English Reading Course 1

Author: He Huisheng Liu Beili
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Publish Date: 2003-05-29
Features: An English Reading Course for Comprehension and Speed is a guided, progressive reading textbook designed for college English majors in their first and second years, as well as for students in other disciplines, education colleges, vocational colleges, and radio and television universities for extensive reading courses. This book is also used as the extensive reading textbook for the satellite television English program. The entire series consists of four volumes, covering two academic years. The book aims to gradually improve students' comprehension skills and reading speed through extensive reading practice, systematic training in reading skills, and vocabulary expansion. The selected articles cover a wide range of topics and are engaging and interesting, with well-designed exercises to stimulate learners' interest while enhancing their understanding of Western culture. Volume contains 40 texts, divided into 10 units. Each unit includes: 1) Four texts with reading guides and exercises for comprehension and vocabulary expansion; 2) Explanations and exercises on reading skills and word formation; 3) Tests to assess reading comprehension and speed. This book has been reviewed by Professor Zhang Xiangbao of Peking University, and Professor Jian Wenguang of the Foreign Language Department at Beijing Normal University and Associate Professor Yang Youqin of the Foreign Language Department at Beijing Education College have provided many valuable suggestions for its compilation.