College English Extensive Reading 1 (Preparatory Level) Revised Edition

Author: Sun Shuqiang
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This tutorial has been revised according to the characteristics of the Preliminary Reading Course of "College English" and the English proficiency of the teaching. The revision follows the following guiding principles:
1. The selected materials have been appropriately adjusted and supplemented, with gradually increasing difficulty, information volume, and variety of topics. Through a certain amount of reading, students' sense of language, reading speed, and preliminary mastery of reading skills are enhanced, laying a foundation for entering the first-level study.
2. When compiling various exercises, attention is paid to gradually cultivating students' abilities to analyze, summarize, synthesize, and infer during the reading process, in coordination with the reading teaching of the intensive reading course.
3. The selected materials are relatively easier than the corresponding intensive reading texts and are supplemented with necessary annotations to facilitate smooth reading.
4. Most of the materials in the textbook are original texts, slightly edited or rewritten, ensuring language and text standardization while being adapted to the English proficiency of the preliminary-level students.
5. The selected materials strive for novelty in content, a wide range of topics, diverse genres, and a balance of knowledge and interest.
6. Considering the differences in students' reading abilities, the reading volume of each book is slightly higher than the indicators specified in the syllabus. This tutorial is divided into two levels: Preliminary and First Level, with each level selecting and compiling 36 texts. Each lesson includes a small number of annotations and several exercises to test students' comprehension of the texts. The answers to the exercises and a master vocabulary list are provided at the end of the book. To complement the intensive reading course, each level is organized into 12 units, with three lessons per unit.