New Horizons College English 2 Reading and Writing Course Companion

Author: Ma Degao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: How to better understand the new teaching objectives, grasp the new examination requirements, and integrate the new teaching philosophy. Through our regular textbook learning, we can build a solid language foundation, broaden language knowledge, enhance language skills, and improve communication and application. At the same time, we can connect regular textbook learning with future CET-4 and CET-6 exams, making them mutually complementary and supportive, truly bridging the gap between textbook learning and standardized exams, which has become a concern, focus, and topic of reflection for many students. This series, "Comprehensive Textbook Guidance," was born in the midst of the current reform of teaching and examinations. It is jointly compiled by numerous renowned teachers from Shanghai International Studies University. It closely aligns with the textbooks and the examination syllabus, adapts to the new trends of English teaching and examination reform, enhances English language application skills, and synchronously improves English language examination readiness. We believe it will bring surprises and assistance to students.
Cultural Background Reading Guidance
This section introduces relevant cultural background knowledge related to the text (including customs, festivals, related figures, authors and works, terminology, etc.). It helps students better understand the text while broadening their knowledge, accumulating information, and enhancing their cultural literacy in British and American studies.
Analysis and Appreciation of Writing Style
This section evaluates the writing style of the text and analyzes its discourse structure, extracting the core content. It is highly beneficial for improving students' overall understanding of discourse, writing, and structure, as well as their writing skills.
Core Vocabulary and Phrases Learning
This section only includes high-frequency examination vocabulary and core vocabulary from the unit, with exam frequency annotations added below the examination vocabulary. Each entry is explained in a concise yet detailed manner, with key points highlighted, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and classic examples, making vocabulary memorization less tedious.
Framework Analysis of Long and Complex Sentences
This section provides a framework analysis of long and complex sentences in each text, offering methods to break them down. It cultivates students' perception and analytical abilities regarding complex sentence clusters, which is highly beneficial for overcoming the bottleneck of complex sentences.
Master’s Guidance: After-Class Exercises
The answers to after-class exercises are authoritative, annotated by master teachers, and provide insightful guidance on solving problems.
Theme Essays: Excellent Examples
This section provides excellent model essays on relevant themes to help students organize their writing ideas.
Realistic Simulation: Comprehensive Practice
The comprehensive exercises at the end of each unit are selected and simulation questions related to the unit, with accurate and precise explanations. This helps students grasp the trends of CET-4 and CET-6 question-setting, allowing them to prepare for exams effortlessly in their daily studies.
Red Film Self-Test
In the vocabulary and phrases section, entries are printed in red. Using the attached red film, students can test their memorization results at any time.