Unit 1 Short Stories
Lead-in
Text A: The Story of an Hour
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Cat in the Rain
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Sentence Unity
Unit 2 Popular Sportsmen
Lead-in
Text A: Michael Jordan
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Yao Ming
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Coherence
Unit 3 Language Development
Lead-in
Text A. Your Speech is Changing
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: NEED : An International Language
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Effective Sentences--Conciseness
Unit 4 Special Days
Lead-in
Text A: Summer Holiday
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: The Express Train to Hell
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Effective Paragraph-- Unity
Unit 5 Advertising
Lead-in
Text A: Old-style Chinese Advertisements
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Body Image and Advertising
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Effective Sentence --Transitional Expressions
Unit 6 Public Speaking
Lead-in
Text A: John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Clinton's Farewell Address
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Narration
Unit 7 Science
Lead-in
Text A: The Science of Love
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: The Science of Love
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Abstracts
Unit 8 Academic Success
Lead-in
Text A: What's Your Emotional IQ?
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: What Happens to Child Prodigies?
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Argumentation
Unit 9 Work and Entertainment
Lead-in
Text A: Landscaping Yields a Harvest of Efficiency
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: My Views on Gambling
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Exposition (1)
Unit 10 Natural Disasters
Lead-in
Text A: Did Animals Sense Tsunami Was Coming ?
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B:Tsunamis More Likely to Hit U. S. than Asia
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Exposition (2)--Classification