New Horizons College English Textbook Companion: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Tutorial 4

Author: Ma Degao
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: Currently, reforms in college English teaching and the CET (College English Test) are gaining momentum, gradually penetrating the field. New teaching objectives, examination requirements, teaching approaches, and testing philosophies have been introduced one after another, offering new demands and insights for college English teaching and testing. How to better understand the new teaching objectives, grasp the new examination requirements, and integrate the new teaching philosophies has become a pressing concern for many students. They are eager to bridge the gap between textbook learning and the CET exams, ensuring mutual reinforcement and effective communication.
This series, "Comprehensive Textbook Guidance," emerges at this pivotal moment of educational and examination reform. Co-authored by a team of renowned faculty from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, it is closely aligned with the textbooks and the CET syllabus, adapting to the new trends in college English teaching and testing. It aims to enhance students' English language proficiency and exam readiness, promising to bring surprises and support to a wide range of students.
This book is a supplementary guide for New Horizon College English: Reading and Writing Course, published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. Its structure and features are as follows:
Cultural Background Reading Guidance
This section introduces relevant cultural background knowledge related to the texts, including customs, festivals, key figures, literary works, and terminology. It helps students better understand the texts while broadening their knowledge, accumulating information, and improving their cultural literacy in British and American studies.
Analysis and Appreciation of Writing Style
This part evaluates the writing style of the texts and analyzes their discourse structure, extracting key content. It greatly assists students in improving their overall understanding of discourse, composition, and structure, as well as their writing skills.
Core Vocabulary and Phrases Learning
This section only includes high-frequency test vocabulary and core words from the unit, with exam frequency annotations added below each entry. The definitions are concise yet detailed, with key points emphasized, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and classic examples. This makes vocabulary memorization more engaging. It helps students expand their vocabulary quickly and adapt to the demands of the CET exams.
Framework Analysis of Complex Sentences
This section provides a structural analysis of complex sentences in each text, offering strategies to break them down. It cultivates students' ability to perceive and analyze complex sentence groups, enhancing their reading comprehension and translation skills simultaneously.
Master’s Guidance: After-Class Exercises
The answers to after-class exercises are authoritative, annotated by experienced teachers who provide insightful hints for solving problems.
Excellent Model Essays on Themes
This section offers exemplary essays on relevant themes, helping students organize their writing ideas and improve their writing abilities.
Authentic Simulation Exercises
The comprehensive exercises at the end of each unit are selected from past and simulated exam papers, with accurate and concise explanations. This allows students to grasp the trends in CET question-setting and prepare for exams effortlessly in their daily studies.
Red Film Self-Testing
In the vocabulary and phrases section, entries are printed in red. Using the attached red film, students can test their memorization results at any time.