週次

課程內容與指定閱讀

教學活動與課前、課後作業

學生學習投入時間

（含課堂教學時數）

Unit 6A: Music and emotion

1. Preview the article: What music would you play to an alien


2. Class discussion about all types of music


3. Listen to some short pieces of music and write down about your emotion

2+3

 Unit 6B: Sleeping beauty

1. Preview the article: Sleep


2. Discuss sleep problems


3. Cloze practice


4. Review 6A&6B

2+3

Unit 7A: Don’t argue

1. Read the article of Don’t

Argue

2. Listen to two people arguing something


3. Discussion

2+3

Unit 8B: Breaking news

1. Listen to a piece of news


2. Discuss and write down the scripts


3. Practice news report

2+3

TOEFL writing: Narrative writing

1. Introduce narrative writing


2. Practice outline writing


3. Check internet for the details

2+3

TOEFL writing: Narrative writing

1. Writing an article about the person I admire


2. Peer editing

2+3

TOEFL Reading

Practice TOEFL reading comprehension

2+2

REVIEW

REVIEW

2+2

Mid-term

Mid-term

Mid-term

Unit 9A: Truth & lies

1. Preview the article: Ads of all time


2. Ask students to try the different taste of the food and tell a lie. Then other students will need to guess the real taste.


3. Cloze practice

2+3

Unit 9B: Megacities

1. Preview the article: Tokyo & Mexico


2. Compare these two cities


3. Listening practice

2+3

Unit 10A: The dark side of the moon

1. Write down scientific facts


2. Read the article of suffering scientists


3. Cloze

2+3

Unit 10B: The power of the words

1. Listen to the extracts spoken by the celebrities


2. Discuss their speech


3. Ten tips for speaking in public

2+3

Presentation skills

1. Animation design for making presentation aids


2. Body language and gesture


3. Write down the outline of a presentation

2+3

Presentation skills

1. Persuasive speech introduction


2. Using powerful words (unit 10)


3. Deliver your message

2+3

Presentation

Group presentation

2+2

Presentation

Group presentation

2+2

Final exam

Final exam

Final exam