| Date |
Major Textbook |
TOEIC Book |
Assignments |
| 9/15 |
Orientation
Background Questionnaire
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1. Have your two books ready.
2. Begin to work on your vocabulary book.
3. Watch the video (study less, study mart) at least twice. |
| 9/22 |
Chapter 1 Cultural studies: The lessons of travel
Chapter 1.1 Tony the Traveller |
TOEIC Unit 1 (2-11) |
1. Preview Chapter 1.1. Look up difficult words in the dictionary in advance.
2. Work on your TOEIC vocabulary (2-11) |
| 9/29 |
– Chapter 1 Cultural studies: The lessons of travel
– Reading One: Tony the Traveller
– Tony’s website |
TOEIC Unit 1 (12-21) |
1. Be ready for the first quiz next week.
2. Finish the exercises (Reading One)
3. Explore Tony’s website. |
| 10/6 |
– Reading One: Tony the Traveller
– Tony’s website
– Quiz 1
– TOEIC official website |
TOEIC Unit 1 (21-26) Unit 2 (27-31) |
1. Preview Chapter 1.2. Look up the difficult words in the dictionary in advance.
2. As a group, post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on Saturday night). |
| 10/13 |
– Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad
– 25 reasons to study abroad
– Top 5 challenges of studying abroad
– Somewhere over the rainbow
– An introduction to the singer |
TOEIC Unit 2 (32-41) |
1. 單字考順延一周
2. Review the article
3. Practice TOEIC |
| 10/20 |
10/19 (Monday) 8.9
TOEIC Proficiency Test (Computer Lab 承曦樓 702)
請自備耳機 |
TOEIC Unit 2 (42-51) |
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| 10/27 |
– Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad
– Organization of the article
– Suffix
– Guessing from the context
– Synonym
Quiz 2 |
TOEIC Unit 2 (53-62) |
Preview Chapter 2.1. As a group, post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on Saturday night). |
| 11/3 |
Chapter 2.1 Mangoes and Magnolias
Day of the dead (10/31 to 11/2)
What is the Day of the Dead? |
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Be ready for Quiz 3 next week (on the four book chapters) |
| 11/10 |
Chapter 2.3 Book review of Mixed: An anthology of short fiction about the multiracial experience
Quiz 3 (Vocabulary from Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3) |
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| 11/17 |
Midterm Exam
1. Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3
2. TOEIC Vocabulary 53 to 62)
3. TOEIC Vocabulary (Q1 & Q2)
4. Halloween history & tradition
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TOEIC Unit 3 (64-71) |
Preview Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. Post the difficult sentences (1-2_ on BB (due on 11/21, Saturday night) |
| 11/24 |
– Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients
– Lyricstraining |
TOEIC Unit 3 (72-82) |
1. Explore the website Lyricstraining and try some of the songs.
2. Begin to work on your term project.
3. Be ready for the quiz next week. |
| 12/1 |
– Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients
Quiz 4 |
TOEIC Unit 4 (84-91) |
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| 12/8 |
Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight |
TOEIC Unit 4 (92-102) |
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| 12/15 |
G1 Girls like you, by Maroon 5 (Samantha, Tiffany, Ivy, Tina, Peggy, Maxine)
G2 Heal the world, by Michael Jackson (Ray, Andy, Eric, Jordan)
G3 Summer, by Calvin Harris (William, Polly, Jim, Jerry) |
TOEIC Unit 5 (104-111) |
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| 12/22 |
G4 We are never ever getting back together, by Taylor Swift (Jerie, Yuki, Jamie, Celine, Oscar)
G5 Flashlight, by Jessie (Amy, Jenny, Debbie, Peggy)
G6 Try everthing, by Shakira (Apple, Nina, Mable, Ginny, Debbie)
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TOEIC Unit 5 (112-121) |
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| 12/29 |
G7 Take me home, country road, by John Denver (Clover, Jessica, Sharinie, Emily, Kaelyn)
G8 Shallow, by Lady Gaga (Cathrine, Julie, Jenny, Duke, Ryan, Cheverry)
G9 Head above water, by Avril Lavigne (Anna, Anna, Vermouth, Houdini, Ryze) |
TOEIC Unit 5 (122-124) |
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| 1/5 |
Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients
Review and check the exercise
Quiz 5 (TOEIC p.84 to p.124) |
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| 1/12 |
Quiz 6 (Chapter 3.1 & Guidelines for the presentation skills)
Wrap-Up
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Winter Assignment
(TOEIC: Unit 6 & Unit 7) |
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