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Unit Two A. Objectives of this unit Content 1. The Landlord’s Mistake: A snob versus a great man. 2. Discussion: The Declaration of Independence. 3. The setup of a business meeting. 4. Functions and types of presentation. Key language points 1. Compound adjectives formed with a. + v-ing. 2. The use of the relative pronoun that when its antecedent is an indefinite pronoun or a noun that is modified by only, an ordinal or an adjective in the superlative form, etc. 3. The use of the modal verb shall in the second or third person. 4. Synonyms used for emphasis or variety. 5. Compound sentences (1). Vocabulary Basic requirements: 40 new words. Intermediate requirements: 8 new words. Advanced requirements: 5 new words. Comprehensive skills 1. Understanding a passage of approximately 600 words at the pre-intermediate level of difficulty. 2. Writing a 150-word summary of the passage. 3. Socializing in the freshman orientation week. 4. Internet skills: Surfing the Internet to collect information about presentation and public speaking in English. 5. Research project: Presentation on house sales on the individual basis. e. Functions 1. Organizing a business meeting. 2. Summarizing what each speaker has said at a business meeting. 3. Informing or persuading people by means of PPT presentation. B. Procedures and Methods Eight teaching periods are needed to cover the present unit, among which four periods are for the module of Language Skills Development, three periods for the module of Language in Use and one mainly for the module of Enhancement of Language Abilities. I. Part 1 Language Skills Development 1. Period One and Period Two: Step One: Starter A. Brainstorming: when, in your opinion, can a hotel refuse guests? Mark the items with a tick “√”. Hold a class discussion for this exercise and before that go through new words in the mind map to make sure they have a complete understanding of the questions. When checking the answers, ask the students to explain their