Modern English for Communication - Book 1

Author: Dong Hongxue
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book addresses the practical challenges commonly faced by learners of English, employing innovative teaching concepts and adhering to the principles of practicality and comprehensiveness. It adopts a classification system based on communicative functions to provide integrated training, aiming to effectively enhance the results of English oral training. The book is organized into chapters based on practical purposes and communicative functions, making it easy for learners to engage in conversation and transforming English oral learning into a more practical and natural part of daily life. It integrates grammar, sentence patterns, and various language communication functions and skills. The dialogues selected for the text are in authentic spoken English, reflecting real-life interactions in workplaces, daily life, and learning environments of foreign-invested companies, making the language natural and highly practical. To facilitate easier understanding and mastery of the content, allowing learners to apply what they've learned to different situations, each lesson is supplemented with relevant materials such as "Today's Dictionary," "Foreign Accents," "Related Links," "Writing Made Easier," and "Cultural Insights." This enables learners to improve their English oral skills while also acquiring practical writing knowledge and gaining insights into the work methods, life customs, and communication styles of Westerners. The target audience includes expatriates, employees of foreign-invested companies, foreign affairs workers, students of higher education institutions, participants in English oral training programs, and other English learners.