General Course Outline
Week 1 Introductions Unit 1: What's the story?
Lesson A: The story of my life
Grammar focus: review of the simple past and present perfect
New vocabulary related to stories and storytelling
Listening for details & note taking
Week 2 Lesson B: Tell me a story
Reading a horror story: “The Monkey's Paw” by W.W. Jacobs
Writing : Sequencing events using time expressions.
Communication: Interviewing a partner and reporting information
Week 3 Unit 2: Technology
Lesson A: Technostress
Grammar focus: review of the passive voice
New vocabulary related to technology
Listening for cause and effect
Saying you're able/not able to do something
Week 4 Lesson B: Techno-shopping
Reading an article about new technology (Skimming for main ideas)
Writing: Writing about the advantages and disadvantages of a topic
Week 5 Unit 3: Personality
Lesson A: Are you a morning person?
Grammar focus: Adverb clauses of contrast, purpose and time
Listening for gist, key words and personality types.
Communication: Making general statements
Week 6 Lesson B: What type are you?
Reading: Reading about Chinese astrology
Writing : Organizing a paragraph using a topic sentence
Week 7 Unit 4: Make an Impact
Lesson A: Change your world
Grammar focus: Modals and phrasal modals
New vocabulary related to generational differences
Listening for gist and details in an interview
Week 8 Lesson B: Take a stand
Reading: Reading about a socially-conscious advertising foundation
Writing: Expressing opinion.
Week 9 Review of all units
Week 10 FINAL EXAM (Units 1 to 4)
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