Writing (Grade 8)

Author: (English) Chris Jacques
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The "English Support Series" is a series of books co-published by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) and Pearson Education, the world's largest (multinational educational publishing group). It is edited by Chris Jacques, the chief editor of the current middle school English textbook Senior English for China, and Wang Wei, an English teacher at Beijing Foreign Studies University, as the chief editors of the series. Additionally, Neville Grant, the chief editor of the current middle school English textbook Junior English for China, is invited as a consultant for the series. Furthermore, dozens of experienced middle school teachers with practical teaching experience have participated in the review process. This series is synchronized with middle school English teaching, divided into 6 levels from Grade 7 to Grade 12, with 4 types of books per level: "Listening and Speaking," "Grammar in Context," "Reading Skills," and "Reading to Writing," targeting the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as grammar, and providing students with practice activities. We decided to publish this series because the current situation of middle school English supplementary materials in China is disorganized and of varying quality, often failing to meet expectations. Many teachers urgently need high-quality supplementary materials. Therefore, we have made significant investments in terms of manpower, resources, and financial resources, determined to compile a set of high-quality supplementary materials suitable for domestic needs and meeting international standards to alleviate the difficulties of teachers and prepare a better series for students to lay a solid foundation in English during their middle school years. The series has the following features:
1. Natural and Accurate Language: Co-authored by professional textbook writers from abroad and experienced domestic teachers with years of training in middle school teacher education, and recorded by foreign experts. The language and pronunciation are natural and accurate.
2. Synchronized with Classroom Learning: Accompanied by the unit progress of middle school English teaching, it can be used as synchronous classroom practice.
3. Moderate Expansion of Knowledge: Based on the latest English curriculum standards for basic education in China, it moderately expands vocabulary and adds cultural background introductions, especially including some common vocabulary and expressions used in daily life.
4. Complementary to Tests and Exams: Exercises are designed in line with the requirements of domestic middle school and high school exams, as well as various international standardized tests, making it highly practical.
5. Lively and Diverse Question Types: Learn English in context with lively content and diverse formats, complemented by illustrations, making it highly engaging.
6. Comprehensive Training and Improvement: Interactively trains the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, starting from the basics, and comprehensively improving students' pragmatic abilities.