生活英語進階（簡體書）

本書與學堂在線平臺上的慕課《生活英語進階》課程配套，精心挑選了8個研究主題，涵蓋了文、史、理、工學科大類，分別是：幸福論、3D打印、清華園中的老先生、無線充電技術、故宮建築解析、藝術史、生活理財等話題，對應了心理學、機械、人文、電子、能源、建築、美術、金融等大學常見學科。每個單元由主題研究介紹、小組主題研討、學術詞匯講解、情景對話、專業詞匯講解以及學術寫作技巧等模塊構成。主題研究介紹部分為來自不同專業的博士研究生為大家講解各學科最新、最時髦的研究動態，內容生動有趣；小組主題研討部分模擬國際學術報告場景，針對主題研究做進一步探討；情景對話部分在真實生活場景中對主題研究進行演繹，貼近生活；詞匯講解部分分為學術詞匯和專業詞匯，豐富大家的詞匯庫；為了提高研究者的科技論文寫作能力，我們還設置了學術寫作模塊，由老師為大家精心講解學術寫作常用方法和技巧。

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Unit 1 Cultural Studies
Starting Up: Cultural Differences
Listening: Pop Culture in the Arab World and the Chinese Zodiac
Group Discussion: Intelligence and Intelligence Test
Text: Intelligence Across Cultures
Academic Writing: Features of Academic English
Skills Power Station: How to Make Predictions and Contribute to a Seminar
Student Research Project: Getting Along Verbally and Non-verbally
Unit Summary

Unit 2 Life Science
Starting Up: Healthy Life
Listening: Brain Development
Group Discussion: Adolescence and Adulthood
Text: Can Musical Experiences Enhance Intelligence?
Academic Writing: How to Avoid Plagiarism
Skills Power Station: How to Identify the Lecture Structure and Participate in a Seminar
Student Research Project: Meet the World's
First Baby Born from the DNA of Three Parents
Unit Summary

Unit 3 Art
Starting Up: Photography and Art
Listening: TV Series Adapted from Fiction
Group Discussion: Novels and Film Adaptations
Text: Art and Artists
Academic Writing: Topic Sentence and Supporting Evidence
Skills Power Station: How to Listen for Key Words and Chair a Discussion
Student Research Project: Read It or See It
Unit Summary

Unit 4 Man and Nature
Starting Up: Planet Earth
Listening: Song of the Phoenix
Group Discussion: World Heritage Sites in China
Text: Are We Alone in the Universe?
Academic Writing: How to Achieve Consistency in English Writing
Skills Power Station: How to Recognize Signpost Language in Lectures
Student Research Project: Air Pollution
Unit Summary

Unit 5 Social Issues
Starting Up: Volunteering in Rural Areas
Listening: The Unknown Number “X”
Group Discussion: The Origin and Evolution of Languages
Text: Poverty: Theories, Homelessness, and the American Dream
Academic Writing: How to Analyze Essay Structure
Skills Power Station: How to Write Introductions and Conclusions
Student Research Project: Should Animals
Be Used for Scientific and Commercial Testing?
Unit Summary

Unit 6 Engineering and Technology
Starting Up: Internet Security
Listening: 3D Printing
Group Discussion: The Development and Application of 3D Printing Technology
Text: Metal-Free Energy Storage
Academic Writing: How to Identify SPSE Structure
Skills Power Station: How to Handle Q & A Sessions
Student Research Project: Wireless
Charging
Unit Summary

Unit 7 Psychology
Starting Up: Psychology
Listening: Children’s Education Issues in the Future
Group Discussion: The Secret of Entrepreneurs’ Business Successes
Text: Dreams
Academic Writing: How to Make a Poster to Present a Paper
Skills Power Station: How to Create a Poster Presentation (1)
Student Research Project: Dreams
Unit Summary

Unit 8 Economics
Starting Up: Consumption
Listening: Collaborative Consumption
Group Discussion: The Internet and Economic Growth
Text: The Startup World
Academic Writing: How to Incorporate References and Citations
Skills Power Station: How to Create a Poster Presentation (2)
Student Research Project: The Real Estate Market
and Rising Housing Prices
Unit Summary

Glossary