Syllabus for Conversational English Skills

Unit 1 You Say, I Say

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Text: Greeting in Different Cultures
1.3 Useful Words and Expressions
1.4 Greeting
1.5 First Impression
1.6 Personal Information
1.7 Cultural Focus: Meeting Someone New
1.8 Office Hour
1.9 Summary
1.10 Exercise

Unit 2 The people in Your Life

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Text: My Mother is My Best Friend
2.3 Useful Words and Expressions
2.4 Families, Friends and idols
2.5 Describe Peoples Appearance and Character
2.6 How to Communicate with Other People
2.7 Friend Relationships
2.8 Cultural Focus: Family and Friends Relationships
2.9 Office Hour
2.10 Summary
2.11 Exercise

Unit 3 Eating in and Eating out

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Text: Food in Different Cultures
3.3 Useful Words and Expressions
3.4 Food in Different Cultures
3.5 Chinese Meals
3.6 Cultural Focus: Different Customs Related to Food in Different Countries
3.7 Eating out
3.8 Office Hour
3.9 Summary
3.10 Exercise

Unit 4 Why Do You Want to Learn English

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Text: Why Do You Learn English?
4.3 Useful Words and Expressions
4.4 Reasons for Learning Expressions
4.5 How to Learn English
4.6 Cultural Focus: the United Kingdom
4.7 British and American English
4.8 Office Hour
4.9 Summary
4.10 Exercise

Unit 5 Good Times and Bad Times

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Text:Good Times, Hard Times, but Never Bad Times
5.3 Useful Words and Expressions
5.4 Good and Bad Experiences
5.5 Free-time Activities
5.6 Cultural Focus: Popular Travel Spots in North America
5.7 Festival
5.8 Office Hour
5.9 Talk Show (Glenn and David)
5.10 Summary
5.11 Exercise

Unit 6 Hobbies
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Text: Hobbies of My Family Members
6.3 Useful Words and Expressions
6.4 What Are Your Hobbies
6.5 What Do You Get from Hobbies
6.6 How to Cultivate Your Hobbies
6.7 Cultural Focus: Peoples Preferences for Hobbies in Different Countries
6.8 Hobbies in Different Countries
6.9 Office Hour
6.10 Summary
6.11 Exercise

Unit 7 Feeling
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Text: Sharing Your Feelings
7.3 Useful Words and Expressions
7.4 Explore and Discuss Feelings and Emotions
7.5 Letting off Steam
7.6 Emotion Management
7.7 Cultural Focus: Students Stress
7.8 Office Hour
7.9 Talk Show (Glenn and Conor)
7.10 Summary
7.11 Exercise
Unit 8 Staying Healthy
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Text: Keep Healthy
8.3 Useful Words and Expressions
8.4 Talking about Ones Health
8.5 A Healthy Lifestyle
8.6 How to Stay Healthy
8.7 Cultural Focus: Ways of Keeping Healthy
8.8 Office Hour
8.9 Summary
8.10 Exercise