English (Grade 3 Starting Point) (Class Activity Book) (Second Edition)

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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The "New Standard English (Fourth Book) Classroom Textbook" is a middle and primary school "one-stop" English curriculum developed jointly by our press and Macmillan Education, a renowned educational publishing institution in the UK. This curriculum is based on the "National English Curriculum Standards" (Experimental Draft) formulated by the Ministry of Education, following extensive research and academic discussions. The principal editor of this textbook is Professor Chen Lin from Beijing Foreign Studies University, and the associate editor is Associate Professor Lu Ziwen from Central China Normal University. The British editor, Printha Ellis, and contributor Naomi Simmons are internationally acclaimed experts in English textbook development. Other distinguished contributors include Wang Jiaji, a special-grade English teacher and educational researcher, and Su Lihong, among others. This book, "New Standard English (For Grade 3 Starters) Book 2," is designed for use in the second semester of Grade 3. The entire book is divided into 11 modules (Modules), including one final review module. Each module follows the same structure as the previous one, consisting of three units (Units). Generally, the first unit introduces the language content for the module, while the second and third units provide several task-based exercises, including a song or short poem. The purpose of learning these songs or poems is threefold: to cultivate students' sense of rhythm and language intuition, to improve pronunciation accuracy, and to introduce certain Western cultures through familiar songs and poems known to children in English-speaking countries. Some uncommon words in these songs or poems do not require students to learn them outside the context. In this book, we will further learn how to describe people, objects, animals, and more, with a focus on describing actions. Students will learn how to describe frequent actions, ongoing actions, as well as time expressions and numbers. The text introduces some new grammatical concepts, but it does not require teachers to explain grammar or for students to master it. Instead, the focus is on helping students begin to use these sentences. Teachers should pay attention to this in the teaching process. Activities (For Grade 1 Starters) (New Standard)