Unit 1
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: You Can Be a Hero, Too
Grammar Review: Nouns
Text B: My Hero
Text C: The Hero
Writing
Unit 2
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & W
Text A: 8 Study Tips
Grammar Review: Articles
Text B: First Im
Text C: First College Student
Writing
Unit 3
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Running for the Gold
Grammar Review:
Text B: Looks Don't Mean a Thing
Text C: Winning Isn't Everything!
Writing
Unit 4
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: My Mother
Grammar Review: Numerals
Text B: Memories of a Special Friend
Text C: My Single Morn
Writing
Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 1-4)
Unit 5
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Friend and Acquaintance
Grammar Review: Prepositions
Text B: Making Friends
Text C: Friends Are the Flowers in the Garden of Life
Writing
Unit 6
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Let Curiosity Lead You
Grammar Review: Modal Verbs
Text B: Do Eggs Float?
Text C: What Do You Know About the Moon?
Writing
Unit 7
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: St. Valentine's Story
Grammar Review: Conjunctions
Text B: Trick or Treat
Text C: April Fool's Day
Writing
Unit 8
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: The Silver Coin
Grammar Review: Adjectives and Adverbs
Text B: Where Did Rudolph Come From?
Text C: The Old Woman and Her Wish
Writing
Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 5-8)