English Speaking Practical Vocabulary 2000 (Communication Section)

Author: Ren Kai
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This series of books is divided into three levels, with a total of three volumes, each targeting beginner, intermediate, and advanced English speaking learners. Each level includes approximately 1,000 high-frequency words and phrases. The series adheres to the principle of serving the general Chinese English learners, avoiding slang and distinguishing it from listening vocabulary. It focuses on practical speaking needs, emphasizing easy-to-learn and relatively stable words and phrases to effectively address the issue of (opening one's mouth to speak). Additionally, the series maintains the internationality of the selected vocabulary, with most of the 3,000+ words and phrases being commonly used high-frequency words by people in English-speaking countries. The books adopt a modular layout, with examples being authentic and vivid spoken dialogues and sentences, accompanied by audio recordings, aiming to help readers solidly master these spoken words and phrases through flexible and lively methods. The main features of the series are as follows:
(1) It highlights the multiple uses of high-frequency words in spoken language, helping readers to flexibly and solidly master each word.
(2) It creatively emphasizes correct pronunciation and usage of words in spoken language, with spelling memorization being secondary, and provides some tips to help readers remember pronunciations.
(3) For the difficulties in using spoken vocabulary, the series adopts a learning approach that connects with related Chinese usage, comparing synonyms, homophones, etc. to help readers correct common Chinese-style English speaking mistakes and use the vocabulary more appropriately and accurately. The series has different memory requirements for the three volumes of spoken vocabulary: The first volume requires readers to master all the vocabulary completely; the second volume requires flexible mastery while further consolidating the vocabulary learned in the first volume; the third volume is divided into two levels: complete mastery and selective mastery. It is believed that through the study of these 3,000+ high-frequency spoken words and phrases in these three volumes, readers will be able to handle daily communication and lay a solid vocabulary foundation for further improvement in speaking skills.