週次

Week

課程主題

Course Theme

課程內容與指定閱讀

Content and Reading Assignment

教學活動與作業

Activities and Homework

學習投入時數

Estimated time devoted to coursework per week

課堂講授

Lecture Hours

課程前後

Preparation Time

1

Introduction & Orientation

1. Business partners


2. Gender differences

• Writing:

Writing an E-mail to your teacher

3

4.5

2

[Conversation]

Men and women's conversation styles;

Eavesdropping

1. Life on Mars/Venus


2. Opening conversations

• Writing:

Writing a self-help tip sheet

3

4.5

3

[Taste]

Food;

Restaurant reviews;

Good taste

1. Review:
   
   Le Palmier


2. Agreeing & Disagreeing

• Writing:

Writing a letter of complaint

3

4.5

4

[City]

Cities of the world;

City attractions;

Dangers in the city

1. Four guidebook extracts


2. Leicester Square

• Writing:

Writing a short article

3

4.5

5

[Story]

Biographies;

Stories;

Deception;

Humor

1. Michael Jackson


2. Humor across frontiers

• Writing:

Writing a review

3

4.5

6

[Bargain]

Spending habits;

Economizing;

Bargaining and haggling

1. Are you a savvy spender?


2. How I lived on $1 a day for a year

• Writing:

Writing a news story

3

4.5

7

[Mind]

The brain;

Brain power;

The senses;

Pet psychology

1. Article about brain training


2. Calculate your brain power

• Writing:

Writing an informal email offering advice

3

4.5

8

Group Presentation 1

• Presentations


• Q&A Training

Peer Reviewing

3

5

9

[Digital]

Call phones;

Innovations in technology;

Scientific breakthroughs

1. The future of cell phones


2. Teleportation and force fields

• Writing:

Writing a discursive essay

3

4.5

10

[The law]

Crime and punishment;

Legal cases;

Newspaper reports

1. Courtroom blunders


2. A real-life legal anecdote

• Writing:

Writing a short report

3

4.5

11

[Night]

Energy patterns;

Staying up;

Northern Lights

1. Are you an early bird or a night owl?


2. How well do you sleep?

• Writing:

Writing a essay

3

4.5

12

Group Presentation 2

• Presentations


• Q&A Training

Peer Reviewing

3

5

13

[Footprints]

Carbon/Ecological footprint;

Ancient footprints;

Barefoot hiking;

Shoes

1. Man's earliest footprints may be lost forever


2. What your footwear says about you

• Writing:

Writing an email recommending places to visit

3

4.5

14

[Words]

New words in English;

The written word;

English spelling and pronunciation

1. The writer's block


2. Getting your point across

• Writing:

Writing a cover letter

3

4.5

15

[Conscience]

Giving money to charity;

The Homeless;

World Cup;

Guilty feelings

1. The Homeless World Cup


2. Ever had that guilty feeling?

• Writing:

Writing a promotional flier

3

4.5

16

SPEAKING TEST

• Delivering a speech


• Responding to a speech

Listening & Speaking

3

5

17

WRITTING TEST

• Topic writing


• Replying to an article

Reading & Writing

3

5

18

No class on 1/18

(N/A)

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