| Date |
Major Textbook |
TOEIC Book |
Assignments |
| 2/19 |
Back to school |
TOEIC Vocabulary (p. 123 to p.166) |
1. Be ready for Quiz 1 (Unit 6 & Unit 7)
2. Preview Chapter 4.1 The Hippocratic oath – A modern version |
| 2/26 |
1. Quiz 1 (Unit 6 & Unit 7)
2. Chapter 4.1 The Hippocratic Oath – A modern Version
3. 希波克拉底斯醫生誓言 |
TOEIC (p. 168 to p.177) |
Preview Chapter 4.2 The invisible enemy and post the difficult sentences on BB (3/4 due). |
| 3/5 |
1. Chapter 4.2 The invisible enemy
2. All Ears English
3. How to show kindness when someone is sick in English |
TOEIC (p. 178 to p.189) |
1. Review AEE423 & AEE1098, and learn the expressions.
2. Review Chapter 4.2 |
| 3/12 |
1. Quiz 2
2. Chapter 4.2 The invisible enemy
3. Have You Lost Weight? How to Approach This Touchy Situation in English (No. 1110) |
TOEIC (p. 190 to 199) |
1. Preview Chapter 6.1 A biography of Vincent Van Gogh and post the difficult sentences on BB (3/17 due)
2. Review All Ears English (No. 1110) |
| 3/19 |
1. Chapter 6.1 A biography of Vincent Van Gogh (link)
2. Vincent Van Gogh paintings (Arts Heaven) |
TOEIC (p. 200 to p.208) |
Chapter 6.2 The letters of Vincent Van Gogh (3/24 due) |
| 3/26 |
1. Quiz 3
2. Chapter 6.2 The letters of Vincent Van Gogh
3. 梵谷傳 (documentary) |
TOEIC (p.210 to 219) |
1. Finish the exercises (Chapter 6.2) and be ready for the discussion next week.
2. Self-study: 6.3 Self-Study Portrait of Dr. Gachet: A timeline
3. TOEIC 1 (I GOT System) (3/31 due) |
| 4/2 |
1. AEE 1100: Keep Me Posted! How to Ask Someone to Update You
2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night,by Don Mclean) |
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1. Review the podcast (AEE 1100).
2. TOEIC 2 (4/7 due) I GOT System
3. Begin to prepare for the midterm exam. |
| 4/9 |
1. Guidelines for the group project
2. Discussion on your group project |
Group Members (link) |
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| 4/16 |
Midterm Exam |
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| 4/23 |
1. Seven presentation skills and tips
2.Tip to hook your audience (1)
3. Facial expression & body language (1) |
TOEIC (p. 220 to p.230) |
1. Tips for effective group working
2. Review the video we watch today again.
3. Be ready to report your progress on the project next week. |
| 4/30 |
1. Group report on your project progress
2. More presentation skills
– Speed
: What’s wrong with our food system (5 minutes)
: A 12-year old app developer (4 minutes)
– Visual:
Photos from a storm chaser (4 minutes)
– How
– How to speak so that people want to listen (10 minutes) |
TOEIC (p. 232 to p.241) |
1. Review the three files
2. Some listening on I GOT |
| 5/7 |
TOEIC (proficiency test) 15% |
TOEIC (p. 242 to p.253) |
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| 5/14 |
G1: USA
G2: Denmark
G3: New Zealand |
Tipping in USA |
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| 5/21 |
G4: France
G5: Iceland
G6: Norway |
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| 5/28 |
G7: Brunei
G8: Germany
G9: Switzerland |
TOEIC (p. 254 to p. 264)
Car advertisement
Porche 911
Porche 997 |
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| 6/4 |
Quiz 4 (p.220 to p.241) and T & F questions from group presentation.
1. Inside the mind of a master procrastinator (13 minutes)
2. The little risks you can take to increase your luck (11 minutes) |
TED Talk |
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| 6/11 |
1. Quiz 5 TOEIC Vocabulary, (p.242-264), presentation skills (videos and handouts we discussed), TED Talk we watched (4/23-4/30).
2. Questionnaire
3. Open Courseware (edX, Six Minutes English, Randal’s Cyber Listening Lab) |
Questionnaire |
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| 6/18 |
Wrap-Up
Check your final scores |
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