Unit 1 Animation World
 Lead-in
  Describe the pictures of cartoon characters and discuss the characters
 Module 1 Listening and Speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview with Peter Vesterbacka & Role play)
  Section B Passages(Listen and fill in the table & Watch video clips and make discussions)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: Conjuring Up Atmosphere Only Anime Can Deliver
  Passage B: Animating a Blockbuster: How Pixar Built Toy Story 3
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  How to write topic sentences
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Watch video clips and research the current state of China’s animation industry

Unit 2 Industrial Design
 Lead-in
  Discuss the creative designs and watch a video about industry design
 Module 1 Listening and speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview with ERIC Giroud & Role play)
  Section B Passages (Listen and fill in the blanks & Role play)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: Wanted: Cool Cars for the Rest of Us
  Passage B: Why Do People Become Attached to Their Products?
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  How to structure ideas
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Watch video clips and research the current state of China’s industrial design

Unit 3 Interior Design
 Lead-in
  Describe the pictures and discuss the different styles of interior design
 Module 1 Listening and speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview with Kelly Hoppen & Role play)
  Section B Passages (Listen and fill in the blanks & Watch a video and make discussions)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: Architectural Salvage
  Passage B: Green Interior Design Product Choice
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  How to consider evidence
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Appreciate the pictures and research the “westernization” in interior design industry
Unit 4 Fashion Design
 Lead-in
  Talk about the pictures and discuss the designer’s works
 Module 1 Listening and speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview with Giorgio Armani & Knowing more about Giorgio Armani)
  Section B Passages (Listen and fill in the table & Watch a video and make discussions)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: Six Ways Alexander McQueen Changed Fashion
  Passage B: Burberry — Fashion Philosophy
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  How to evaluate arguments
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Research the current state of China’s clothing industry

Unit 5 Graphic Design (1)
 Lead-in
  Describe the ads and discuss the ads design
 Module 1 Listening and speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview with Brian Hoff & Role play)
  Section B Passages (Listen and fill in the table & Watch a video and make discussions)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: Apple Logo Designer and the Lore of the Apple Logo
  Passage B: The Movie Poster Trends of 2012
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  How to Plan Essays
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Discuss the different styles of film posters

Unit 6 Graphic Design (2)
 Lead-in
  Describe the designs and discuss them
 Module 1 Listening and speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview with Milton Glaser & Role play)
  Section B Passages (Listen and fill in the table & Design a logo and a bottle for Coca Cola and describe it)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: Designers’ dilemma: To Compute or Not to Compute?
  Passage B: An Open Letter to Graphic Design Students: Don’t follow the Web, Follow Your Heart
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  Practice critical thinking and writing essays
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Real-life Projects
Unit 7 Environmental Design
 Lead-in
  Watch a video clip of environmental design and make discussions
 Module 1 Listening and speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview with Heidi Schreiner & Role play)
  Section B Passages (Listen and fill in the blanks & Make a design of your ideal landscape and explain why)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: Sustainable Landscape Design
  Passage B: Landscape Design in Chinese Gardens
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  How to think critically in writing and how to plan essays
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Watch video clips and research the current state of Chinese gardens

Unit 8 The Art of Architecture
 Lead-in
  Brainstorming. Match the architecture and the architects 
 Module 1 Listening and speaking
  Section A Conversations (An interview about I.M.Pei & Presentation and Role play)
  Section B Passages (Listen and fill in the table & Discuss how culture influence architecture)
 Module 2 Reading and Translating
  Passage A: The Pritzker Architecture Prize
  Passage B: The World’s Top 10 City Skylines
 Module 3 Critical Thinking and Writing
  How to think critically in writing and how to plan essays
 Module 4 Approaching Culture
  Real-life Project