News Listening Made Easy ()

Author: Liu Chunwei
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Based on the most common content in news listening, this book is divided into an introduction, main body, and appendices. The introduction section summarizes important techniques for news listening comprehension. If listeners flexibly apply these techniques while practicing the content in each subsequent chapter and continuously apply these skills, their listening comprehension abilities will certainly be greatly improved. The main body of the book is divided into different chapters such as economics, politics, diplomacy, military, education, entertainment, sports, and daily life. Each article in every chapter is followed by annotations. Since most English learners are accustomed to only one pronunciation style (either British English or American English), to overcome the limitation of listeners being familiar with only American English or only British English, the audio recordings on the book's CD include both British and American English pronunciations, helping listeners become familiar with both styles through daily practice and reducing listening barriers during exams. This book can serve as a tool for daily skill improvement for English learners with intermediate or above English proficiency, as well as a means for testing exam readiness.