Unit 1................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Understanding the different values held by the young and the old and the generation gap 2. Grammar Points: Contrast uncountable mass nouns with related countable nouns, such as: bread - a loaf 3. Vocabulary: easy to get along with, be pleased to do ... (adj. + to do something), vain, easy-going, keep oneself to oneself, be out of touch with, come first, be off somewhere doing something, be proud of something, show off, let somebody down, settle down, not see much of somebody, in the wrong / right clothes, be opposed to, humble   Unit 2................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Describing people and their behaviour 2. Grammar Points: Expand a sentence with infinitive to- structure and the structure for (doing) something expressing "purpose". 3. Vocabulary: jolly, beloved, concern, clumsy, inadvertently, panic (v.), devastated, bring oneself to do something, resolve to, retire, knock over, grope, in search for, retrace one's steps, smudge, crisp, mount, fixture, rip ... from, clutch, topple, rise to on feet, demolish, reverence 4. Writing: Describing people   Unit 3................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Adventure 2. Grammar Points: Noun phrases expanded by to do something; of doing something 3. Vocabulary: set out to do something, gloomy, gut (v.), roar with laughter, admit, run out of, spot, intend to do something, plunge, get level with, ominously, crumble, tumble, miraculously, pick oneself up, yelp, slow up, out of reach, room (space), drench, drown, comfort (v.), furiously, in the end, frantically, rescue party 4. Writing: Describing events in chronological order   Unit 4................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Handling small gadgets in every day life 2. Grammar Points: that - clause after nouns, and adjectives 3. Vocabulary: experiment with, replace, blame, fault, encourage, overestimate, stick, disillusion, have no knack for something, be meant for, set (fixed), all in all, be in sorry shape, have success with, assign, align, relieve, handle, alternative to, recommend 4. Writing: Writing instructions, describing procedures   Unit 5................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Language learning 2. Grammar Points: Real conditional vs. unreal conditional sentences with on a / one condition; on condition (that); provided / providing; suppose / supposing 3. Vocabulary: in question, ultimate, embark on, a variety of, mingling, hybrid, collide with, bits and pieces, in contact with, legitimate, literal, identification, after all, convey, equivalent, to the extent that 4. Writing: Expository writing   Unit 6................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Shopping 2. Grammar Points: (1) Unfulfilled past obligations, etc. and actions taken despite obligations to the contrary; unused ability and unfulfilled wishes and intentions (2) More about unreal conditional sentences 3. Vocabulary: orthodox, extort, novelty, fade, might as well, for the sake of, provide that ..., make a living of ..., in bulk, fall for, serve somebody right, prohibit 4. Writing: Argument supported with examples   Unit 7................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Once upon a time; reminiscences of childhood days 2. Grammar Points: (1) More passive-constructions: have / make / feel / hear / see / find + noun + passive (2) Quasi-passives: passive + prep.phrases other than the by- phrase, such as I'm surprised at you. The lion was shot with a rifle; including the structure: We are supposed to leave now. 3. Vocabulary: nebulous, be wrapped in, be frightened of, have a terrible job to do something, be unknown to somebody, be deprived of, indignant, cross, up to, get(fly) into a temper, cut (take, tear, fall) to pieces, with impunity, in the wrong, righteous, in company, to lon the contrary, receive welcoming hugs, wrapped in a cocoon of selfishness, tramp along the country roads, a smacking family 4. Writing: Unity of description   Unit 8................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Social inequalities 2. Grammar Points: Sentences with objective complements (adj. or v.-ed / v.-ing) 3. Vocabulary: anonymous, pent-up, integrity, nurture, commitment, hoard, sacrifice, dismiss, autobiography, pseudonym, take one's toll, warn of /about, prefer ... to ..., hinge on, turn to, cry out, for fear of, in conflict with, hinge on, turn to, cry out, for fear of, at one's own expense, in conflict with 4. Writing: Revision work on expository writing   Unit 9................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Science and technology 2. Grammar Points: Relative clauses involving the use of whose, whom, which and that; relative clauses specifying the time when, the place where, the reason why, the way (manner) in which / that 3. Vocabulary: manipulation, profound, identical, yield, implant, screen, relevance, potential, within limits, other than, capable of, fall into, pass on, have an effect on, resistant to, give birth to, convert into 4. Writing: ABC of journalistic writing   Unit 10................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Non-verbal communication 2. Grammar Points: adj./n. with an infinitive structure (including It is adj./n. + to do ...; for / of Np to do ...) 3. Vocabulary: massive, disturb, plead, sacred, capital,relate, ingratiating, respectful, get out of sight, react to, refer to, dawn on, pace (v.), at the thought of, make somebody an offer for, sound policy to do ... 4. Writing: Writing a good beginning   Unit 11................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Looking towards the future 2. Grammar Points: Post-modification with v.-ed / v.-ing, with adj. with idiomatic usage 3. Vocabulary: mournful, vacant but, remorse, stumble, hesitate, cast, strike, for one's good, in vain, short of, make one's way to, burst out, resound with, linger, entrance to 4. Writing: Understanding the use of similes and metaphors   Unit 12................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Talking about environmental issues 2. Grammar Points: Verb-noun collocations 3. Vocabulary: derelict, provincial, exotic, tantalising, rummage, dormancy, exploit, sustainable, save from, be up to ..., be bewildered, all but, interfere with, lay out, fear for, take ... for granted 4. Writing: Reviewing expository writing   Unit 13................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Talking about festivals and the activities during celebrations (especially the Spring Festival) 2. Grammar Points: Special uses of will / would / shall 3. Vocabulary: a treat, fanciful, jabber, brainstorm, diminish, detain, shaky, fake, travel, appropriate, in a flash, devoid of, make an offering to, catch up, take advantage of, labour over, report on 4. Writing: Reviewing description (describing an event in time order)   Unit 14................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: education / school matters 2. Grammar Points: Collocation of some frequently used verbs with nouns for action, such as give somebody an answer answer 3. Vocabulary: remote, dramatic, co-operation, betray, suggest, amuse, assure, be left stranded, take over, at the sight of, take an interest in, leave ... to somebody, keep ... down, amount to, establish ... rapport with 4. Writing: Reviewing describing events / people   Unit 15................................ Teaching Objectives 1. Topic: Talking about work and leisure activities 2. Grammar Points: Use of the past tense to express wishes 3. Vocabulary: organise, trait, rationalise, trap, commitment, view, fuel, seek, push into, at risk, seek to do ..., equate ... with, tie to, reward ... with, to the contrary, would rather ... than ... 4. Writing: Expository writing - comparison and contrast