Lesson One

Part One Reading

Text A Basic Categories of Living Organisms

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Text B A Mysterious Phenomenon

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write an Organization

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills： The Use of Scientific Terms

Lesson Two

Part One Reading

Text The Role of Grazers in Controlling the Amount of Planktonic Algae in Lakes

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write Research Background and Literature Review

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills： Diversified Vocabulary

Lesson Three

Part One Reading

Text mRNA Concentrations and Red Blood Cells

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write Research Goals

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills： Omission andAddition

Lesson Four

Part One Reading

Text The Use of Pesticides Endangers Certain Plant Species

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write Research Materials， Procedure， and Method

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills： Nominalization vs Non-nominalization

Lesson Five

Part One Reading

Text Controversial Darwinism

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write Research Results

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills： Passive Voice vsActive Voice

Lesson Six

Part One Reading

Text Health Risks with Exposure to Radiation

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write Result Discussion

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills： Use of Rather Long and Complicated Sentences vs Use of Shorter Sentences， Parallelism and Following Preferred Word Order

Lesson Seven

Part One Reading

Text A The Pleiotropy of Plant Hormones

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Text B Peptide Hormones： Detection and Function

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write Conclusions

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills： Uses of -ing，-ed or to-Infinitive Forms vs Clauses

Lesson Eight

Part One Reading

Text A Two Different Kinds of Immunological Reactions

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Text B Viral Mechanisms

Ⅰ.Words and Phrases

Ⅱ.Notes

Ⅲ.Language Points

Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension Questions

Part Two Writing and C-E Translation Skills

Ⅰ.How to Write a Title and an Abstract

Ⅱ.Features of Scientific English and C-E Translation Skills：Use of Literary Devices

Appendix Learning Materials for the Coursebook

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