Longman English Fun Story Collection - Jijin Famous English Reading Lecture Hall (6)

Author: Yang Feng
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Publishing Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Modern language teaching theory holds that reading is the process of cultivating students' abilities to find, process, store, and retrieve information. At the same time, the selection of reading materials emphasizes thematic focus, interest, and difficulty-appropriateness. Under this guiding philosophy, the authors have collaborated with Pearson Education Group, a world-renowned English education publishing institution, to jointly launch the "Longman Middle School English Interest Stories Collection," enabling students to improve their English reading skills more easily and quickly. The "Longman Middle School English Interest Stories Collection" is a treasure for students, jointly created by Jijin and Longman. This collection features humorous stories, fresh columns, rich content, and exquisite design. Below, the authors introduce the philosophy, approach, and features of this series:
1. Unique Themes
This series selects 135 classic humorous short stories from Western countries (15 stories per book, 9 books in total). Each story is witty and profound, subtly enhancing reading skills while making readers laugh out loud. At the same time, it allows readers to fully appreciate the sophisticated Western "blue humor" without leaving their country, experiencing differences in culture, lifestyle, leisure, and society between the East and the West.
2. Innovative Columns
The series follows the principles of fashion, novelty, clarity, and practicality in its column design, featuring four sub-columns:
1. Vocabulary Express: New words are introduced progressively and repeatedly in the text to reinforce memory. They align with the vocabulary requirements of the new English curriculum standards, accompanied by bilingual definitions and example sentences to overcome reading obstacles.
2. Grammar Tips: This column provides detailed explanations of key vocabulary in the text and concise descriptions of common grammar points, perfectly matching readers' actual proficiency levels.
3. Skill Tests: The exercises in this column are diverse, closely aligning with middle and high school exams while extending training content to serve both practical and exam-oriented purposes.
4. Translation Appreciation: Each short story is accompanied by a translation. The translated language is concise, appropriately worded, and humorous, offering a reference for readers to enjoy alongside the original text.
3. Rich Exercises
After each short story, a set of exercises tailored to the needs of Chinese students is provided, including:
1. Multiple-choice questions to test comprehension of the story.
2. True-or-false questions to test understanding of sentence structures.
3. Matching questions to test mastery of sentence meaning and structure.
4. Vocabulary exercises to test memory.
5. For younger students, the authors have specially designed spelling exercises in the first three books of the series to help them master vocabulary.
6. Fill-in-the-blank exercises to reinforce key grammar points.
7. Writing exercises to improve writing skills.
4. Gradual Difficulty
This collection of interest stories has been meticulously designed by authoritative experts and scholars in China. The stories progress from simple to complex, vocabulary and language from easy to difficult, and skill training in a step-by-step manner, allowing readers to advance effortlessly.
5. Unique Design
The series features exquisite packaging and rich content, offering a fresh and engaging experience.
With the advent of the era of rapid and progressive English education, the authors proudly present the "Longman Middle School English Interest Stories Collection" to readers, aiming to enhance various English skills while enjoying humorous stories.