第一册侧重语音，第二册侧重语法，第三册是词汇、写作，第四册是阅读，难得一套书可以最大限度满足不同层次、不同类型英语学习者的需求。

那么，怎样才能学好《新概念英语》呢?

阅读课文

新概念的课文多以故事呈现，趣味性强，而且难度层层递进，很适合用来做阅读材料。

推荐多次阅读，熟悉文章，培养语感。

如第二册的Lesson 15——Good News，作者深谙反转的魅力，短短几句描述出“我”忐忑——绝望——惊喜的心情转变。

The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office.

He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.

'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.

'Don't interrupt,' he said.

Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!

单词解析

新概念里出现的单词都是最基本常用的词汇，实用且重要，一定要掌握。如果单纯记单词不容易记住，可以放到句子里去理解学习。

如上文中出现的单词精讲：

secretary 起源于拉丁语，发音略难。记忆secretary可以联系secret(秘密)这个词。身为秘书，接触公司的各项事务，自然能了解到不少秘密。

nervous：adj. 焦虑的，紧张的

像许多学生考试前总会很紧张，就可以说Examinations make me nervous.

关联词语：irritable adj. 易怒的

He is such an irritable person, you can hardly speak to him.

look up：抬头看，向上看;查阅

look the word up in the dictionary 查字典

when I entered=when I went into his office

afford：

1. v. 买得起(常与can/can't连用)

I can't afford the apartment.(房价逆天了…)

Cuz I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost, if you can afford me. (水果姐Katy Perry歌曲里的歌词，去听听都唱了啥)

2. v. 担负得起(损失、后果等)，花得起(时间)

I can't afford to be hurt.(玻璃心伤不起~)

I can't afford time gossiping with you.

such adj. 如此的，这样的(修饰名词)，名词前可加形容词。

such a cute baby ;such good news

so adj.如此的，这样的(修饰形容词/副词)

*当名词前用many/much修饰时，前面用so，而非such

例如：so many people

turn n. 轮流，轮班

It's your turn. 轮到你了。

in a… voice 表示用……的声音

in a loud/low voice

interrupt v. 打断，停止

You interrupted my thoughs.

He interrupeted his work to eat his lunch.

extra adj. 额外的

数量+extra+名词：再有多少……

课后练习

进行课后巩固练习，检验学习效果。学完后反复诵读课文，尝试逐句翻译，加深对学习内容的记忆。

新概念的课后习题一般包括理解(考察对课文的掌握)、结构(考察语法)、词汇(考察单词记忆)，为学习者提供多维度的巩固练习。

尝试背诵

在学习过程中，背诵一些经典课文对英语的记忆、理解非常有益。尤其对于英语初学者而言，背诵可以掌握许多经典的句型、语法和词汇，能为以后的学习奠定基础。

背诵《新概念》是种什么体验呢?

网友有话说：

背完新概念2到4后，我基本就没听过英语课了，上课呈凝望状态。经典就是经典，永远不会过时。

背完新概念，长句复合句都能脱口而出，口语也没什么口音。