- Reading A: A Writing Assignment
- Reading A: A Writing Assignment(Vocabulary Focus)
- Grammar in Use: Tenses (review future in the past)
- Listening: How to Have a Great First Year and Viewing: A High School Starter Culture Link: First Week of Senior High School
- Speaking: Interviewing newcomers and Writing: Describing the first week experiences
- Reading B: A Letter to My Daughter
- Critical Thinking: Identifying key messages from different texts
- Further Exploration: Describing an ideal school life Self-assessment
- Reading A: The Confusing Way Mexicans Tell Time
- Reading A: The Confusing Way Mexicans Tell Time (Vocabulary Focus)
- Grammar in Use: Basic sentence patterns
- Listening: Cultural Differences in Body Language and Viewing: “I Don't Care” vs. “I Don't Mind”
- Reading B: My Experience withAmerican EnglishCulture Link: Varieties ofEnglish
- Critical Thinking: Illustrating an idea with an example
- Further Exploration: Comparing different cultural messages behind English and Chinese words Self-assessment
- Reading A: A Roman Holiday
- Reading A: A Roman Holiday (Vocabulary Focus)
- Grammar in Use: Adverbial clauses (review)
- Listening: Travel Dialogues and Viewing: A Smart Man’s Words
- Speaking: Choosing a city to visit and Writing: Describing a travel destination
- Reading B: Travel Young,Travel Far Culture Link: Xu Xiake and His Travels
- Critical Thinking: Analysing with a mind map
- Further Exploration: Proposing a travel plan for a friend Self-assessment
- Reading A: Growing Worldwide
- Reading A: Growing Worldwide (Vocabulary Focus)
- Grammar in Use: Passives (review present continuous passive and present perfect passive)
- Listening: Coming-of-Age Day and Viewing: Birthday Traditions Culture Link: Coming-of-Age Tradition in Vanuatu
- Writing: Writing an introduction to a coming-of-age ceremony in China and Speaking: Making a presentation about coming-of-age ceremonies in China
- Reading B: Homecoming
- Critical Thinking: Finding common ground with a diagram
- Further Exploration: Preparing a poster about customs around the world Self-assessment
- Reading A: The Natural Garden Culture Link: Chinese Wisdom: Harmony Between Humans and Nature
- Reading A: The Natural Garden(Vocabulary Focus)
- Grammar in Use: Relative clauses 1 –introduced by who,whom, that, which and whose
- Listening: What a Wonderful World and Viewing: Nature Makes You Happy
- Speaking: Describing a scene in a landscape painting or photo and Writing: Describing a scene in spatial order
- Reading B: The Beauty of Nature
- Critical Thinking: Grouping information
- Further Exploration: Sharing stories about the efforts made to restore damaged nature Self-assessment
- Reading A: Zoos: Cruel or Caring?
- Reading A: Zoos: Cruel or Caring?(Vocabulary Focus)
- Grammar in Use: Relative clauses 2 – introduced by when, where, why and“preposition which”
- Listening: I’m a Real Animal Lover and Viewing: Animal Heroes Culture Link: Views About Animals in Different Cultures
- Speaking: Discussing the pros and cons of feeding homeless cats and Writing: Expressing your opinion on feeding homeless cats
- Reading B: Friends Reunited
- Critical Thinking: Seeing things from a different perspective
- Writing: Writing about a Chinese word and Speaking: Giving a talk on a Chinese word