Changes All Around US=Changes Everywhere

Author: (USA) Monica Halpern
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The "National Geographic Student English Themed Reading Training Series" is another series of American English reading textbooks launched by us after the "National Geographic English Reading and Writing Training Series" (a total of 14 volumes). It aims to further provide middle school students in China and learners with equivalent English proficiency with new English learning materials that embody the essence of American original textbooks while fully reflecting China's new curriculum standards for English teaching. The entire series features over 2,000 lively, natural, and captivating images, accompanied by concise and vivid text suitable for various levels, guiding students to read through pictures and recognize pictures through text. The picture-and-text integrated reading materials not only make English learning more enjoyable and interesting but also align well with the new trend of picture composition in China's college entrance examination. The "National Geographic Student English Themed Reading Training Series" consists of 18 volumes, covering 9 themes and 72 topics, involving three subject areas: mathematics, science, and social studies. Based on the requirements of Chinese middle school students' English learning and college entrance examination writing, we continue to provide all-English reading materials for students while adhering to the vocabulary grading annotation principle adopted in the "National Geographic English Reading and Writing Training Series." The annotated vocabulary is divided into three categories: "Memorable Vocabulary," "Reading Intermediate Vocabulary," and "Reading Reference Vocabulary." Considering the importance of phonetic symbols in memorizing words, cultivating students' reading and speaking skills, we have added new international phonetic symbols to all annotated vocabulary. Additionally, we have included corresponding "Reading Objectives" and "Review Activities" in each book to support classroom teaching and help students conduct self-assessment of their English reading comprehension. The English-themed picture-and-text reading provided by the "National Geographic Student English Themed Reading Training Series" is highly beneficial for middle school students to broaden their knowledge and expand their cultural horizons. It can also effectively help students improve their English skills and achieve a unity of "knowledge" and "learning." We sincerely hope that the publication of this series will not only enable Chinese middle school students to master rich knowledge and effective English learning methods through enjoyable reading but also contribute to enhancing their comprehensive qualities, including humanistic sentiments, scientific perspectives, social awareness, and global thinking.