Longman Amazing English: Listening and Speaking Course (Beginner Level) (Includes Cassette)

Author: Yang Feng
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: The Longman Shokan English series consists of five volumes. Each volume gathers approximately 30 engaging discussion topics, categorized into five major themes that cover various aspects of contemporary Western society. Each topic is open-ended and somewhat controversial, designed to help students understand the values reflected in the discussions, clarify their own opinions, and engage in in-depth discussions. This aims to cultivate students' ability to think, express, communicate, and use grammar and phrases in English. The entire series is divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, adopting a brand-new English listening and speaking teaching method. The vocabulary difficulty progresses systematically and is scientifically arranged, focusing on breaking through language barriers through listening to comprehensively improve students' listening and speaking skills and oral expression abilities. This book is part of the beginner level. It has the following features:
1. Thoughtful Listening, Meaningful Expression. The materials in this series cover topics of interest to young people, such as economy, society, culture, emotions, family, and fashion, allowing readers to improve their listening and speaking skills while deepening their understanding of the social and cultural backgrounds of other countries.
2. Listening First, Combined Listening and Speaking. As the foundation of two-way information exchange, listening naturally holds a more important position. Each unit begins with listening exercises, providing learners with necessary and sufficient language input, which can then be directly applied to the subsequent speaking exercises.
3. Expressing Individuality, Releasing Oneself. The speaking exercises discard traditional repetitive training methods, encouraging learners to understand the values and cultural connotations reflected in the topics through further reflection and exploration. This enhances students' interest and boosts their motivation and confidence in learning.