Unit 1

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：The Open Window

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：Language，Loss,and Metaphor

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Setting Goals and Objectives

Self-Assessment

Unit 2

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：The Day Mother Cried

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：Beautiful Music

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Guessing Intelligently in Listening and Reading（Ⅰ）：Using Other Clues

Self-Assessment

Unit 3

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：Forget Me Not

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：The Changes of Aging

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Making Positive Statements

Self-Assessment

Unit 4

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：The Middle Eastern Bazaar

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：You Got a Problem with That?

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Taking Risks Wisely

Self-Assessment

Unit 5

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：A Perfect Englishman in Language

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：Our Magic Kingdom

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Using a Checklist

Self-Assessment

Unit 6

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：Literature's Most Misunderstood Novel

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：The Adventure of the Soul

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Writing a Language Learning Diary

Self-Assessment

Unit 7

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：What Makes Us Moral

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：Palin and Populism

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Becoming Aware of Others'Thoughts and Feelings

Self-Assessment

Unit 8

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：Tear Down This Wall

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：The State of Patriotism

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Ⅰ．Developing Cultural Understanding

Ⅱ．Guessing Intelligently in Listening and Reading（Ⅱ）：Using Other Clues

Self-Assessment

Unit 9

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：Mother Tongue

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：Lamentfor His Nephew Shih-erh Lang

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Asking Questions

Self-Assessment

Unit 10

Pre-reading Tasks

Text：Where Is Human Evolution Heading?

Linguistic Competence

Skill Development

Supplementary Reading：How Technology Is Changing Our Likes and Loves

Further Work

Learning to Learn：Cooperating with Peers

Self-Assessment