Unit 1
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Attitude Is Everything
Grammar Review: Subjunctive Mood (2)
Practical Writing: Resumes
Text B: What Makes a Good Attitude?
Text C: Attitude ?One of Life's Choices
Basic Reading Skills: Scanning
Unit 2
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Success Is a Choice
Grammar Review: Adjectives and Adverbs: the Comparative Degree and the Superlative Degree
Practical Writing: Cover Letters
Text B: Perspective Is Everything
Text C: Fu Mingxia: The Diving Queen
Basic Reading Skills: Reading Classified Ads
Unit 3
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Believe and Achieve
Grammar Review: V-ing Phrases, V-ed Phrases and To V Phrases Used as Adverbials
Practical Writing: Want Ads
Text B: Forgiving My Father
Text C: A Miracle of Love
Basic Reading Skills: Reading the Table of Contents
Unit 4
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Death of a Real Superman
Grammar Review: Model Verbs
Practical Writing: Inquiry Letters
Text B: High Five!
Text C: On Top of the World
Basic Reading Skills: Reading Indexes
Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 1-4)
Key and Tapescript for Workbook (3) (Units 1-4)
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Unit 5
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: A Sweet Love Story
Grammar Review: Absolute Construction
Practical Writing: Replies to Inquiries
Text B: Hungry for Your Love (1)
Text C: Hungry for Your Love (2)
Basic Reading Skills: Skimming
Unit 6
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Sorry, But?
Grammar Review: Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Practical Writing: Complaint Letters
Text B: Credit, Not Charity
Text C: Getting Rich
Basic Reading Skills: Separating Facts from Opinions
Unit 7
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Students in Shock (1)
Grammar Review: Ellipsis
Practical Writing: Replies to Complaints
Text B: Students in Shock (2)
Text C: A Better Message
Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Paragraph Development (6)
Unit 8
I. Objectives
II. Suggested Teaching Plan
III. Background Information
IV. Class Presentation
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: What Do We Need for Life?
Grammar Review: Emphasis
Practical Writing: Introduction Letters
Text B: Environmental Protection Throughout the World Text C: The Greenhouse Effect
Basic Reading Skills: Identifying the Author's Viewpoint
Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 5-8)