New Horizons: College English Tutoring Materials (4)

Author: Yang Caixia, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book has the following characteristics:
1. Comprehensive and concise content. The selection of content in this book follows the following criteria: Content that is not very helpful for improving readers' English skills and is not required for CET-4/6 or postgraduate entrance examinations is omitted. Conversely, content that may be tested in CET-4/6 or postgraduate entrance examinations is explained as much as possible.
2. Closely aligned with CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examinations. While pursuing quality-oriented education, it does not neglect examination-oriented education. This book includes the following content:
1. Learning objectives and key points,
2. Self-assessment,
3. Cultural background,
4. Text structure analysis,
5. Key vocabulary and phrases,
6. Analysis of difficult sentences and grammatical structures,
7. Reference translation of the text,
8. Answer key to textbook exercises,
9. Exam treasure box,
10. Real exam scenarios.
Book Features:
1. Learning objectives and key points: Summarizes the key knowledge and skills to be mastered in this unit in a concise and clear table format. Readers should have a comprehensive understanding and grasp of the content and key points of the unit before studying it.
2. Self-assessment – CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examination questions related to this lesson: It has compiled all CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examination questions that have tested vocabulary related to this lesson in the past ten years. The purpose is to allow students to conduct a self-assessment before formally entering the unit study, analyzing their progress and weak areas.
3. Cultural background: This section is almost present in all similar books. The difference between this book and others lies in (1) selecting cultural background knowledge about English-speaking countries that ordinary students are not very familiar with but should understand.
4. Text structure analysis: This section mainly conducts a comprehensive structural analysis of each unit's text, exploring the author's writing approach. The purpose is to improve readers' reading comprehension skills and guide them to learn from the writing techniques. The guiding principle for writing this section is: When learning an article, it is not only necessary to expand vocabulary and master grammatical phenomena, but also to pay attention to improving reading and writing skills.
5. Analysis of difficult sentences and grammatical structures: This section is present in all similar books, but our explanation is more focused on the connection with exams. We emphasize the examination points of various English exams, and the examples and questions used are almost all from past CET-4/6, postgraduate entrance examination, and TOEFL test papers.
6. Exam treasure box: Helps readers familiarize themselves with the content tested in CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examinations and develop exam-taking skills.
7. Real exam scenarios: Collects and explains the latest CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examination papers. The purpose is still to help readers improve their exam-taking skills.
Book Features:
1. Learning objectives and key points: Summarizes the key knowledge and skills to be mastered in this unit in a concise and clear table format. Readers should have a comprehensive understanding and grasp of the content and key points of the unit before studying it.
2. Self-assessment – CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examination questions related to this lesson: It has compiled all CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examination questions that have tested vocabulary related to this lesson in the past ten years. The purpose is to allow students to conduct a self-assessment before formally entering the unit study, analyzing their progress and weak areas.
3. Cultural background: This section is almost present in all similar books. The difference between this book and others lies in (1) selecting cultural background knowledge about English-speaking countries that ordinary students are not very familiar with but should understand.
4. Text structure analysis: This section mainly conducts a comprehensive structural analysis of each unit's text, exploring the author's writing approach. The purpose is to improve readers' reading comprehension skills and guide them to learn from the writing techniques. The guiding principle for writing this section is: When learning an article, it is not only necessary to expand vocabulary and master grammatical phenomena, but also to pay attention to improving reading and writing skills.
5. Analysis of difficult sentences and grammatical structures: This section is present in all similar books, but our explanation is more focused on the connection with exams. We emphasize the examination points of various English exams, and the examples and questions used are almost all from past CET-4/6, postgraduate entrance examination, and TOEFL test papers.
6. Exam treasure box: Helps readers familiarize themselves with the content tested in CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examinations and develop exam-taking skills.
7. Real exam scenarios: Collects and explains the latest CET-4/6 and postgraduate entrance examination papers. The purpose is still to help readers improve their exam-taking skills.