College English Companion Listening and Translation for CET-4 with a Score of 710: Specific Training for Listening, Translation, and Fast Reading (Volume 2) (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Wang Xinbo
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book is the sister volume to College English Reading Course for CET-4, serving as a supplementary text that aligns with the authentic classroom teaching. The entire book follows a theme-based teaching model, divided into 10 units, each featuring several reading passages on related topics, carefully selected for varying difficulty levels. The selected articles are linguistically precise, content-wise fresh, and rich in contemporary relevance, making them particularly suitable for reading aloud and memorization. This book addresses the limited information in classroom instruction. Through in-class lectures supplemented by extensive reading on vocabulary and topics in this book, students can expand their knowledge, cultivate self-directed learning awareness and ability, and internalize textbook knowledge while rapidly improving their communicative competence in English. The book also adapts to the new reforms of the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4), intensifying training in English listening skills.
Each chapter in the book consists of two major sections. The first section is Reading for Language Enhancement, which extends classroom language learning by providing necessary language skills training through discourse-based activities. Typically composed of three passages, it offers diverse language practice tasks aligned with the new national CET-4 requirements. The second section is Reading for Pleasure and Information, which provides additional relevant materials on each unit's topic to broaden students' horizons, enhance their knowledge, and develop their skills. All passages are accompanied by Chinese translations, making self-study highly convenient.
Another distinctive feature of this book is the integration of listening and reading. Each selected reading passage is paired with authentic recordings by native-speaking experts, achieving the goal of "mutual reinforcement between listening and reading." This book represents an innovative exploration and attempt in the face of significant shifts in college English teaching, making it particularly suitable for college students and educators. It holds substantial reference value for implementing the new college English teaching requirements and advancing reforms in college English education.