Intermediate English Speaking

Author: Wu Zhenfu
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This book took six years from the conception of its guiding principles to the collection of materials and the writing of exercises. Chinese students often find it difficult to master spoken English. A limited number of oral Q&A, as well as the memorization and recitation of short passages and dialogues, fail to improve students' ability to use English in real-life daily conversations. Students often have a fear of speaking and struggle to break through the speaking barrier. To find a way that encourages students to use English in spoken practice, we conducted experiments and explorations, studied oral textbooks both domestically and internationally, and examined the specific environment in which Chinese students learn spoken English. We selected materials from more than 60 books and periodicals from China and abroad to complete this "English Speaking Course." It has the following features:
1) The lesson topics are closely related to the lives and thoughts of young people, covering a wide range of subjects that are often of interest to them and topics they are eager to discuss. Learning this book helps young people develop a strong desire to use English in spoken practice.
2) The training progresses from easy to difficult in a step-by-step manner; the exercises are carefully designed and lively in form. "Elementary Spoken English" and "Intermediate Spoken English" each come with illustrations and exercises, and the methods used are those we have repeatedly tested and proven effective in teaching over the years.
3) It cultivates students' comprehensive speaking skills, including narration, dialogue, conversation, discussion, debate, and more.
4) The textbook is highly adaptable, suitable for young students of different levels in school as well as English self-learners of varying proficiency levels.
5) Each set of textbooks is accompanied by English audio recordings, with narrators who are scholars and experts from English-speaking countries. The voiceovers are clear, fluent, beautiful, and feature standard, pure pronunciation and intonation.