1. Selective Magazine Reading 4yr Evening Program Junior Class Instructor: Inga Koehler

2. 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.

3. Week 1 Dressing Up Your Pet Learn about people who dress up their pets. Talk about your own pets. Would you dress them up?

4. Week 2 Are Animals Left-Handed We know that people can be left-handed? What about animals? We’ll be looking at recent research.

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Week 5 Spend Time Like Money Talking about time, we say that we can save time. Everybody is Bill Gates in terms of time.

8. Week 6 The Sour Taste You Love Take a fresh look at vinegar. What would we do without it?

9. Week 7 National holiday

10. 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.

11. Week 9 Midterm Students will be given a short magazine article and answer questions.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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?

15. Week 13 How Google Can Make You Smarter Part 2

16. 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?

17. 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.

18. 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?

19. Week 17 Review

20. Week 18 Final exam Students will be given a short magazine article and answer questions.