Listening Training - [CET-4] College English Test Band 4

Author: New Oriental CET-4 Exam Preparation Research Team
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Among this series, College English Listening Practice for CET-4 is closely aligned with the reform requirements of the CET-4, providing a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the new trends in the CET-4 listening exam. It delves into the finer details, thoroughly analyzing and breaking down both old and new question types, offering winning strategies for candidates to quickly and effectively master the post-reform CET-4 listening section. The key features of the book are summarized as follows:
- Teaching techniques, uncovering new question types: The post-reform CET-4 listening exam introduces long conversations in addition to the original short dialogues, short passages, and compound dictation. Furthermore, the exam will now include all four question types (short dialogue + short passage/compound dictation) in each test.
- Targeting key exam points, providing strategies to overcome challenges: The authors meticulously study past CET-4 listening exam papers, grasp the question-setting patterns, and combine this with their understanding of the CET-4 listening reform and an analysis of the Pilot Test Samples of the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4). In Chapter 2, the book presents 20 full-length CET-4 listening practice tests to help candidates become familiar with the new exam format in time.
- Paying attention to details, leaving no stone unturned: As the saying goes, "Only by mastering the details can one truly avoid overlooking anything." Only by focusing on the details can candidates achieve this. After each practice test, the book lists frequent vocabulary, i.e., high-frequency syllabus words that appear in that test, to help candidates reinforce their memory of these key words while practicing listening.
The appendix of the book includes the CET-4 listening pronunciation table, common homophones and near-homophones in CET-4 listening, vocabulary and expressions related to CET-4 listening scenarios, a summary of frequently used short words in CET-4 listening, common sentence patterns in CET-4 listening, and common names of people, places, and countries in CET-4 listening. These resources provide candidates with a solid knowledge base to conquer the new CET-4 listening exam.