Unit One: Stress & Its Related Diseases

  Section One. Assignments before Class

  Section Two: Audiovisual Lead-in What Is Stress?

  Section Three: Productive Reading

    Text A: Multiple Stressors and Stress Build-up

    Text B: Doctors under Stress

  Section Four: Video-based Learning Activities

    1) The Harmful Effects of Stress

    2) Defining Coping Mechanism

    3) How Reducing Stress Can Improve Your Health

  Section Five: Academic Exchanges

  Section Six: Language Acquisition Activities

    1) Observation & Imitation

    2) Vocabulary Enlargement & Reinforcement

    3) Grammar & Structure Acquisition

    4) Reading Comprehension

Unit Two: Hypertension

  Section One: Assignments before Class

  Section Two: Audiovisual Lead-in What Should Your Blood Pressure Be?

  Section Three: Productive Reading

    Text A: The Silent Killer: Hypertension

    Text B: New Approach Tested for Hard-to-treat Hypertension

  Section Four: Video-based Learning Activities

    1) Hypertension, the Silent Killer

    2) Does Coffee Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure?

    3) Shaking Down Salt

  Section Five. Academic Exchanges

  Section Six. Language Acquisition Activities

    1) Observation & Imitation

    2) Vocabulary Enlargement & Reinforcement

    3) Grammar & Structure Acquisition

    4) Reading Comprehension

Unit Three: Stroke

  Section One. Assignments before Class

  Section Two. Audiovisual Lead-in When Stroke Strikes

  Section Three. Productive Reading

    Text A. Stroke of Luck

    Text B. Teaching from Experience

    Text C. Emotional Impact of Stroke

  Section Four. Video-based Learning Activities

    1) People with Shingles Are at Increased Risk for Stroke

    2) Strokes Increasing among Young People

    3) A Better Understanding of Stroke

  Section Five. Academic Exchanges

  Section Six. Language Acquisition Activities

    1) Observation & Imitation

    2) Vocabulary Enlargement & Reinforcement

    3) Grammar & Structure Acquisition

    4) Reading Comprehension

Unit Four: Obesity

   Section One. Assignments before Class

   Section Two. Audiovisual Lead-in Why Are We Fat?

   Section Three. Productive Reading

    Text A. A Faster Metabolism at Any Age

    Text B. Coca-Cola to Address Obesity for First Time in New Ads

   Section Four.. Video-based Learning Activities

    1) Coca-Cola Chimes In on Obesity Debate

    2) How to Understand the Healthy Body Fat Percentage

    3) Fighting Fat with Food

  Section Five: Academic Exchanges

  Section Six: Language Acquisition Activities

    1) Observation & Imitation

    2) Vocabulary Enlargement & Reinforcement

    3) Grammar & Structure Acquisition

    4) Reading Comprehension

Unit Five: Diabetes

  Section One: Assignments before Class

  Section Two: Audiovisual Lead-in

    Deadly Epidemic

  Section Three: Productive Reading

    Text A: Clinic of Tears

    Text B: Oh Sugar, Sugar! Diabetes and Insurance

  Section Four: Video-based Learning Activities

    1) Preventing Pre-diabetes from Becoming Diabetes

    2) Does White Rice Increase Risk of Diabetes?

    3) Glam Linked to Diabetes Risk?

  Section Five: Academic Exchanges

  Section Six: Language Acquisition Activities

    1) Observation & Imitation

    2) Vocabulary Enlargement & Reinforcement

    3) Grammar & Structure Acquisition

    4) Reading Comprehension

Unit Six: Breast Cancer & Prostate Cancer

  Section One: Assignments before Class

  Section Two: Audiovisual Lead-in Is the U.S. Losing the War against Cancer?

  Section Three: Productive Reading

    Text A: National Cancer Prevention Month: Tips to Keeping Disease at Bay

    Text B: Cancers of the Gut and Western Ills

  Section Four: Video-based Learning Activities

    1) Bra That Can Detect Breast Cancer

    2) Prostate Cancer Prevention Diet

    3) Dancing to Beat Breast Cancer  ~

  Section Five: Academic Exchanges

  Section Six: Language Acquisition Activities

    1) Observation & Imita