Selective Magazine Reading

4yr Evening ProgramJunior Class

Instructor: Inga Koehler

Course objectives and requirements At the end of the course students will be

comfortable reading different types of magazines Students will read the selected articles individually

and discuss comprehension questions in pairs and small groups.

Midterm and final exams account for 30 and 40 per cent of the semester final grade respectively, homework and active participation for another 30 per cent.

Missing more than one third of the class constitutes mandatory failure.

Week 1

Dressing Up Your Pet Learn about people who dress up their pets. Talk about your own pets. Would you dress

them up?

Week 2

Are Animals Left-Handed We know that people can be left-handed? What

about animals? We’ll be looking at recent research.

Week 3

The Shanghai World Expo The Shanghai World Expo showcased the latest

developments in science and technology. If you had the money would like to attend the

next World Expo? What would you like to see there?

Week 4

Magic Secrets Revealed Do you enjoy watching people perform magic

tricks? Have you ever watched the Masked Magician

on TV? How do you feel about this show?

Week 5

Spend Time Like Money Talking about time, we say that we can save

time. Everybody is Bill Gates in terms of time.

Week 6

The Sour Taste You Love Take a fresh look at vinegar. What would we do

without it?

Week 7

National holiday

Week 8

Have It All in Brisbane Looking for an exciting vacation? Brisbane has

a wide variety of activities to offer. Discuss your perfect vacation.

Week 9

Midterm Students will be given a short magazine article

and answer questions.

Week 10

Crazy and Comical Contests Have you ever heard of Extreme Ironing? How

about the World’s Most Impressive Mustache? There are a few contests that will make your

heart stop or put a smile on your face. Invent your own crazy or comical contest.

Week 11

Can American Idol Save American Research? Peter Diamandis’s X Prize Foundation offers

lucrative awards to the winners of science competitions, jolting the research world with some American Idol energy.

Week 12

How Google Can Make You Smarter How Google is extending your mind and

making smarter. How often do you use Google in your everyday

life? Can it really make you smarter?

Week 13

How Google Can Make You Smarter Part 2

Week 14

So What’s for Dinner? History? Monuments? Tour guides? If you want

a glimpse of the local culture you head down to the supermarket. Take in the sights, sounds and smells and try to find out what’s for dinner.

Do you think this is an interesting/unusual/.... way to learn something about your vacation spot?

Week 15

The World’s Scariest Job Working on an oil rig comes with its own set of

dangers. We’ll be looking at the men who work there and how they handle their job risks.

Week 16

The World’s Scariest Job Part 2 Could you imagine yourself or a family

member working in such an environment? Can you think of other dangerous jobs? What kind of person takes such a job? Why?

Week 17

Review

Week 18

Final exam Students will be given a short magazine article

and answer questions.