Mysterious Ants - Reading Assistance Library for Chinese Students

Author: Huai Ting
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The "National Geographic Student English Themed Reading Training Series" is another American English reading textbook series launched by us following the "National Geographic English Reading and Writing Training Series" (a total of 14 titles). It aims to further provide middle school students in China and learners with equivalent English proficiency with new English learning materials that combine the essence of American original textbooks with the teaching philosophy of China's new curriculum standards for English. The entire series features over 2,000 vivid, natural, and captivating images, accompanied by concise and engaging text that guides students to read through pictures and recognize pictures through text. The picture-and-text integrated reading materials not only make English learning more enjoyable and interesting but also align well with the new trend of picture composition in China's college entrance examination. The "National Geographic Student English Themed Reading Training Series" consists of 18 volumes, covering 9 themes and 72 topics across three subject areas: mathematics, science, and social studies. Based on the requirements of English learning and college entrance examination writing for Chinese middle school students, we continue to adopt the vocabulary grading annotation principle used in the "National Geographic English Reading and Writing Training Series," categorizing annotated words into "Memory Vocabulary," "Reading Intermediate Vocabulary," and "Reading Reference Vocabulary." Considering the importance of phonetic symbols in word memorization and the development of students' reading and speaking skills, we have added new international phonetic symbols to all annotated vocabulary. Additionally, we have included corresponding "Reading Objectives" and "Review Activities" in each book to support classroom teaching and help students conduct self-assessment of their English reading comprehension. The authentic picture-and-text reading provided by the "National Geographic Student English Themed Reading Training Series" is highly beneficial for middle school students to broaden their knowledge and cultural horizons. It also effectively helps them improve their English skills, achieving a unity of "knowledge" and "learning." We sincerely hope that the publication of this series will not only enable Chinese middle school students to master rich knowledge and effective English learning methods through enjoyable reading but also contribute to enhancing their comprehensive qualities, including humanistic sentiments, scientific perspectives, social awareness, and global thinking.