目录

  • 1 Unit 1 Starting out!
    • 1.1 Lead-in
    • 1.2 Language culture
    • 1.3 Language points
    • 1.4 Listening and speaking
  • 2 Unit 1 Starting out!
    • 2.1 Text understanding
    • 2.2 Language in use
    • 2.3 Translation
    • 2.4 Guided writing
  • 3 Unit 2 Food, glorious food!
    • 3.1 Lead-in
    • 3.2 Language and culture
    • 3.3 Language points
    • 3.4 Listening and speaking
  • 4 Unit 2 Food, glorious food!
    • 4.1 Text understanding
    • 4.2 Language in use
    • 4.3 Translation
    • 4.4 Guided writing
  • 5 Unit 3 Learning to think
    • 5.1 Lead-in
    • 5.2 Language and culture
    • 5.3 Language points
    • 5.4 Listening and speaking
  • 6 Unit3 Learning to think
    • 6.1 Text understanding
    • 6.2 Language in use
    • 6.3 Translation
    • 6.4 Reading comprehension
  • 7 Unit 4 Family affairs
    • 7.1 Lead-in
    • 7.2 Language and culture
    • 7.3 Language points
    • 7.4 Listening and speaking
  • 8 Unit 4 Family affairs
    • 8.1 Text understanding
    • 8.2 Language in use
    • 8.3 Translation
    • 8.4 Reading comprehension 3
  • 9 Unit 5 News 24/7
    • 9.1 Lead-in
    • 9.2 Language points
    • 9.3 Listening and speaking
  • 10 News 24/7
    • 10.1 Text understanding
  • 11 Unit 6 Arrivals and departures
    • 11.1 Lead-in
    • 11.2 Language and culture
    • 11.3 Language points
  • 12 Unit 6 Arrivals and departures
    • 12.1 Text understanding
    • 12.2 Language in use
    • 12.3 Translation
    • 12.4 Guided writing
  • 13 Unit 8 Body and mind
    • 13.1 Lead-in
    • 13.2 Language and culture
    • 13.3 Language points
  • 14 Unit 8 Body and mind
    • 14.1 Text analysis
    • 14.2 Language in use
Lead-in

Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.

What do you think of the teachers in the movie, especially Mr Keating, the one who teaches poetry? Do you like him? Why or why not?


Group discussion

1. What is the relationship between learning and thinking?

2. What is your understanding of “thinking for yourself”?

3. Is it important to think for yourself? Why or why not?

4. Have you ever been encouraged to think for yourself? And how?