21st Century College English_Workbook (Second Edition)

Author: Zhai Xiangjun et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publication Date: 1999-12-01
Features: 21st Century College English is a set of college English teaching materials developed based on the newly issued College English Teaching Syllabus (Revised Edition) by the Ministry of Education. 21st Century College English emphasizes the interest, informativeness, thought-provoking nature, and forward-looking aspects of its content, while also focusing on the normativity, practicality, and diversity of its language. Most of the texts are selected from British and American periodicals and books published in the 1980s. For teaching purposes, some content has been edited. This workbook is a companion to 21st Century College English: Reading and Writing Course, designed for students taking college English courses. It contains ten units. Each unit consists of three parts: Part 1 is supplementary exercises for the texta in 21st Century College English: Reading and Writing Course, Part 2 is supplementary exercises for the textb, and Part 3 is quick reading training. Part 1 includes the following eight types of exercises: 1. Spelling and Word Meaning; 2. Word Formation; 3. Usage of Prepositions and Adverbs; 4. Phrasal Verbs; 5. Error Correction; 6. Confusable Words; 7. Translation of Phrases and Groups; 8. Cloze. Part 2 is similar to Part 1, but the Spelling and Word Meaning exercises in Part 2 are replaced with vocabulary cloze exercises. Part 3 includes three short passages of about 300 words each, with five multiple-choice reading comprehension questions following each passage.