New Horizons College English 4 Reading and Writing Course Textbook Companion

Author: Ma Degao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
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, making it a focal point of interest, attention, and reflection.
This series, "Comprehensive Textbook Guidance," emerges at this pivotal moment of reform in teaching and testing. Co-authored by a team of renowned teachers 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 students.
This book is a supplementary guide for the "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, related figures, authors and works, terminology, etc.). It helps students better understand the texts while broadening their knowledge, accumulating information, and enhancing their cultural literacy in British and American studies.
Analysis and Appreciation of Writing Style
This section evaluates the writing style of the texts and analyzes their discourse structure, extracting key content. It is highly beneficial for improving students' 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 vocabulary from the unit, with exam frequency annotations below each entry. The definitions are concise yet detailed, with key points highlighted, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and classic examples. This makes vocabulary memorization less monotonous and helps students expand their vocabulary rapidly to meet the demands of the CET exams.
Framework Analysis of Complex Sentences
This section analyzes the complex sentences in each text, breaking them down into frameworks and providing methods to tackle them. It cultivates students' perception and analytical skills for complex sentence clusters, enhancing their reading comprehension and translation abilities simultaneously.
Master’s Guidance: After-Class Exercises
The answers to after-class exercises are authoritative, annotated by experienced teachers who provide insightful hints on solving problems.
Excellent Model Essays on Themes
This section offers outstanding model essays on relevant themes, helping students organize their writing ideas and improve their writing skills.
Realistic Simulation and Comprehensive Practice
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 at any time.