Unit 1 Smarter World, Better World? 1
Note-taking Skill: Outlining4
Speaking Skill: Selecting a topic and a purpose7
Skill for Academic Speaking: Learning about academic events10
Unit 2 Living with Al19
Note-taking Skill: Using mind maps22
Speaking Skill: Analyzing the audience24
Skill for Academic Speaking: Attending academic events28
Unit 3 Advanced Materials, Advanced Life33
Note-taking Skill: Noting down the keywords36
Speaking Skill: Organizing the body of a speech38
Skill for Academic Speaking: Introducing academic proflles 42
Unit 4 New Energy, New Future49
Note-taking Skill: Focusing on numbers and statistics 52
Speaking Skill: Supporting your ideas55
Skill for Academic Speaking: Joining a discusslon59
Unit 5 The Future Is Now69
Note-taking Skill: Using symbols and abbreviations72
Speaking Skill: Speaking on special occasions75
Skill for Academic Speaking: Raising and answering questions 78
Unit 6 Whats Yours Is Mine?87
Note-taking Skill: Using the paragraph method90
Speaking Skill: Speaking to inform 94
Skill for Academic Speaking: Leading/Chairing an academic meeting101
Unit 7 Gene Editing:Hope or Disaster?107
Note-taking Skill:Noting down causes and effects 111
Speaking Skill:Speaking to persuade 114
Skill for Academic Speaking:Making presentations122
Unit 8 Architecture for the Renewable World127
Note-taking Skill:Noting down comparisons and contrasts 129
Speaking Skill:Methods of delivery133
Skill for Academic Speaking:Delivering a group report137