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My
reading lessons from Sino-Canadian International College, Guangxi
University, Nanning. |
Week
1: (Outline of Second Semester & Conjunctions)
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Second
Semester Course Outline -
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Reading
Assignment - Click Here
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Review
of the First Semester Exam -
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Here
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Clauses
& Conjunctions: Definition & Examples -
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Conjunctions:
"Soccer: Why It Can't Make The Big Time In The USA" -
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Week
2: (Review of Basic Reading Skills)
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The
Main Idea: Article: "Friends Too Sexy For China" -
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Scan
for Information: Short Story: "The Case of the Ruined Roses"-
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Summarise
the Main Points of a Chiller: "Midnight Phantom" -
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Distinguishing
Fact & Opinion: Details & Exercise -
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Fact
& Opinion: Article: "More Jobseekers Finding Work Online" -
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Fact
& Opinion: Press Release: "A & E Multilingual Phrasebook"
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Week
3: (Vocabulary & Adjectives)
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Compound
Words: Definition & Exercises -
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Compound
Words: Article: "21 Years of Ready-Made Sweet and Sour" -
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Examples
of Useful Adjectives (Descriptive Words) -
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Identifying
Adjectives: Short Story: "Almost Love" -
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Week
4: (Abbreviations, Proverbs & Homonyms)
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Week
5: (Speed Reading, Clichés & Euphemisms)
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Speed
Reading: Methods to Increase Reading Rate -
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Speed
Reading: Short Story: "The Chocking Dog" -
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Speed
Reading: Article: "Getting a Good Night's Sleep" -
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Clichés:
Definition and Examples -
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Clichés:
Article: "The Beach" & Quiz -
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Euphemisms:
Definition & Exercises -
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Revision:
The Main Idea & Adjectives: "Police Officer K-9..." -
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In
Class Test Information -
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Week
6: (Review & In Class Test)
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Revision:
Conjunctions Exercises -
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Revision:
Conjunctions & Summarising: Story: "The Death Car" -
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Revision:
Fact & Opinion / The Main Idea "Earthquake Science" -
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Revision:
Homonyms & Confusing Words -
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In
Class Test No.1 - Click
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Week
7: (Grammar & TV Scripts)
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TV
Scripts: "Friends: The One With The Soap Opera Party" -
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Grammar:
Correct Usage of "Commas" -
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Grammar:
Correct Usage of "Capital Letters" -
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Grammar:
Avoiding Run-on Sentences -
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Exercise:
Article: "Average Wedding Costs 15,000" -
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Week
8: (English Signs, Reading Rate & Comprehension)
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Reading
English Signs
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Reading
Rate: Short Story: "The Hitchhiker" -
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Reading
Rate: Short Story: "The American Pepper" -
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Reading
Rate: Short Story: "The Carpet Fitter" -
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Midterm
Exam Information -
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Week
9 & 10: (Review, Revision & Exam)
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Revision
Lesson
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Reading
Comprehension Practice Exam
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Week
11 & 12: (Midterm Exam Information & Short Story)
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Week
13: (British Culture - From a Humorous Perspective)
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Article:
"The Brits, As Others See Us" -
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"Xenophobe's
Guide to the English" (Identity, Character & Attitudes) -
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"Xenophobe's
Guide to the English" (Behaviour, Manners & Humour) -
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"Xenophobe's
Guide to the English" (Leisure, Eating & Health) -
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"Xenophobe's
Guide to the English" (Customs, Culture & Systems) -
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"Xenophobe's
Guide to the English" (Crime, Government & Business) -
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Week
14: (Reading Documents: Letters, Memos etc. & IELTS Reading)
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Week
15: (Advertising & Propaganda)
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Propaganda
Techniques used in Advertising -
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Advertising:
Information, Activities & Analysis of Adverts -
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Advertising
Activity - "Posta Advertising Agency" -
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Advertising
Glossary -
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Advertising
Wordsearch -
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Week
16: (Poetry)
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Information
about Poetry -
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Similes
& Metaphors Activity -
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Poem:
"Parcel" (with Comprehension Questions) -
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Poem:
"Learning to Read" (with Comprehension Questions) -
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Various
Poems: "Sea Dog" "I'm Home", "In The Forest",
"The Summit" -
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Week
17: (Fables & Review of Lessons)
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Read
and Retell (Paraphrase) Fables -
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Review
of Week 10 to 17 Lessons
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Final
Exam Information
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Week
18: (Revision & In Class Test)
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In
Class Test No.2
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Revision
Exercises for Final Exams / Practice
Exam
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Week
19 & 20: (Final Exam)
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FINAL
EXAM
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Semester 2, Reading
Results:
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