Unit 1
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: College -- A Transition Point in My Life
Grammar Review: Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Practical Writing: Registration Forms
Text B: What I Hope to Gain from a College Education
Practical Reading
Basic Reading Skills: Topic Sentence(1)
Unit 2
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: He Helped the Blind
Grammar Review: Adjectives and Adverbs: the Co
Degree and the Superlative Degree
Pactical Writing: Book Order Forms
Text B: Don't Eat the Tomatoes; They're Poisonous!
Practical Reading
Basic Reading Skills: Telling the Difference Between the General Idea and Details
Unit 3
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Thanks, Mom, for All You Have Done
Grammar Review: Model Verbs
Practical Writing: Application Forms
Text B: His Life's Work
Practical Reading
Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Signal Words (1)
Unit 4
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Run Like the Wind
Grammar Review: Sentence Patterns
Practical Writing: Business/Name Cards
Text B: Who to Believe?
Practical Eeadin9
Basic Readin9 Skills: Understandin9 Signal Words (2)
Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 1-4)
Unit 5
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: The Treasure in the Orchard
Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (1)
Practical Writing: Greeting Cards
Text. B: The Golden Carambola Tree
Practical Reading
Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Signal
Unit 6
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Wr
Text. A: Tracking Down My Dream
Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (2)
Practical Writing: Thank-you Notes
Text B: From Crutches to a World-class Runner
Practical Reading
Basic Readinq Skills: Understanding Signal Words (4)
Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Signal
Unit 7
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
TextA: The Smile
Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (3)
Practical Writing: Notes of Congratulation
Text B: Blameless
Practical Reading
Basic Reading Skills: Topic Sentence (2)
Unit 8
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Learning to Learn
Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (4)
Practical Writing: Notices
Text B: Maintaining Progress in Your English Studies
Practical Reading
Basic Reading Skills: Topic Sentence (3)
Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 5-8)