New Horizons College English Course Materials Companion: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Tutorial 1 - Red Film Self-Assessment - (710 Points) - Gift: 24 Latest News Articles for Reading

Author: Ma Degao
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Currently, reforms in college English teaching and the CET (College English Test) are gaining momentum, gradually infiltrating the field. New teaching objectives, examination requirements, teaching approaches, and testing philosophies have been introduced one after another, offering new demands and insights for college English teaching and testing. How to better understand the new teaching objectives, grasp the new examination requirements, and integrate the new teaching philosophies has become a pressing concern for many students. They are eager to bridge the gap between textbook learning and the CET exams, ensuring that their study materials and tests complement each other. This series, "Comprehensive Textbook Guidance," emerges at this pivotal moment of educational and examination reform. It is jointly compiled by a team of renowned faculty from Shanghai International Studies University. Closely aligned with textbooks and the examination syllabus, it adapts to the new trends in college English teaching and testing, enhancing students' English language proficiency and exam readiness. We believe it will bring students both surprises and assistance.
This book is a supplementary guide to College English Comprehensive Textbook, published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. Its structure and features are as follows:
Cultural Background Reading Guidance
This section introduces relevant cultural background knowledge related to the texts (including customs, festivals, key figures, literary works, terminology, etc.). It helps students better understand the texts while broadening their knowledge, accumulating information, and improving their cultural literacy in British and American studies.
Analysis and Appreciation of Writing Style
This part evaluates the writing style of the texts and analyzes their discourse structure, extracting key content. It greatly assists students in improving their overall comprehension of discourse, writing, and structure, as well as their writing skills.
Core Vocabulary and Phrases Learning
This section includes high-frequency and core vocabulary from the unit, with exam frequency annotations for test-related words. Each entry is concisely explained, highlights key points, and is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and classic examples, making vocabulary memorization more engaging. It helps students expand their vocabulary rapidly and adapt to the demands of the CET exams.
Framework Analysis of Complex Sentences
This part analyzes complex sentences in each text, breaking them down into frameworks and guiding students on how to tackle them. It cultivates students' perception and analytical skills for complex sentence clusters, enhances their reading comprehension, and improves their translation abilities.
Master’s Tips: After-Class Exercises
The answers to after-class exercises are provided by experienced teachers, with detailed insights into solving problems.
Excellent Model Essays on Themes
This section offers exemplary essays on relevant themes, helping students organize their writing ideas and improve their writing skills.
Authentic Simulation Exercises
The comprehensive exercises at the end of each unit are carefully selected from past and mock exam papers, with accurate and concise explanations. This enables students to grasp the trends in CET question-setting and prepare for exams effortlessly in their daily studies.
Red Film Self-Testing
In the vocabulary and phrases section, entries are printed in red. Using the included red film, students can test their memorization at any time.