Bell and the Telephone - A Reading Aid Library for Chinese Students

Author: Galmon
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: "The National Geographic Student English Thematic Reading Training Series" is another American English reading textbook series launched by us after the "National Geographic English Reading and Writing Training Series" (a total of 14 volumes). It aims to further provide Chinese middle school students and learners with the same English proficiency level with new English learning materials that embody the essence of American original textbooks while fully reflecting China's new curriculum standards for English teaching. The entire series includes over 2,000 vivid, natural, and captivating images, accompanied by concise and engaging text suitable for your level, guiding 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 Thematic Reading Training Series" consists of 18 volumes, covering 9 themes and 72 topics, involving three subject areas: mathematics, science, and social studies. Based on the requirements of Chinese middle school students' English learning and college entrance examination writing, we continue to follow the vocabulary grading annotation principle adopted in the "National Geographic English Reading and Writing Training Series," dividing annotated words into three categories: "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 words. 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 English-themed picture-and-text reading provided by "The National Geographic Student English Thematic Reading Training Series" is highly beneficial for middle school students to broaden their knowledge and cultural horizons. Moreover, it can effectively help students genuinely improve their English proficiency, achieving a unity of "knowledge" and "learning." We sincerely hope that the publication of this series not only enables Chinese middle school students to master rich knowledge and effective English learning methods through enjoyable reading but also contributes to enhancing their comprehensive qualities, including humanistic sentiments, scientific perspectives, social awareness, and global thinking.