Week 1: (Outline of Second Semester & Conjunctions)

• Second Semester Course Outline - Click Here

• Reading Assignment - Click Here

• Review of the First Semester Exam - Click Here

• Clauses & Conjunctions: Definition & Examples - Click Here

• Conjunctions: "Soccer: Why It Can't Make The Big Time In The USA" - Click Here

Week 2: (Review of Basic Reading Skills)

• The Main Idea: Article: "Friends Too Sexy For China" - Click Here

• Scan for Information: Short Story: "The Case of the Ruined Roses"- Click Here

• Summarise the Main Points of a Chiller: "Midnight Phantom" - Click Here

• Distinguishing Fact & Opinion: Details & Exercise - Click Here

• Fact & Opinion: Article: "More Jobseekers Finding Work Online" - Click Here

• Fact & Opinion: Press Release: "A & E Multilingual Phrasebook"  - Click Here

Week 3: (Vocabulary & Adjectives)

• Compound Words: Definition & Exercises - Click Here

• Compound Words: Article: "21 Years of Ready-Made Sweet and Sour" - Click Here

• Examples of Useful Adjectives (Descriptive Words) - Click Here

• Adjectives Quiz - Click Here

• Identifying Adjectives: Short Story: "Almost Love" - Click Here

Week 4: (Abbreviations, Proverbs & Homonyms)

• Abbreviations: Examples - Click Here

• Abbreviations Quiz - Click Here

• Proverbs: Definition & Examples - Click Here

• Proverbs: Match the Proverbs Exercise - Click Here

• Homonyms & Confusing Words: Definition & Quiz - Click Here

Week 5: (Speed Reading, Clichés & Euphemisms)

• Speed Reading: Methods to Increase Reading Rate - Click Here

• Speed Reading: Short Story: "The Chocking Dog" - Click Here

• Speed Reading: Article: "Getting a Good Night's Sleep" - Click Here

• Clichés: Definition and Examples - Click Here

• Clichés: Article: "The Beach" & Quiz - Click Here

• Euphemisms: Definition & Exercises - Click Here

• Revision: The Main Idea & Adjectives: "Police Officer K-9..." - Click Here

• In Class Test Information - Click Here

Week 6: (Review & In Class Test)

• Revision: Conjunctions Exercises - Click Here

• Revision: Conjunctions & Summarising: Story: "The Death Car" - Click Here

• Revision: Fact & Opinion / The Main Idea "Earthquake Science" - Click Here

• Revision: Homonyms & Confusing Words - Click Here

• In Class Test No.1 - Click Here

Week 7: (Grammar & TV Scripts)

• TV Scripts: "Friends: The One With The Soap Opera Party" - Click Here

• Grammar: Correct Usage of  "Commas" - Click Here

• Grammar: Correct Usage of "Capital Letters" - Click Here

• Grammar: Avoiding Run-on Sentences - Click Here

• Exercise: Article: "Average Wedding Costs 15,000" - Click Here

Week 8: (English Signs, Reading Rate & Comprehension)

• Reading English Signs

• Reading Rate: Short Story: "The Hitchhiker" - Click Here

• Reading Rate: Short Story: "The American Pepper" - Click Here

• Reading Rate: Short Story: "The Carpet Fitter" - Click Here

• Midterm Exam Information - Click Here

Week 9 & 10: (Review, Revision & Exam)

• Revision Lesson

• Reading Comprehension Practice Exam

• Midterm Exam - Click Here

Week 11 & 12: (Midterm Exam Information & Short Story)

• Review of Midterm Exam - Click Here

• Short Story: "Moon in a Shoebox" - Click Here

Week 13: (British Culture - From a Humorous Perspective)

• Article: "The Brits, As Others See Us" - Click Here

• "Xenophobe's Guide to the English" (Identity, Character & Attitudes) - Click Here

• "Xenophobe's Guide to the English" (Behaviour, Manners & Humour) - Click Here

• "Xenophobe's Guide to the English" (Leisure, Eating & Health) - Click Here

• "Xenophobe's Guide to the English" (Customs, Culture & Systems) - Click Here

• "Xenophobe's Guide to the English" (Crime, Government & Business) - Click Here

Week 14: (Reading Documents: Letters, Memos etc. & IELTS Reading)

• Reading Business Letters - Click Here

• Reading Memos - Click Here

• Reading a Resume (CV) - Click Here

• IELTS Reading Practice

Week 15: (Advertising & Propaganda)

• Propaganda Techniques used in Advertising - Click Here

• Advertising: Information, Activities & Analysis of Adverts - Click Here

• Advertising Activity - "Posta Advertising Agency" - Click Here

• Advertising Glossary - Click Here

• Advertising Wordsearch - Click Here

Week 16: (Poetry)

• Information about Poetry - Click Here

• Similes & Metaphors Activity - Click Here

• Poem: "Parcel" (with Comprehension Questions) - Click Here

• Poem: "Learning to Read" (with Comprehension Questions) - Click Here

• Various Poems: "Sea Dog" "I'm Home", "In The Forest", "The Summit" - Click Here

Week 17: (Fables & Review of Lessons)

• Read and Retell (Paraphrase) Fables - Click Here

• Review of Week 10 to 17 Lessons

• Final Exam Information

Week 18: (Revision & In Class Test)

• In Class Test No.2

• Revision Exercises for Final Exams / Practice Exam

Week 19 & 20: (Final Exam)

• FINAL EXAM

• Semester 2, Reading Results:

Class 3 Results - Click Here

Class 4 Results - Click Here

Class 5 Results - Click Here

Class 6 Results - Click Here