Presentation Syllabus

Week Textbook Unit Subject Topic

Chapter 2
Article 1: A City That’s Doing Something Right pp27-29
Question 1: What are some things that cities can do to improve the
quality of their citizens’ lives? Explain.

Question 2: What are some things that governments are doing to

encourage companies to become greener?

Question 3: Tell how a mass-transit system that you are familiar with
Interactions can be more efficient.
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Article 2: Sick-Building Syndrome p32-36
Question 1: What are some pollutants that you know of? What
makes them harmful?

Question 2: What are some sources of ‘sick-building syndrome’ that

experts have discovered and where are they found? ***

Question 3: What are some solutions to the problem of ‘sick-

building syndrome’?
4 Mosaic 1 1,3 New Challenges CHAPTER1:
 & Article 1: Overpopulation Fuels Megacities, for Better or Worse p5-6
Gender and Relationships
Question 1: What is a problem that rapid urbanization creates? Explain. (p6 E
“Rapid…Asia”)

Question 2: What can be done about problems of overpopulation and

overcrowded cities? (p6 E “Rapid…Asia”)

Question 3: Explain why so many people migrate from rural areas to cities
(p5 B “At the same time…India”

Article2: Go with the Floe: Adventure Travel’s Love-Hate Relationship

with Climate Change (p19-20)
Question 1: How has climate change created new opportunities for
travelers?*** (p19 B)

Question 2: Tell about some examples of how climate change has

affected a place in your country. (No specific paragraph.)

Question 3: Adventure tour operators have what is called a ‘love-hate

relationship’ with global warming. Tell why this is so. (p20 G “But…
hate.”)
 CHAPTER 3:
Article1: Being Beautiful or Handsome is Easier Than You Think!
(p59-61)
Question 1: What do many people believe to be the most attractive
features about a person? (p60 “Overall…required” K)

Question 2: Explain some changeable features we can keep up with to

be more attractive.*** (p60 “Overall…required” K) OR: What are
some features important to attractiveness that are easy to change?
Explain how it can be done. (p60 “Overall…required” K) ***

Question 3: Tell about some things that people do to be either too

masculine or too feminine. (p61 “Gender…extensions.” R)

Question 4: What physical features are most attractive to you? Explain.

Question 5: In your opinion, what makes a person attractive? Explain

why this is so.

Question 6: What makes a person either masculine or feminine?

Choose one and explain.

5 Interactions 4 Jobs and Professions CHAPTER4

 Article1: Changing Career Trends pp75-77
Question 1: How will job security change in the next 25 years?***

Question 2: What is telecommuting and what is an advantage or

disadvantage of using it?

Question 3: What is workaholism and what are some negative things

about it?

Article 2: Looking for Work in the 21st Century pp81-83

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Question 1: How might one go about finding their dream job?

Question 2: What is a fast-growing area for finding new jobs?

Explain.***

Question 3: Besides using the Internet, what are some things people do
to find a job?
6 Mosaic 1 4&5 Health and Leisure CHAPTER 4:
& Article1: Here come the tourists (p93-94)
High Tech, Low Tech Article 1: Here come the tourists p93-94
Question 1: What kinds of things might tourists bring to remote
villages and why would indigenous people want them? (p93 ‘Give
me…community. 2 paragraphs A & B)

Question 2: Why would a young vacationer on an ecotour prefer to be

called ‘a traveler’ rather than ‘a tourist’? (p93 ‘While tourist…villages
and cities’ D)

Question 3: What might certain types of travelers prefer spending

virtually no money on their journeys?*** (p94 ‘In Indonesia…had
vistited’ D)

Article2: Eat Like a Peasant, Feel Like a King (p81-84)

Question 1: Tell about some dishes in your country that would be
considered part of the peasant diet. What is it based on? (p82 ‘The
simple…hospital E&F)

Question 2: Using specific examples, tell how we can change our fat
intake and why we should pay attention to it. (No specific paragraph)
Question 3: Researchers say that a country’s diet is intimately
connected to the health of its people. What could be some reasons for
this? (p82 ‘Miso soup…health of its people.’ B)

CHAPTER 5:
Article1: How Hybrid Cars Work? (p108-110)
Question 1:What’s an advantage to having a hybrid engine? (p110
‘One of the biggest…into the atmosphere.’ F)

Question 2: How are standard cars worse than hybrid cars for the
environment? (p109 ‘A hybrid car…for the owner.’ D)

Question 3: How has hybrid car technology advanced so much in a

short time?*** (p110 Hybrid cars have advanced…range of the car.’
H)
Article2: Leapfrogging the Technology Gap (p117-118)
Question 1: What are some solutions for getting technology into
developing communities?

Question 2: Do you think companies should make money providing

technology service to developing communities or should it be done as
purely charity work on their part? Why?

Question 3: What are some disadvantages to Internet-linked

 technologies?
Chapter 5 Lifestyles Around the World

Article 1: The Science of Happiness p95-97

Question 1: Tell about a specific way we can use to attempt to attempt
to measure the happiness of a nation.***

Question 2: What are some characteristics that make a happy nation?

Question 3: Why might educated people report higher levels of

happiness than people with less education?

Interactions
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Article 2: Happiness and the Home p101-103
Question 1: How can a home be an expression of personal identity?***

Question 2: Is there a difference between traditional houses and places

where most people now live? If so, explain.

Question 3: What’s important for you to make your house into a home?
Explain why this is so.
 Chapter 2 Teamwork and Competition (SELF-STUDY!)
Article 1: Beckham : An Autobiography p35-37
Question 1: In the article in the text book about David Beckham, where
did he move to and what challenges did he face being in that place?
(No specific paragraph.)

Question 2: In the text book, there is a passage from an autobiography

on a certain soccer player. Who is the player and what does the passage
tell us about him? (No specific paragraph)

Question 3: What did David Beckham mean when he said that he ‘took
a knock or two’ during his first year of playing in Madrid ?*** (No
10 Mosaic 1 2&6 Money Matters specific paragraph)

Article 2: Outward Bound: Call Kim Sang Su a Man of the People

p43-45
Question 1: Tell what you know about Kim Sang Su from the reading
in the text book. (No specific paragraph)

Question 2: Why is Kim Sang Su different from other CEOs? “When

dancing girls…good time” (p43-44 B)

Question 3: How has LG Electronics experienced a turnaround since

Kim Sang Su took over in 1996*** (p45 “It would be wrong…took
control.” H)
CHAPTER6
Article1:Executive Takes Chance on Pizza, Transforms Spain (p132-
134)

Question 1: Tell about a business that experienced a period of fast

growth. How is it doing currently?

Question 2: Tell about a franchise industry that is very competitive.

Why is it so competitive?

Question 3: Why don’t most new businesses grow more than 20%
early? Give a couple specific reasons. (E&F p132)

Article 2: The Luncheon (p141-145)

Question 1: What is the William Somerset Maugham’s story ‘The
Luncheon’ about?

Question 2: In the story ‘The Luncheon’ by William

SomersetMaugham, why was the main character William’s bill so
much at the end of the story? ***

Question 3: What happens to the William character at the end of the

story ‘The Luncheon’ by William Somerset Maugham ? ***
11 Interactions 6 Global Connections Chapter 6 Global Connections
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Article 1: Globalization and Food p119-121
Question 1: How is globalization changing our diet faster than ever?

Question 2: Why are varieties of food disappearing worldwide?***

Question 3: In what ways does our modern diet differ from that of our
great-great grandparents?

Article 2: Life in a Fishbowl: Globalization and Reality TV p126-129

Question 1: What is a reality TV show that you know? Why do you
like or dislike it?

Question 2: What are some elements of drama that are found on reality
TV shows? How do they appeal to viewers?***

Question 3: What are some reasons why reality TV shows have

become so popular?
12 Mosaic 1 8&9 Creativity CHAPTER 8:
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Human Behavior Article 1: Pure Genius p177-178
Question 1: What you know about Thomas Edison after having read
the article about him in Chapter 8 of your Mosaic textbook ?

Question 2: What is a common misunderstanding about Thomas

Edison ? Also, tell something about the way he worked. (F ‘Contrary
to…Genius usually is’ p178)

Question 3: Why would someone need a patent? Give at least one

specific example.

Article 2: I Don’t Do Nice p184-186

Question 1: Zaha Hadid, the architect that you read about in Chapter 8
of your textbook, said that she believes that ‘imaginative architecture
can make a difference to people’s lives.’ What are some examples that
could support this statement?
(J p186 Much as…blocks of society)***

Question 2: In general, do you think that press presents men and

women celebrities differently? Explain.
Question 3: What building do you consider either ugly or beautiful?
Why?

CHAPTER 9:

Article1: Ethnocentrism p199-201

Question 1: Is culture shock a good or bad experience for someone to
go through? Or can it be both? Explain.

Question 2: What is ethnocentrism? Use some examples to explain

what it is.

Question 3: What is a popular myth in your culture. Is there anything

ethnocentric about it?
13 Interactions 7&10 Language and Communication Chapter 7 Language and Communication
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Ceremonies Article 1: If We Could Talk with Animals… p143-147
Question 1: What are some ways that certain animals communicate
with each other? Explain.

Question 2: There is much disagreement over whether communication

between animals should be considered language or not. What is your
opinion on this? Why?***

Question 3: What type of research is being done to shed light on

animal communication?

Article 2: ‘Parentese’ p152-154

Question 1: What are some differences in the communication styles of
men and women?***

Question 2: What are some examples of gender-stereotyped toys that

parents give to their children and how do they reinforce stereotypes?
Question 3: How do parents speak differently to their sons than they do
their daughters? Give some examples.

Chapter 10 Ceremonies

Article 1: Rites of Passage p221-224

Question 1: Explain a rite of passage in your culture.

Question 2: What is a taboo in your culture and what do people do to

avoid breaking it?

Question 3: Tell about a common birth or marriage ritual in your

culture.***

Article 2: New Days, New Ways : Changing Rites of Passage p227-

231
Question 1: What is a ‘vision quest’ and why might a person go on
one?

Question 2: Tell about a typical funeral ceremony in your culture.

 Question 3: Tell about a wedding or funeral ceremony you have heard
about from a culture other than your own.

CHAPTER10
Article1: Hooked on Crime (p224-226)
Question 1: Can crime be an addiction? Why or why not?

Question 2: Other than for ‘a rush’, what are some reasons why people
commit crimes? Explain.

Question 3: Making amends is Step Nine in the Crime Addiction

Anonymous Program. Do you think it is a good idea for criminals to
do this, and how do you think they should do it?***
14 Mosaic 1 10 Crime and Punishment

Question 4: What are some of the most common crimes in your

country and what are some reasons for them being committed?

Question 5: How could a prisoner’s body covered in tattoos be like ‘an

illustrated curriculum vitae (CV)’?

Question 6: Some prisoners believe that after talking about guilt and
shame that it’s like they are thawing out, becoming human again.’ Is
crime a ‘spiritual’ problem? Why or why not?
***INDICATES THAT THE QUESTION IS SOMEWHAT DIFFULT TO RESPOND TO AND MAY REQUIRE READING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION.