Are you finding it difficult to start the conversation, or find the right words when communicating in English? Do you know how to start and end conversations in a polite way? Do you want to learn more about American, British, Canadian, Australian, South Korean, Colombian, and Chinese cultures? If so, you’ve come to the right course!
Overview
Syllabus
- Unit 1 You Say, I Say
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Greeting in Different Cultures
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Greeting
- 5.First Impression
- 6. Personal Information
- 7. Cultural Focus: Meeting Someone New
- 8. Office hour
- 9. Summary
- 10. Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- Unit 2 The People in Your Life
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: My Mother is My Best Friend
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Families, Friends and Idols
- 5. Describe People’s Appearance and Character
- 6.How to Communicate with Other People
- 7. Friend Relationships
- 8. Cultural Focus: Family and Friend Relationships
- 9.Office hour
- 10.Summary
- 11.Exercise
- 12 Discussion
- Unit 3 Eating in and Eating out
- 1. Introduction
- 2.Text:Food in Different Cultures
- 3.Useful Words and Expressions
- 4.Food in Different Cultures
- 5.Chinese Meals
- 6.Cultural Focus: Different Customs Related to Food in Different Countries
- 7.Eating out
- 8. Office Hour
- 9.Summary
- 10.Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- Unit 4 Why Do You Want to Learn English
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Why Do You Learn English?
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4.Reasons for Learning English
- 5. How to Learn English
- 6. Cultural Focus: the United Kingdom
- 7. British and American English
- 8. Office Hour
- 9.Summary
- 10. Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- Unit 5 Good Times and Bad Times
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Good Times, Hard Times, but Never Bad Times
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Good and Bad Experiences
- 5. Free-time Activities
- 6. Cultural Focus: Popular Travel Spots in North America
- 7. Festival
- 8. Office Hour
- 9. Talk Show (Glenn and David)
- 10. Summary
- 11. Exercise
- 12. Discussion
- Unit 6 Hobbies
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Hobbies of My Family Members
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. What Are Your hobbies
- 5. What Do You Get from Hobbies
- 6. How to Cultivate Your Hobbies
- 7. Cultural Focus: People’s Preferences for Hobbies in Different Countries
- 8. Hobbies in Different Countries
- 9. Office Hour
- 10. Summary
- 11. Exercise
- 12. Discussion
- Unit 7 Feeling
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Sharing Your Feelings
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Explore and Discuss Feelings and Emotions
- 5. Letting off Steam
- 6. Emotion Management
- 7. Cultural Focus: Students’ Stress
- 8. Office Hour
- 9. Talk Show (Glenn and Conor)
- 10. Summary
- 11. Exercise
- 12. Discussion
- Unit 8 Staying Healthy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Keep Healthy
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Talking about One's Health
- 5. A Healthy Lifestyle
- 6. How to Stay Healthy
- 7. Cultural Focus: Ways of Keeping Healthy
- 8. Office Hour
- 9. Summary
- 10. Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- Final Exam
Taught by
Fang Yang and Wenxia Zhang
