TOEFL Vocabulary - New Channel Hu Min Reading Stories to Memorize Words (CD-ROM Version) (This book comes with a free audio CD)

Author: Hu Min
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: "Learn Vocabulary Through Stories" is a creative idea that breaks through the old ways, showing people struggling with vocabulary a beautiful new world. This series surprises readers in five ways:
Surprise #1: "To see a thousand miles, climb one more story; beyond the story, there are more stories, and even higher levels. From elementary English vocabulary to TOEFL English vocabulary, and then to top-tier GRE vocabulary, plus 2 books on phrases, 11 books cover eight levels of vocabulary memorization—like a staircase leading to the peak of English learning. No matter how much vocabulary a learner has, they can always find the right level for their foundation and goals."
Surprise #2: "Creating a stage in a screw shell, memorizing vocabulary within context. Everyone loves stories, but not everyone loves memorizing vocabulary. Combining the joy of storytelling with the task of memorization is another key feature and advantage of this series. The compilers weave words into the plot, making them part of a joke, an experience, or a scene, linking memory with visual thinking. When you smile through the story, you’ll find these words are no longer repulsive—they’re friends with life, vitality, and warmth."
Surprise #3: "Ingeniously arranged vocabulary, a bright turn at every book. All vocabulary in the series appears in the story in the order of a standard vocabulary list. With this book, you don’t need any additional vocabulary list. As you navigate through scenes, it’s like picking wildflowers along the way, putting words in your basket. When you return home, you arrange the flowers in a vase, and they naturally form beautiful patterns. These patterns are sketched by wisdom and experience, everything so natural, without any forced effort."
Surprise #4: "Handling the heavy like the light, showing skill; words like pearls in a natural flow. A good story is lively, never letting readers guess the ending, while a good vocabulary list is rigid—always knowing the next word. The storywriters must ensure words appear in order while also telling a compelling story. After all, "you can’t have both fish and bear’s paws," yet they succeeded in blending the liveliness of the story with the rigidity of the vocabulary list. The 11 books feature gradually increasing vocabulary difficulty and depth, with different storylines, but the words are cleverly embedded, as if they were born in those passages. In short, learning vocabulary through stories is like a journey full of surprises. This reminds us of Columbus’s story: cracking an egg and standing it on a table., there are no insurmountable challenges in the world—only whether we can find the key to overcome them. Learning vocabulary through stories is just such a key for everyone."