Listen Through VOA - Standard English Listening from Voice of America. Vocabulary One-Stop Solution (Revised Edition) (Includes a Multimedia CD-ROM)

Author: Hong Shisong
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This book starts with the difficulties of understanding standard American English on VOA—core vocabulary (mainly referring to typical phrases, idioms, and slang)—and adopts a positive approach to help readers fundamentally break through VOA. The book is divided into five thematic parts, carefully selecting over 500 typical passages for readers to repeatedly "intensive listen." From these passages, nearly 3,000 common words and phrases are selected, annotated in detail, and accompanied by various exercises to facilitate thorough mastery. The book is specially paired with a high-quality multimedia MP3 recording disc. In addition to providing all the intensive listening passages from the book, the disc also includes 65 extensive listening passages with transcripts. A printable master vocabulary list for the entire book and the disc is also included, with a total of over 5,000 words. The author, with nearly two decades of personal experience, proves that mastering the vocabulary in this book can truly break through the vocabulary barrier of contemporary American English, laying a solid foundation for a leap in listening and speaking skills.