Gaokao English Comprehensive Tutorial Bible

Author: Su Guozhu
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book is a revised edition of the "Comprehensive Course for Postgraduate Entrance Exam English" published in recent years. One of its main features is "learning and application integration," which incorporates foreign language learning methods, strategies, and the basic principles of English testing throughout the book while also addressing practical issues in the postgraduate entrance exam English review stage. It summarizes operational " principles" and " strategies" that are actionable. Unlike other similar reference books, another key feature of this book is its emphasis on the importance of cultural integration in postgraduate entrance exam English review: Postgraduate entrance exam English review success = language comprehension + cultural cognition. Recent years' exam papers have shown that cultural integration is a significant trend in postgraduate entrance exam question setting. Therefore, this book includes test questions related to cultural background knowledge and English communication skills (such as the selection and classification of English reading passages) and identifies and corrects common cultural errors that Chinese candidates are prone to during English review (such as error analysis and correction in English-Chinese translation). It also provides targeted introductions to the cultural backgrounds of the UK and the US (such as cultural hot topics in new-style exam passages). These approaches are effective in integrating culture into postgraduate entrance exam review.