High school English grammar

Author: Yuan Yutai
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is based on the new curriculum standards and the English examination syllabus for the college entrance examination, adopting the traditional English grammar system while incorporating the latest findings in contemporary English grammar research. It appropriately includes vocabulary learning and focuses on oral communication practice. It is systematic yet highlights the key points of high school English grammar learning. Addressing the difficulties students often encounter in English learning and the frequently tested content in exams, the book provides concise and practical explanations based on the principle of "evidence-based and reasoned arguments." Through methods such as analysis and comparison (correct/incorrect, positive/negative, similar comparisons) and summarization, it helps students clarify concepts, deepen understanding and memory, gradually systematize language knowledge, and achieve a comprehensive and transferable learning effect. It also includes necessary explanations or annotations for some common expressions and grammar phenomena that are hard to find but important. The book is accompanied by rich and typical example sentences, providing real-life contexts. Most of the sentences are selected from English-language original works published in English-speaking countries, making the language authentic, vivid, and lively. For sentences and vocabulary that students may find difficult to understand, appropriate explanations in Chinese or English are provided. Additionally, it includes comparisons between spoken and written language, formal and informal styles, British English and American English, etc. The book is equipped with targeted exercises and reference answers, most of which are selected from the past ten years of college entrance examination English test questions, making the exercises highly comprehensive. This book is a very useful reference tool for intermediate-level English learners. The main writing characteristics of High School English Grammar are as follows:
1. Based on the new curriculum standards and the English examination syllabus for the college entrance examination, it adopts the traditional English grammar system while incorporating the latest findings in contemporary English grammar research, appropriately including vocabulary learning and focusing on oral communication practice.
2. It is systematic yet highlights the key points of high school English grammar learning. Addressing the difficulties students often encounter in English learning and the frequently tested content in exams, the book provides concise and practical explanations based on the principle of "evidence-based and reasoned arguments." Through methods such as analysis and comparison (correct/incorrect, positive/negative, similar comparisons) and summarization, it helps students clarify concepts, deepen understanding and memory, gradually systematize language knowledge, and achieve a comprehensive and transferable learning effect. It also includes necessary explanations or annotations for some common expressions and grammar phenomena that are hard to find but important.
3. The book is accompanied by rich and typical example sentences, providing real-life contexts. Most of the sentences are selected from English-language original works published in English-speaking countries, making the language authentic, vivid, and lively. For sentences and vocabulary that students may find difficult to understand, appropriate explanations in Chinese or English are provided. Additionally, it includes comparisons between spoken and written language, formal and informal styles, British English and American English, etc.
4. The book is equipped with targeted exercises and reference answers, most of which are selected from the past ten years of college entrance examination English test questions, making the exercises highly comprehensive. The target audience of this book is mainly high school students, and it is also helpful for university students who wish to pass the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4).