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)