Environmental Protection Throughout the world Teaching Objectives: This unit is intended to promote the students awareness of environmental protection. Afte learning it, SS should be able to have a general idea of the environmental conditions in the countries and regions discussed In the text have a basic knowledge of measures taken by the governments to protect the environment

The stories of this unit demonstrate how things are not al ways as easy as they look; the grass is not lways greener on the other side. After learning it, Ss should be able to have a better learning of the hardships and problems of studying and living in a new country appreciate the text structure( paragraph structure as a general statement supported by some master the usage of the key words and expressions

I. Teaching arrangement The recommended timing for this unit is 300 minutes Text A------150 minutes Text B------100 minutes Text C------50 minutes If pressed for time, the teacher can leave\text C\ for self-study

Teaching AidTape--- recorder, DVD player Timeframe---6 class periods Objectives Recall some of the content of the readings .Categorize information from the text .Determine if information is stated or not .Bring students' world knowledge to the topic of the texts

The unit is intended to prepare students for cultural differences and culture shock. After learning the three passages, students are suppposed to: .realize the importance of understanding cultural differences;

Teaching Objectives: This unit help us learn what you can do to protect yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors. Every person can make a difference. After learning it, students should be able to: 1)learn about AIDS and know how to protect ourselves

This unit is intended to explore other ways of good communication (nonverbal communication) in addition to words, feelings and senses. After learning it, Ss are expected to have better understanding about how master as well as to pressent good communication signs in an Engllish culture, such as apperance, eye contact, gestures, movements, etc

This unit explores the generation gap between young people and their parents. After shing studying Section A, Ss should be able grasp the main idea(young people and their parents might think quite differently on the same thing and seem to ignore what is important in each other's worlds. This put them in separate worlds and creates the generation gap

Teaching Objectives: Students(Ss)will be able to: get acquainted with a new way of communication-showing deep caring to others. understand the favorable effect of deep caring and learn how to extend a helping hand to people in difficulties

1. grasp the main idea (a sad, lonely woman who experiences the pain of loss as she remembers how her wedding day sent its spell over the rest of her marriage)and the structure of the text(narration in time sequence); 2. appreciate the narrative skills with time signals;