Newly Compiled English Course Textbook Guidance 3

Author: Wang Xingyang (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Over the years, there has been an ever-increasing variety of teaching materials and supplementary books, creating a situation where it is hard to distinguish the wheat from the chaff. Adding to the pressure of passing exams, countless students are confused: How to choose a tool that will help them achieve twice the result with half the effort? How to break through the bottleneck in English learning and exams? This book is a new masterpiece launched by China Research & Development Press (Huayuan Foreign Languages). It is a supplementary guide for the "New English Course," a national key textbook for higher education under the "Nineteen-Ninety-Five" National Plan. Written by experienced teachers from Shanghai International Studies University, this book is completely faithful to the textbook and is dedicated to helping students comprehensively improve their English skills. The structure and features of each unit are as follows:
1. Cultural Links
This section introduces the main concepts, terminology, writing background, and related figures of the two texts in the unit, helping readers enrich their extracurricular knowledge while deeply understanding the texts. It also makes reading more engaging and enjoyable.
2. Word Meanings in Both Chinese and English
This section provides readers with an understanding of the key vocabulary before they read the texts, making it easier for them to memorize the words in the unit.
3. Close Reading of the Text
This section is the core of the supplementary guide, including:
(1) Summary of the content
(2) Critical review of the text
(3) Analysis of key vocabulary
(4) Phrases and expressions
(5) Explanations of difficult sentences
4. Translated Text
5. Answer Key to Exercises
6. Integrated Language Skills
This section consists of derivative word exercises and a collection of English examination questions for levels and postgraduate entrance exams. The latter includes a large number of test questions with answers for self-assessment.
7. Red Film Self-Test
This book highlights each example sentence from the key vocabulary analysis, keywords in the key points, and answers to the integrated exercises in red print. By using the attached red film to cover the keywords and answers, readers can test their learning progress at any time.