Understanding
Chinese culture
● Conversation about
celebrating the Spring Festival
● Your opinion about the Spring
Festival
A. The Spring Festival in
China
B. Why do Chinese people
love the colour red?
Experiences about
the Spring Festival
Present participles
used as adverbials Word pairs Planning a Chinese
New Year party
Things not to do on
New Year’s Day
How to become a
confident speaker
Feel free to
inquire
● Interview about people’s
viewpoints on “being curious”
● Talk about “being curious”
A. The inquisitive fish
B. Wisdom comes to the
inquisitive mind
Rewrite the story
about the inquisitive
fish
So...that...; so that Compound words (1) Are you an inquisitive
person? Curiosity killed the cat Never lose your
sense of wonder
Manage your
time
● Jim’s problem
● Advice for Jim
A. The 80/20 principle
and time management
B. The importance of a
to-do list
How shall I follow
the 80/20 principle?
Various uses of will Back formation Can you manage your
time better?
Time Make a study plan
Telling tales
● Cathy’s story
● Talk about Cathy’s story
A. Piano lessons
B. The enchanted knife
Write a touching
story
Narrative tenses
Phrasal verbs with off
and out A story of your own Athena
The benefits of
dictation
Relationships
● Message on the answer
phone
● Ways to keep in touch
A. Bonded by loops and
flares
B. Growing up together
Ideas for a divorce
dilemma
The use of what and
which Compound words (2) Neighbours Reasons to have a party Scanning and
skimming
Crime and
security
● “Talk of the Town”
● Making our society a
safer place
A. Crime and punishment
B. Computer crime
Prevent
purse-snatching
Modal verbs
expressing possibility/probability
Compound words (3)
A questionnaire on
“Neighbourhood
Watch”
Some pointers on
avoiding danger
of city streets crime
Overcoming listening
problems (1)
Men and
women
● Mature men and women
● What are mature men
and women like?
A. The mythical chat gap
B. Understanding the
differences between
men and women
Different hobbies of
boys and girls Emotional emphasis Compound words (4)
How different are
boys and girls in
learning English?
Why do women live
longer than men?
Overcoming listening
problems (2)
Travelling around
● Tourist sites
● A travel plan
A. Travelling without
trampling
B. Kenya Safari
Protect your hometown in terms of
geotourism
Passive voice Names of European
countries A trip to Europe Hotel, hostel, B&B’s and
motel
Benefits of electronic
dictionaries
World on the web
● Surfing the Internet
● Chat online
A. Out there in cyberspace
B. Going digital
The future of
cyberspace
Type 1 conditional
and
Type 2 conditional
Words to do with
computer
Virtualising your
dream college
Some abbreviations of
online chatting words
Set yourself
achievable goals
The world of work
● Talking about jobs
● What is your dream job?
A. The Metropolitan Police
B. Do jobs change people?
Design a newspaper
job advertisement
Present Simple and
Present Continuous
Phrasal verbs: literal
or idiomatic? Hunting for jobs What drives US employee
satisfaction?
Make English
dictionaries
your best friends
Grammar Vocabulary Project Culture tips Learning
to learn
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