Modern College English - Reading 1

Author: Gong Yan
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Publish Date: 2001-09-08
Features: This book is a four-volume reading companion designed to be used alongside intensive reading textbooks. Each selected article has been carefully curated. Whether in terms of variety in type and theme, or in terms of the and of the articles, these materials are truly gems. Many of the articles are written by world-renowned authors such as O. Henry, Washington Irving, Ernest Hemingway, W. Somerset Maugham, William Saroyan, D.H. Lawrence, James Thurber, Oscar Wilde, Saki, and others. The second feature of this book is that we have provided detailed annotations for the more challenging parts of each article, especially highlighting subtle nuances in reading and appreciation, which we believe will give readers a unique experience after reading. This book can be used as supplementary reading material for first-year English majors and self-learners of English at a similar level as intensive reading textbooks. Since the selected articles vary in length, learners can decide on their reading pace based on their own proficiency. The book includes classic works that are worth rereading, and the vocabulary used in these articles is mostly within the range of beginner-level vocabulary. In addition to reading and appreciation, learners can also carefully analyze the use of words and sentence structures to improve their writing skills. This book can also be selected as a textbook for extensive reading courses. Teachers can design exercises or questions to test students' reading comprehension, conduct classroom discussions on related topics, exchange reading insights, and guide students toward further reading. In short, we hope this book provides beginners with a carefully selected collection of high-quality introductory reading materials, enabling learners to expand their reading horizons, develop good reading habits, cultivate an interest in reading, and lay a solid foundation for continuous improvement in their English proficiency. Although the compilers are all experienced professional English teachers, errors are inevitable. We hope users will kindly point them out. Modern College English Reading is the supplementary reader for the Modern College English textbook published by FLTRP. "Using intensive reading to guide extensive reading, and combining both" is a principle that has been proven effective through years of practice in foreign language teaching and is a necessary path to learning a foreign language. The basic concept of the Modern College English course is to use 90 intensive reading texts as the core, supplemented by this semi-intensive, semi-extensive reading companion as an extension, and then paired with a list of about 50 free reading books, enabling English learners to achieve a solid foundation in reading and lay the groundwork for mastering all aspects of English skills. Modern College English Reading consists of 300 annotated short articles, including fairy tales, fables, stories, novels, plays, essays, and various other genres, representing the diverse styles of different authors. It will help you appreciate the beauty of English, and the accompanying vivid illustrations will make learning English a truly enjoyable experience. The short articles collected in this book have all been carefully selected through extensive research. The compilers strive to make both the content and language engaging, ensuring that readers will find it hard to put down. The compilers also believe that this collection of readings with different themes will present various aspects of English-speaking cultures to you, thereby expanding your knowledge, broadening your horizons, and stimulating your thinking.