目录

  • 1 Another School Year-What For?
    • 1.1 Objectives
    • 1.2 Background information
    • 1.3 Warming-up
    • 1.4 Text comprehension
    • 1.5 Language learning
    • 1.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 1.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 1.8 Exercises
  • 2 Say Yes
    • 2.1 Objectives
    • 2.2 Background information
    • 2.3 Warming-up
    • 2.4 Text comprehension
    • 2.5 Language learning
    • 2.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 2.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 2.8 Exercises
  • 3 The Rite of Spring
    • 3.1 Objectives
    • 3.2 Background information
    • 3.3 Warming-up
    • 3.4 Text comprehension
    • 3.5 Language learning
    • 3.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 3.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 3.8 Exercises
  • 4 The Man in the Water
    • 4.1 Objectives
    • 4.2 Background information
    • 4.3 Warming-up
    • 4.4 Text comprehension
    • 4.5 Language learning
    • 4.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 4.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 4.8 Exercises
  • 5 Quick Fix Society
    • 5.1 Objectives
    • 5.2 Background information
    • 5.3 Warming-up
    • 5.4 Text comprehension
    • 5.5 Language learning
    • 5.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 5.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 5.8 Exercises
  • 6 Wisdom of Bear Wood
    • 6.1 Objectives
    • 6.2 Background information
    • 6.3 Warming-up
    • 6.4 Text comprehension
    • 6.5 Language learning
    • 6.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 6.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 6.8 Exercises
  • 7 Inter-Lesson (I)
    • 7.1 Group work
    • 7.2 pdf
  • 8 The Man in Asbestos
    • 8.1 Objectives
    • 8.2 Background information
    • 8.3 Warming-up
    • 8.4 Text comprehension
    • 8.5 Language learning
    • 8.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 8.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 8.8 Exercises
  • 9 Confessions of a Miseducated Man
    • 9.1 Objectives
    • 9.2 Background information
    • 9.3 Warming-up
    • 9.4 Text comprehension
    • 9.5 Language learning
    • 9.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 9.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 9.8 Exercises
  • 10 Pompeii (for self-learning)
    • 10.1 pdf
    • 10.2 Materials
  • 11 Button, Button
    • 11.1 Objectives
    • 11.2 Background information
    • 11.3 Warming-up
    • 11.4 Text comprehension
    • 11.5 Language learning
    • 11.6 Wriiting skill appreciation
    • 11.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 11.8 Exercises
  • 12 A Fundamental Technique in Handling People
    • 12.1 Objectives
    • 12.2 Background information
    • 12.3 Warming-up
    • 12.4 Text comprehension
    • 12.5 Language learning
    • 12.6 Writing skill appreciation
    • 12.7 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 12.8 Exercises
Warming-up

1. Discussion

2. Think about the following question. We are going to discuss them in class:

  • Why do many people love gardening and many people don't? What are their usual justifications? What are some of the possible perspectives from which we can discuss this topic? Technical? Political? Moral? Aesthetical? Economical? Environmental? Philosophical? You might need to elaborate on the one you have chosen.

3. Finish exercise 2 on page68-69.