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Week
1-2
UNIT 1:
TRAVEL

Topic

Learning Focus

Face-to-Face (3 hours)

SCL (1 hour)

WEEK 1
1. Linear and non linear texts
Discussion of the different features
(language, text structure and organisation)
2. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 2)

Week 1SCL 1

1. Introduction to
academic reading

Introduction to academic reading


texts

2. Effective reading
skills and strategies

Reading skills
1. Understanding time order

3. Discussions
based on reading
texts

2. Finding the main idea of a


paragraph

3. Comparing and contrasting

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 4)

Discussion skills

3. Reading

1. Expressing opinions

Reading 1: Forty Days and Forty Buses (pp 6)

2. Justifying opinions based on


examples

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 7-8)

3. Responding to opinions

Understanding time order

Exercises A, B & C (pp 8-9)

4. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 9-10)

Exercises A & B (pp 10)

Use the Vocabulary (pp 11)

5. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 11)

Week 2SCL 2

Remarks

Introduction to Edmodo

Introduction to SCL
Activity

Due date SCL 1 and 2:


End of week 2

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WEEK 2
1. Pre-reading activities

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 12)

2. Reading
Reading 2: Perfect Place, Perfect Job (pp 14)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 15-16)

Finding the main idea of a paragraph

Exercises A & B (pp 17)

Supplementary lecture notes

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 17-18)

Exercises A & B (pp 18-19)

Use the Vocabulary ( pp 19)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 19)


1. Expressing opinions
2. Justifying opinions based on examples
3. Responding to opinions

5. Unit Review

Vocabulary Review (pp 20-21)

Connect the Readings (pp 21)

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3-4
UNIT 2: FIRE
AND WATER

1. Summary of
information in texts
2. Opinions based
on academic texts
3. Linear texts

Reading skills
1. Identifying main ideas and
supporting details
2. Identifying cause and effect
3. Differentiating facts and opinions
4. Paraphrasing and summarising

WEEK 3
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 23)

Pre-reading discussion: Exercises A, B &


C (pp 24)

2. Reading
Reading 1: Natures Fires (pp 26)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 28-29)

Identifying Main ideas and Supporting


details

Exercises A & B (pp 30-31)

Identifying Cause and Effect

Exercises A & B (pp 39)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 31-32)

Exercises A & B (pp 32)

Use the Vocabulary ( pp 33)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 33)

Week 3SCL 3
Week 4SCL 4

Due date SCL 3 and 4:


End of week 4

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WEEK 4
1. Pre-reading activities

Pre-reading discussion:

Exercises A, B & C (pp 34)

2. Reading
Reading 2: A Wall of Fire (pp 36)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 28-29)

Identifying Cause and Effect

Exercises A & B (pp 30-31)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 39)

Exercises A & B (pp 40)

Use the Vocabulary ( pp 41)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 41)

Supplementary notes:
1. Differentiating facts and opinions
2. Paraphrasing

5. Unit Review

Vocabulary Review (pp 42-43)

Connect the Readings (pp 43)

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5-6
UNIT 3: THE
POWER OF
IDEAS

1. Linear texts

2. Opinions based
on academic texts

Reading skills
1. Identifying Supporting Details
2. Text coherence - Understanding
Pronouns

WEEK 5
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 45)

Pre-reading discussion

Discussion Skills

Exercises A, B & C (pp 46)

Week 5SCL 5
Week 6SCL 6

WEEK 6: TEST 1

WEEK 6: Commencement of
Reading Portfolio
Reading Portfolio Set 1:
Natural disaster

1. Reflection on and evaluation of


content

2. Reading

2 linear texts

Reading 1: A Bright Idea (pp 47)

1 non-linear text

2.
Giving
clarification
language

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 50)

Due date SCL 5 and 6:


End of week 6

Identifying Supporting Details

and
using

asking
for
appropriate

Exercises A & B (pp 51)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary
Exercises A & B (pp 52)

Multiword Vocabulary
Exercises A & B (pp 52-53)

Use the Vocabulary (pp 53)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 53)

Writing reflection

WEEK 6
1. Pre-reading activities

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 54)

2. Reading

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Reading 2: Clean Travel (pp 56)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 56-57)

Understanding Pronouns

Exercises A & B (pp 59)

Supplementary exercise on pronoun


reference

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 59-60)

Multiword Vocabulary (pp 60)

Use the Vocabulary ( pp 61)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 61)

Giving and asking for clarification using


appropriate language

5. Unit Review

Vocabulary Review (pp 62)

Connect the Readings (pp 63)

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1. Non-Linear Texts

UNIT 4:
FOOD

2. Effective reading
skills and strategies

1. Interpretation and Analysis

3. Synthesis of
information from
multiple texts

3. Finding definitions

Reading Skills
2. Word attack skills

WEEK 7
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 65)

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 66)

4. Synthesis of ideas and related


ideas from different texts

2. Reading

Discussion skills

Reading 1: Eat Less Meat (pp 68)

Reaching a consensus using


appropriate language

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 70-71)

Understanding Graphs

Exercises A & B (pp 71-72)

Finding Definitions

Exercises A & B (pp 81)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 73-74)

Exercises A & B (pp 74-53)

Use the Vocabulary (pp 74)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 75)

WEEK 8
1. Pre-reading activities

Week 7SCL 7
Week 8SCL 8

WEEK 8

Reading Portfolio Set 2: Green


Campus

2 linear texts

1 non-linear text

Due date SCL 7 and 8:


End of week 8

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9-10
UNIT 5:
NATURAL
HISTORY

1. Effective reading
skills and strategies

Reading Skills
1. Scanning for Specific Information
2. Organising Information in Outlines

WEEK 9
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 45)

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 88)

2. Reading
Reading 1: Natures Clues (pp 90)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 91-92)

Scanning for Specific Information

Exercises A & B (pp 93)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 94)

Exercises A & B (pp 94-95)

Use the Vocabulary (pp 95)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 95)

WEEK 10
1. Pre-reading activities

Week 9SCL 9
Week 10SCL 10

WEEK 10- TEST 2

WEEK 10

Reading Portfolio Set 3:


Gender equality

2 linear texts

1 non-linear text

Due date SCL 9 and 10:


End of week 10

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11-12
UNIT 6:
RECYCLING

Effective reading
skills and strategies

1. Previewing and inferencing


2. Predicting
3. Guessing and inferencing based on
context

WEEK 11
1. Pre-reading activities

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 116)

2. Reading
Reading 1: From Useless to Useful (pp 110)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 111-112)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 113-114)

Exercises A & B (pp 114-115)

Use the Vocabulary (pp 115)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 115)

WEEK 12
1. Pre-reading activities

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 116)

2. Reading
Reading 2: Living in a Box (pp 118)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 119-120)

Finding Reasons

Exercise A (pp 121)

WEEK 12

Submission of Reading
Portfolio to instructors hard
copy
Items to be submitted:
1. Completed exercises of
Set 1
2. Completed exercises of
Set 2
3. Completed exercises of
Set 3

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3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 121)

Exercises A & B (pp 122)

Use the Vocabulary (pp 123)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 123)

5. Unit Review

Vocabulary Review (pp 124)

Connect the Readings (pp 125)

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UNIT 9:
MEMORY

Opinions based on
reading texts

Reading Skills
1. Connecting Personal Experiences
to a Reading
2. Identifying Contrast

WEEK 13
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 169)

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 170)

2. Reading
Reading 1: An Amazing Memory (pp 172)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 173-174)

Connecting Personal Experiences to a


Reading

Exercises A, B & C (pp 174-175)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 175-176)

Exercises A & B ( pp 176-177)

Use the Vocabulary ( pp 177)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 177)

WEEK 14
1. Pre-reading activities

Pre-reading discussion

Exercises A, B & C (pp 178)

WEEK 13-14

Group discussion assessment

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2. Reading
Reading 2: Mental Athletes (pp 180)

Reading Comprehension and exercises


(pp 182-183)

Identifying Contrast

Exercises A & B (pp 184)

3. Vocabulary Practice

Academic Vocabulary

Multiword Vocabulary

Exercises A & B (pp 185)

Exercises A & B ( pp 186)

Use the Vocabulary ( pp 187)

4. Post-reading activity

Think and Discuss (pp 187)

5. Unit Review

Vocabulary Review (pp 188)

Connect the Readings (pp 189)

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