Longman English Fun and Interesting Stories for Middle School. 6

Author: Yang Feng
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Modern language teaching theory holds that reading is the process of cultivating students' abilities to find, process, store, and retrieve information. At the same time, the selection of reading materials emphasizes thematic focus, interest, and difficulty-appropriateness. Under this guiding philosophy, the authors have collaborated with Pearson Education Group, a world-renowned English education publishing institution, to jointly launch the "Longman English Fun and Interesting Stories for Middle School Students." This series enables students to improve their English reading skills more easily and quickly.
The "Longman English Fun and Interesting Stories for Middle School Students" is a precious collection of English reading materials created by Jijin and Longman. This series is a treasure for students, featuring humorous stories, fresh columns, rich content, and exquisite design. Below, the authors introduce the philosophy, approach, and features of this series:
1. Unique Themes
This series selects 135 classic humorous short stories from Western countries (15 stories per book, 9 books in total). Each story is witty and profound, subtly improving readers' reading skills while they enjoy the humor. At the same time, it allows readers to fully appreciate the sophisticated Western "blue humor" without leaving their country, experiencing cultural, lifestyle, leisure, and social differences between the East and the West.
2. Innovative Columns
The series follows the principles of fashion, novelty, clarity, and practicality in its column design, featuring four small sections:
- Vocabulary Express: New words appear progressively in the text, helping to reinforce memory. They align with the vocabulary requirements of the new English curriculum standards and include bilingual definitions, example sentences, and explanations to overcome reading obstacles.
- Grammar Tips: This section provides detailed explanations of key vocabulary and concise descriptions of common grammar points, perfectly matching readers' actual proficiency levels.
- Skill Tests: The exercises in this section are diverse, closely aligning with middle school and high school exams while extending training content to serve both practical and exam-oriented purposes.
- Translation Appreciation: Each short story comes with a translation. The translations are concise, appropriately worded, and humorous, offering readers a reference for appreciation.
3. Rich Exercises
Each short story is followed by a set of exercises tailored to the needs of Chinese students, including:
- Multiple-choice questions to test comprehension of the story.
- True-or-false questions to assess understanding of sentence structures.
- Matching exercises to test mastery of sentence meaning and structure.
- Vocabulary exercises to reinforce word memory.
- For younger students, the first three books of the series also include spelling exercises to help master vocabulary.
- Fill-in-the-blank exercises to reinforce key grammar points.
- Writing exercises to improve writing skills.
4. Gradual Difficulty
This series of fun and interesting stories has been carefully designed by authoritative experts and scholars in China. The stories progress from simple to complex, vocabulary and language from easy to difficult, and skill training in a step-by-step manner, allowing readers to advance effortlessly.
5. Stylish Design
The series features exquisite packaging and rich content, offering a fresh and engaging experience.
With the advent of the Jijin era in English education, the authors proudly present the "Longman English Fun and Interesting Stories for Middle School Students" to readers, combining the enjoyment of humorous stories with the improvement of various English skills.