National English Level Test Standard Course Level 1 (B)

Author: Ministry of Education Examination Center
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Publish Date: 2006-11-02
Features: The National English Level Test (NELT) is divided into five levels, with Level 5 being the initial level. Level 1 (B) is an auxiliary level to Level 5, with slightly lower requirements than Level 5, placing greater emphasis on oral communication and basic daily interaction needs, making it suitable for widespread promotion of everyday English usage. To meet the training and learning needs of the Level 1 (B) exam, the Ministry of Education Examination Center has compiled this textbook based on the requirements of the exam syllabus for this level. This series of textbooks starts from the actual needs of English application among test-takers and the practical possibilities of language learning, adopting a pragmatic approach of "what is not done can be done." It seeks the best balance between "breadth" (the extent of communicative fields) and "depth" (the level of communicative complexity), aiming to ensure that the textbooks cover a wide range of topics but with shallow communicative levels in each area, so that test-takers can handle simple communicative needs in relevant aspects. For this purpose, the series summarizes 16 communicative topics, with dialogues and short passages using only about 600 words. National English Level Test Standard Textbook (Level 1 (B)) (2006 Edition) is one of the books in the series! National English Level Test Standard Textbook (Level 1 (B)) (2006 Edition) has one communicative topic per unit. Each unit includes:
1. Dialogues: Based on the actual needs of the communicative topic, this section contains 2–4 simple dialogues, all using common basic expressions.
2. Short Passages: Each unit has one short passage, with a length of about 40–120 words. The passage generally supplements or extends the content of the unit's dialogues.
3. Words and Phrases: Words and phrases are the new vocabulary and expressions that appear in the dialogues and short passages of the unit (including words and phrases that appeared in previous units but have different meanings in this unit).
4. Notes: Notes explain the key and difficult points of the unit and also provide additional common expressions related to the communicative topic of the unit to broaden students' knowledge.
5. Exercises: Exercises are designed to focus on the key content of the unit. For the convenience of test-takers preparing for the exam, most question types align with the exam syllabus. The standard answers to each unit's exercises are provided in the appendix of the textbook.
Two special notes:
1. Pronunciation Issues: Considering the varying levels of learners, the main body of this textbook does not include pronunciation teaching and training. The purpose of listing the phonetic symbols in the appendix is to encourage teachers to teach flexibly based on students' needs.
2. Grammar Issues: This series focuses primarily on developing learners' language communicative skills and does not involve grammar teaching and training in the main body. However, basic grammar knowledge is still essential in the process of developing communicative language skills. Therefore, the appendix of the textbook includes a brief table of fundamental grammar points for reference by teachers and learners.
The National English Level Test (NELT) is divided into five levels, with Level 5 being the initial level. Level 1 (B) is an auxiliary level to Level 5, with slightly lower requirements than Level 5, placing greater emphasis on oral communication and basic daily interaction needs, making it suitable for widespread promotion of everyday English usage. To meet the training and learning needs of the Level 1 (B) exam, the Ministry of Education Examination Center has compiled this textbook based on the requirements of the exam syllabus for this level. This book starts from the actual needs of English application among test-takers and the practical possibilities of language learning, adopting a pragmatic approach of "what is not done can be done." It seeks the best balance between "breadth" (the extent of communicative fields) and "depth" (the level of communicative complexity), aiming to ensure that the book covers a wide range of topics but with shallow communicative levels in each area, so that test-takers can handle simple communicative needs in relevant aspects. For this purpose, the book summarizes 16 communicative topics, with dialogues and short passages using only about 600 words.
This book has one communicative topic per unit. Each unit includes:
1. Dialogues: Based on the actual needs of the communicative topic, this section contains 2–4 simple dialogues, all using common basic expressions.
2. Short Passages: Each unit has one short passage, with a length of about 40–120 words. The passage generally supplements or extends the content of the unit's dialogues.
3. Words and Phrases: Words and phrases are the new vocabulary and expressions that appear in the dialogues and short passages of the unit (including words and phrases that appeared in previous units but have different meanings in this unit).
4. Notes: Notes explain the key and difficult points of the unit and also provide additional common expressions related to the communicative topic of the unit to broaden students' knowledge.
5. Exercises: Exercises are designed to focus on the key content of the unit. For the convenience of test-takers preparing for the exam, most question types align with the exam syllabus. The standard answers to each unit's exercises are provided in the appendix of the textbook.
Two special notes:
1. Pronunciation Issues: Considering the varying levels of learners, the main body of this textbook does not include pronunciation teaching and training. The purpose of listing the phonetic symbols in the appendix is to encourage teachers to teach flexibly based on students' needs.
2. Grammar Issues: This book focuses primarily on developing learners' language communicative skills and does not involve grammar teaching and training in the main body. However, basic grammar knowledge is still essential in the process of developing communicative language skills. Therefore, the appendix of the textbook includes a brief table of fundamental grammar points for reference by teachers and learners.