Spring Issue -- 365 Days Interactive Slow English (Germination of Listening and Speaking Vitality) [1CD]

Author: Ted English Education Series Editorial Committee, Chief Editor
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The accompanying CD is compatible with PC and MP3 players. We have arranged a 365-day learning plan, dividing the year into 52 weeks, with different content assigned to each day. Monday is for news reports, Tuesday for getting to know humanity, Wednesday for the science corridor, Thursday for historical anecdotes, Friday for entertainment and sports, Saturday for the English refueling station, where you'll learn an English proverb, and Sunday for reviewing the dictation content of the week before you can enjoy a good time. Additionally, we have categorized the selected articles into four seasons—Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn—based on their difficulty levels, ranging from easy to challenging. This division is not about starting from winter but allows you to begin at any Monday. In reality, the four seasons we have divided are not the four seasons of weather but the four seasons of feeling. In the early stages of learning, due to poor listening skills, many words are difficult to distinguish. At this point, dictating one minute of audio often takes 60 to 100 minutes. Therefore, to dictate the 2–3 minutes of audio we have arranged each day, you will need at least 3–4 hours. This is an extremely arduous process, much like a cold winter, and can be very challenging. However, once you complete the "Winter Issue" learning plan, you will truly experience the joy of "breaking the ice of listening and speaking" and enter spring. At this point, your listening skills will have improved significantly, and dictating one minute of audio may only take about 10 minutes. After completing the "Spring Issue," you will move on to the "Summer Issue," which is the consolidation phase. At this stage, the articles we have arranged are noticeably longer, and your dictation speed further increases. Except for specific names, places, and professional terms, there are no longer words you don't understand. In the "Autumn Issue," you should consciously practice thinking in English and directly understand the content you hear in English. Gradually, you will find that you can listen to slow-speed English as easily as listening to Chinese radio.