Chapters to be covered:

    Unit I :   Introduction: Reading Strategies and guidelines

    英語新聞閱讀策略與導讀

• - Where to find and what to look in the newspaper 版面結構

    Exercise 1: The organization of the newspaper

• - Understanding headlines and resources 新聞頭條與資訊來源

   Exercise 2: Locating things in the newspaper

• - Newspaper Reading Habits 新聞閱讀策略

Unit II: International News   國際新聞

• - Sample reading One : The War in the Middle East

Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

• - 2 : Getting the main ideas
• - Sample reading Two : Global Swine flu H1N1

Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

           2 : Getting the main ideas

Unit III: Business News    商業新聞

• - Sample reading one :G8 meeting in London

   Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

           2 : Getting the main ideas

• - Sample reading two: The Inflaming Oil Price

    Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

           2 : Getting the main ideas

Unit IV : Science and Technology News   科技新聞

• - Sample reading one: Wii-The new gaming console

Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

           2 : Getting the main ideas

• - Sample reading two: Could Bio-Diesel be Our Solution?

   Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

           2 : Getting the main ideas

Unit V: Sports News  體育新聞

• - Sample reading one: Chien-Ming Wang's Victory in the MLB

 Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

            2 : Getting the main ideas

Unit VI: Arts and Entertainment

• - Sample reading one: Lost of a Super Star-Luciano Pavarotti

   Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

           2 : Getting the main ideas

• - Sample reading Two: Legend of Michael Jackson

   Exercise 1 : Expanding Your Vocabulary

           2 : Getting the main ideas