Hu Min Reads Stories to Memorize Vocabulary: College English Test Band 6 Vocabulary (CD-ROM Edition) (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Hu Min
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: "Learn Vocabulary Through Stories" is a creative idea that breaks through the old ways, showing people struggling with vocabulary a beautiful new world. There are five surprises in this series:
Surprise One: "To see a thousand miles, climb one more story, beyond the story, there are more stories, and even higher." From elementary English vocabulary to TOEFL vocabulary, and then to top-tier GRE vocabulary, plus 2 books on phrases, 11 books cover eight levels of vocabulary memorization, like a staircase leading to the peak of English learning. No matter how much vocabulary a learner has, they can always find the right level for their foundation and goals.
Surprise Two: "Performing acrobatics in a screw shell, memorize vocabulary within context." Everyone loves stories, but not everyone loves memorizing vocabulary. Combining the love of stories with the task of memorizing words is another big feature and advantage of this series. The editors take each word and weave it into the story plot, making it an integral part of a joke, an experience, or a scene, linking memory with visual thinking. When you smile after finishing the story, you realize these words are not repulsive but rather friends with life, vitality, and warmth.
Surprise Three: "Ingeniously arranged vocabulary, a bright turn in the path." All vocabulary in the series is arranged in the order of a standard vocabulary list within the stories. With such a book, you don’t need any additional vocabulary list when memorizing words. As we navigate through the scenes, it’s like picking roadside flowers, placing them in a basket, and then arranging them in a vase at home, where the flowers naturally form beautiful patterns. These patterns are sketched by wisdom and experience, everything so natural and effortless.
Surprise Four: "Handling the heavy as if light, effortlessly showcasing skill, words like pearls in a natural setting." A good story is lively, never letting the reader guess the ending; a good vocabulary list is rigid, where we always know the next word. The storywriters must ensure the words appear in order while also telling a compelling story—after all, "you can’t have your cake and eat it too," yet they succeeded in blending the liveliness of the story with the rigidity of the vocabulary list. The 11 books feature vocabulary difficulty and depth that rise in steps, with different story contents, but the words are cleverly embedded, as if they were naturally part of the text.
In summary, the process of learning vocabulary through stories is like a journey filled with surprises. It reminds us of Columbus’s story: cracking an egg and standing it on a table. there are no insurmountable challenges in the world, only whether we can find the key to overcome them. Learning vocabulary through stories is just such a key prepared for everyone.