Unit One Education

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears  Studying Abroad

Section B  Open Your Mouth   Activity A—Discussion

                                                 Activity B—Mini-debate

Section C  Enrich Your Mind   Text A—Exam: the Poison of Education?

                             Text B—The SQ3R Method

Section D  Try Your Hands      Narration

Section E  Lighten Your Brain   An English Song—Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)

                             A Funny Story—My First and My Last

 

Unit Two Fitness

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears  Physical Training

Section B  Open Your Mouth   Activity A—Matching

                                                 Activity B—Discussion

Section C  Enrich Your Mind    Text A—Current Attitudes Toward Physical Fitness

                             Text B—Refreshing Your Health and Mind by Yoga

Section D  Try Your Hands       Exposition

Section E  Lighten Your Brain    A Film Clip—Million Dollar Baby (excerpts)

                              A Funny Story—Losing weight

 

 

Unit Three Diet

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears   Food

Section B  Open Your Mouth   Activity—Discussion

Section C  Enrich Your Mind   Text A—A Carrot a Day May Keep Cancer Away

                             Text B—The Pitfalls of Eating Junk Food

Section D  Try Your Hands     Argumentation I

Section E  Lighten Your Brain   An English Song—For Your Babies

                              A Funny Story—A Musician Goes to the Doctor

 

Unit Four Mystery

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears  Environment

Section B  Open Your Mouth   Activity A—Matching

                                                 Activity B—Presentation

Section C  Enrich Your Mind    Text A—The Loch Ness Monster

                            Text B—Bermuda Triangle—Devil’s Triangle

Section D  Try Your Hands      Argumentation II

Section E  Lighten Your Brain   A Film Clip—Pacific Rim (excerpts)

                              A Funny Story—Bug in the Hotel

 

Unit Five Computer and Life

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears  Surfing the Internet

Section B  Open Your Mouth   Activity A—Matching

                                                 Activity B—Discussion

Section C  Enrich Your Mind   Text A—Twitter, E-mail, Texts: We Don’t Talk Any More

                            Text B—Is Radiation from your PC Hurting you?

Section D  Try Your Hands     Topic Sentence Composition

Section E Lighten Your Brain      An English Song—Just Give Me a Reason

                                 A Funny Story—The Best Parking Lot

 

Unit Six Enlightenment

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears  Music and Movie

Section B  Open Your Mouth    Activity A—Watching Video

                                                 Activity B—Mini-speech

Section C  Enrich Your Mind   Text A—Follow Your Passion (excerpts)

                                Text B—Keep Your Dreams (excerpts)

Section D  Try Your Hands               Outline Composition

Section E Lighten Your Brain      A Film Clip—The King’s Speech (excerpts)

                                 A Funny Story—One Sale Today

 

Unit Seven Finance

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears   Stock Market

Section B  Open Your Mouth    Activity—Discussion

Section C  Enrich Your Mind   Text A—Roaring in the Stock Market, Nike Beat Adidas in

the New Battlefield

                                Text B—How You Can Help Prevent the Next Lehman

Section D  Try Your Hands        Key Word Composition

Section E Lighten Your Brain      A Film Clip—Brave (excerpts)

                                 A Funny Story—Insurance Salesmen

 

Unit Eight Politics

Section A  Wake Up Your Ears  Festivals

Section B  Open Your Mouth    Activity A—Matching

                                                 Activity B—Discussion

Section C  Enrich Your Mind   Text A—Office Politics

                                Text B—America Should Lead, Not Dominate

Section D  Try Your Hands        Graph Composition

Section E Lighten Your Brain      An English Song—Heal the World

                                 A Funny Story—Divisional Manager