Stranger Than Fiction Units (Alternate Materials)

Dec. 6 - Unit 1 Synchronicity

Activities

1) check the Nov. 29 HW (answers on Gene Therapy video activity worksheet)
2) introduce new text

• read To The Student (beginning of text)
• do note taking / comprehension Q activity

3) check HW (student-led)

• I. Take a Guess, p. 4
• II. Vocabulary Warm Up, p. 5
• III. Listening - Getting Main Ideas, p. 5 (with recording)
• IV. Listening and Reading, p. 6 (with recording)

4) do Unit text activities in conversation groups

• VII. Talking It Over, p. 8

*planned but not included due to time constraints

• V. Listening and Reading - Comprehension, p. 7 (with recording)
• VI.  Vocabulary - Expansion, pp. 7-8 (student-led)
• VIII. Speaking Task - Listen and Write, p. 9
• IX. Speaking Task - Comprehension, p. 9 (student-led)
• X. Speaking Task - Partner Practice, p. 9
• XI. Speaking Naturally, p. 10

Homework

1) read and do exercises for Unit 2, pp. 12-14

Dec. 13 - Unit 2 Alternative Medicine

Activities
1) check HW (student-led)

• I. Take a Guess, p. 12
• II. Vocabulary Warm Up, p. 13
• III. Listening - Getting Main Ideas, p. 13 (with recording)
• IV. Listening and Reading, p. 14 (with recording)

2) do Unit 1 text activities in usual desk arrangement (not included due to time constraints)

• V. Listening and Reading - Comprehension, p. 15 (with recording)
• VI.  Vocabulary - Expansion, pp. 15-16 (student-led)
• VIII. Speaking Task - Listen and Write, p. 17
• IX. Speaking Task - Comprehension, p. 17 (student-led)

3) do Unit text activities in conversation lines

• X. Speaking Task - Partner Practice, p. 17
• XI. Speaking Naturally, p. 18
• VII. Talking It Over, p. 16

4) do alternative topic conversation lines

• view video on nasal irrigation (鼻洗浄）
• follow normal process of activity
• discussion Qs: Would you do this? Why or why not?

Homework
1) read and do exercises for Unit 3, pp. 20-22
2) prepare to tell classmates about a nightmare you have had

• make notes (HW)
• be ready to talk for 2-3 minutes
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Dec. 20 - Unit 3 Nightmares

Activities
2) do Vocabulary related exercises (teacher-led)

• I. Take a Guess, p. 20
• II. Vocabulary Warm Up, p. 21
• VI.  Vocabulary - Expansion, pp. 23-24

2) do Speaking related text activities

• VIII. Speaking Task - Listen and Write, p. 25
• XI. Speaking Naturally, p. 26
• use Recycle Unit 3 Conversational Expressions worksheet

2) do Listening/Reading related activities (with recording)

• III. Listening - Getting Main Ideas, p. 21
• IV. Listening and Reading, p. 22
• V. Listening and Reading - Comprehension, p. 23
• IX. Speaking Task - Comprehension, p. 25

4) do video discussion: 10 Common Nightmares Explained

• do preliminary survey: Which Nightmares Have You Experienced?
• in groups, decide the explanation for why we have those nightmares
• groups can be assigned a set of two nightmares to explain
• groups present explanations to class

1) introduce topic

• do Teacher's Presentation: Dreams I've Had Recently

4) do Unit text activities in conversation lines

• tell The Story of Your Own Nightmare, use worksheet provided
• VII. Talking It Over, p. 24

Homework
1) read and do exercises for Unit 4, pp. 28-30

Jan. 10 - Unit 6 Lucid Dreams

Activities

1) continue w/video discussion from previous class (Unit 3 - Nightmares)
2) reintroduce topic (if necessary)

• do Teacher's Presentation: Dreams I've Had Recently

3) continue video discussion: 10 Common Nightmares Explained

• do preliminary survey: Which Nightmares Have You Experienced?
• in groups, decide the explanation for why we have those nightmares
• groups can be assigned a set of two nightmares to explain
• groups present explanations to class

4) do Unit text activities in conversation lines

• tell The Story of Your Own Nightmare, use worksheet provided
• VII. Talking It Over, p. 24

2) introduce Unit 6 - Lucid Dreams

• I. Take a Guess, p. 44
• II. Vocabulary Warm Up, p. 45
• III. Listening - Getting Main Ideas, p. 45 (with recording)
• IV. Listening and Reading, p. 46 (with recording)

2) do Unit 1 text activities in usual desk arrangement

• V. Listening and Reading - Comprehension, p. 47 (with recording)
• VI.  Vocabulary - Expansion, pp. 47-48 (student-led)
• VIII. Speaking Task - Listen and Write, p. 49
• IX. Speaking Task - Comprehension, p. 49 (student-led)

3) do Unit text activities in conversation lines

• X. Speaking Task - Partner Practice, p. 49
• XI. Speaking Naturally, p. 50
• VII. Talking It Over, p. 48

Homework

1) read Unit 4 Urban Myths, pp. 28-30

Jan. 17 - Unit 4 Urban Myths

Activities

1) do Unit 1 text activities in usual desk arrangement

• I. Take a Guess, p. 28
• II. Vocabulary Warm Up, p. 29
• III. Listening - Getting Main Ideas, p. 29 (with recording)
• IV. Listening and Reading, p. 30 (with recording)
• V. Listening and Reading - Comprehension, p. 31 (with recording)
• VI.  Vocabulary - Expansion, pp. 31-32 (student-led)
• VIII. Speaking Task - Listen and Write, p. 33
• IX. Speaking Task - Comprehension, p. 33 (student-led)

2) offer further examples of Urban Myths

• do Teacher's Presentation: Urban Myths
• use Urban Myths Presentation Discussion Worksheet

3) do Unit text activities in conversation lines

• X. Speaking Task - Partner Practice, p. 33
• XI. Speaking Naturally, p. 34
• VII. Talking It Over, p. 32

Homework
1) complete Urban Myths Presentation Discussion Worksheet
2) read and do exercises for Unit 5, pp. 36-38

Jan. 31 - Unit 5 Wedding Customs

Activities
1) check HW (student-led)

• I. Take a Guess, p. 36
• II. Vocabulary Warm Up, p. 37
• III. Listening - Getting Main Ideas, p. 37 (with recording)
• IV. Listening and Reading, p. 38 (with recording)

2) do Unit 1 text activities in usual desk arrangement

• V. Listening and Reading - Comprehension, p. 39 (with recording)
• VI.  Vocabulary - Expansion, pp. 39-40 (student-led)
• VIII. Speaking Task - Listen and Write, p. 41
• IX. Speaking Task - Comprehension, p. 41 (student-led)

3) do presentation: 10 Strange Wedding Traditions

• use Wedding Traditions Video Discussion Worksheet
• refer to Top 10 Super Weird Wedding Ceremonies around the World

4) do Unit text activities in conversation lines

• X. Speaking Task - Partner Practice, p. 41
• XI. Speaking Naturally, p. 42
• VII. Talking It Over, p. 40

Homework
1) read and do exercises for Unit 5, pp. 44-46