Zootopia -- New Curriculum Standard Level 3 Part 2

Author: (English) Bill Tyne
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The new "English Curriculum Standards" (referred to as "New Curriculum Standards") have raised higher requirements for students' knowledge, communicative competence, cultural awareness, and other aspects. Extracurricular reading has become an important part of English learning. The Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) and Longman have collaborated to compile the "FLTRP–Longman Graded Readers for Middle School English: New Curriculum Standards Encyclopedic Series," aiming to implement the teaching philosophy of the "New Curriculum Standards" into extracurricular reading and help students meet the requirements set forth by the "New Curriculum Standards." Guided by the "New Curriculum Standards," this series is designed for students in grades 3-9 according to the requirements of the "New Curriculum Standards" and is suitable for middle school students at all levels. The entire series is divided into four levels, with a total of 80 books, with the number of books increasing progressively at each level, fully meeting the reading volume requirements for middle school students at each level as specified by the "New Curriculum Standards." The selection of materials highlights a sense of the times and respects the differences in reading interests among students at different stages. The content is rich and illustrated, which is beneficial for broadening knowledge and cultivating cross-cultural communication awareness. Reading skill guides are written for each book based on the requirements of the "New Curriculum Standards," focusing on guiding students' learning strategies. The exercises after each unit are designed to be open, flexible, and encourage students to think, fostering creativity and improving language proficiency, thereby fully achieving the cultivation goals of the "New Curriculum Standards." With the promulgation of the new "English Curriculum Standards," English teaching reform in middle schools has entered a new stage, raising the requirements for students' knowledge, communicative competence, and cultural awareness to a new level. Extracurricular reading is no longer just an optional supplement to classroom teaching but has become an indispensable part of English learning. The "New Curriculum Standards" have made clear stipulations on the quantity of extracurricular reading for students and proposed a series of new requirements for cultivation goals. To this end, the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) and Longman have collaborated to compile this "FLTRP–Longman Graded Readers for Middle School English: New Curriculum Standards Encyclopedic Series." The purpose is to implement the teaching philosophy of the "New Curriculum Standards" into extracurricular reading and help students meet the requirements set forth by the "New Curriculum Standards." The series is designed in accordance with the "New Curriculum Standards," with the following main features: 1. In terms of overall design, it is written according to the of the "New Curriculum Standards," with strong targeting. The number of books increases progressively at each level, fully meeting the reading needs of middle school students at all stages. 2. In terms of material selection, it highlights personalization, choosing materials with a sense of the times and rich content based on the different reading interests of students at different ages, helping students broaden their knowledge and cultivate cross-cultural communication awareness while completing the reading tasks set by the "New Curriculum Standards." 3. In terms of difficulty, it balances the improvement of abilities with the cultivation of reading interest and confidence, creating a relaxed learning atmosphere for students. 4. In terms of learning strategy guidance, reading skill guides are written for each book based on the requirements of the "New Curriculum Standards at each level, guiding students to develop good learning habits. 5. In terms of exercise design after each unit, it highlights flexibility, openness, and participation, combining reading, speaking, and writing, stimulating students' imagination and creativity, and helping them fully meet the requirements of the "New Curriculum Standards."