New Breakthrough English. Listening Skills (High School Edition)

Author: Ma Yan
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Among the four fundamental skills that English learners must possess—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—"listening" holds the . Listening proficiency not only determines the development of the other three skills but is also the key to achieving excellent results in the junior high school entrance examination. Currently, there are numerous types of supplementary teaching materials available, but few are specifically designed for listening training. Moreover, learning materials that organize units based on "communicative functions" and provide explanations and exercises have yet to appear. This book fills this gap in supplementary materials and has three prominent features:
1. Unit knowledge and practice. This book takes the teaching syllabus as its blueprint and the curriculum standards as its direction, organizing units based on "communicative functions." All typical examples are selected from junior high school entrance examination questions across various provinces and cities. The listening highlights section cultivates students' "listening" skills from both the perspective of ability requirements and listening techniques. The problem-solving approach elaborates in detail on the characteristics of questions, question-setting methods, strategies, and common communicative expressions, based on the communicative function features of each unit and the actual junior high school entrance examinations nationwide. Strong training is meticulously designed around each communicative project.
2. The 12 sets of simulated examination questions completely break the boundaries of "communicative functions." After completing systematic unit reviews, students can use this section for comprehensive training and to assess their revision effectiveness.
3. This book is available in two versions—cd and tape—to meet the needs of different readers.