Media
Amy Chua: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Students learn about Amy Chua’s book by reading an article from the Wall Street Journal. Next, students do a listening comprehension activity based on a radio interview with the author. Finally, students watch a video debate with the author and decide whether they agree or disagree with her against-the-grain opinions.

A Radical Millionaire

A listening and reading comprehension activity about successful businesswoman, Anita Roddick.

Hyper-Parenting

Discussion and listening. Students discuss the responsibility of a parent, then watch a video and answer questions concerning the modern parent's involvement in their child's life.

Reading
Motivation

A reading comprehension and vocabulary activity about the topic of motivation and success.

Rich Kids

A reading comprehension, vocabulary, and discussion activity about young adults blessed with wealth.

Literary Text

A reading comprehension activity based on an excerpt from a novel by Amy Tan about a daughter’s refusal to fulfill her mother’s expectations.

Use of English
Born to Conform

A unit introduction discussion activity about the unit theme.

Open Cloze: Quality of Life

Students choose the best word to complete each sentence in an article about what people prioritize in life.

Vocabulary Focus: Collocations

A collection of vocabulary activities focusing on collocations, dependent prepositions, and prepositional phrases.

Intensifying and Emphasis

Several vocabulary exercises for students to practice adding emphasis to their meaning.

Editing Skills

Students edit an article about note-taking.

Multiple Choice Cloze: High Stakes

Students choose the best word to complete each sentence in an article about one’s man’s use of the stock market to strike it rich.

Open Cloze: Success

A discussion and open cloze activity about how people view success.

Writing
Writing Definitions

Students develop their ability to clearly define/explain terms in writing. The aim of this lesson is for students to be able to write an extended, subjective definition of an abstract concept, for example, "what is happiness?". Students then write a one-paragraph definition for the term "good job".

In Your Own Words: Formal Register

Students examine and identify formal vocabulary and sentence structures. Students then do a paraphrasing exercise, rewriting sentences in a more formal style.

Punctuation: Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices

Students examine two common punctuation errors: run-on sentences and comma splices. They then do an exercise, identifying and correcting such mistakes.

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