Birthstone - Chinese Students' Reading Assistance Library

Author: Marcus
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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 middle school students in China and learners with the same English proficiency level with a new type of English learning reader that embodies the essence of American original textbooks while fully reflecting China's new curriculum standards for English teaching. 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 for students 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 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 follow the vocabulary grading annotation principle adopted 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 to cultivate 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 Thematic 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.