Textbook Guidance Complete. 4 New Horizon College English Reading and Writing Coursebook

Author: Ma Degao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Currently, reforms in college English teaching and the CET (College English Test) are gaining momentum, gradually penetrating the field. New teaching objectives, examination requirements, teaching approaches, and testing philosophies have been introduced one after another, offering new demands and insights for college English teaching and testing. How to better understand the new teaching objectives, grasp the new examination requirements, and integrate the new teaching philosophies has become a pressing concern for many students. On one hand, regular textbook learning helps build a solid language foundation, expand language knowledge, enhance language skills, and improve communicative competence. On the other hand, it bridges the gap between textbook learning and future CET exams, creating a seamless connection that truly supports students in their studies and examinations. This series, "Comprehensive Textbook Guidance," emerges at this pivotal moment of educational and examination reform. Co-authored by numerous renowned teachers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, it is closely aligned with textbooks and the CET syllabus, adapting to the new trends in college English teaching and testing. It aims to improve students' English language proficiency and exam readiness, bringing them both surprises and assistance. This book is a supplementary guide for the "New Horizon College English: Reading and Writing Course" published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. Its structure and features are as follows:
Cultural Background Reading Guidance
This section introduces relevant cultural background knowledge related to the texts (including customs, festivals, key figures, literary works, terminology, etc.). It helps students better understand the texts while broadening their knowledge, accumulating information, and enhancing their cultural literacy in the UK and the US.
Analysis and Appreciation of Writing Style
This part evaluates the writing style of the texts and analyzes their discourse structure, extracting key content. It greatly assists students in improving their overall understanding of discourse, composition, and structure, as well as their writing skills.
Core Vocabulary and Phrases Learning
This section only includes high-frequency test vocabulary and core vocabulary from each unit, with exam frequency annotations below the test vocabulary. Each entry is concisely explained, highlights key points, and is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and classic examples, making vocabulary memorization more engaging. It helps students expand their vocabulary quickly and adapt to the demands of the CET exams.
Framework Analysis of Complex Sentences
This part analyzes the complex sentences in each text, breaking them down into frameworks and pointing out methods to solve them. It cultivates students' perception and analytical skills for complex sentence structures, enhancing their reading comprehension and translation abilities simultaneously.
Master’s Guidance: After-Class Exercises
The answers to after-class exercises are authoritative, annotated by experienced teachers who provide insightful hints on solving problems.
Excellent Model Essays on Themes
This section offers outstanding model essays on relevant themes, helping students organize their writing ideas and improve their writing skills.
Authentic Simulation Exercises
The comprehensive exercises at the end of each unit are selected from and simulated tests, with accurate and concise explanations. They help students grasp the trends in CET question-setting and prepare for exams effortlessly in daily study.
Red Film Self-Testing
In the vocabulary and phrases section, entries are printed in red. Using the attached red film, students can test their memorization results at any time.