally, in the past few years, through our English speaking training and pre-examination tutoring for primary and secondary school students, we have gained some methods and experience. Given these requirements and our teaching experience, we decided to compile The Green Channel. The entire three volumes of The Green Channel roughly correspond to the requirements of GESE Speaking Examination levels 1-10. The newly compiled children's edition follows the preparatory level of the GESE examination syllabus, based on the original textbook and incorporating the core content of the first volume and the first half of the second volume, divided into four volumes to suit children's English learning. The Green Channel can also serve as a guide for primary and junior high school students participating in the GHESE levels 1-4 speaking examination, ensuring consistency in content and requirements between the original and the children's edition. To help users and parents of children better understand The Green Channel, we have also included the official letter of recognition from Trinity College London in this book. During the compilation of The Green Channel, we fully took into account the psychological characteristics of children learning English and their current language learning and expression abilities in China. We referred to the objectives for listening and speaking skills at levels 1-5 in the Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education issued by the Ministry of Education, combined with the GESE examination syllabus, and considered aspects such as writing format, picture design, teaching methods, and the learning load per lesson to make the learning process enjoyable and rewarding, reflecting the teaching philosophy of "learning through play" and "teaching in accordance with aptitude." The entire textbook features practical language, innovative structure, vivid illustrations, and a strong sense of fun. Its content is closely related to the daily lives of primary and secondary school students, making it easy to learn, remember, and apply in real-life situations, providing significant help in improving children's speaking skills.