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)