学术英语(理工)_Unit_1

学术英语

学术英语 理工

Academic English

for Science and Engineering

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

Unit Contents

1 Deciding on a topic 2 Formulating a research question

3 Writing a working title

4 Enhancing your academic language （穿插在以上各版块中）

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

Principles of Deciding on a topic Task 1 Narrow down and evaluate topics Task 2 Discuss Task 3 Read Text 1 and Text 2 and answer questions

Text 1 How Do Computer Hackers “Get Inside” a Computer?

Text 2 Electronic Threats of a Computer

Task 4 Listen to Lecture 1, 2 and 3 and answer questions

Lecture 1 Questions Lecture 2 Questions Lecture 3 Questions

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

Four principles of deciding on a topic

Interesting Important Manageable Adequate

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

City Development

Sustainable Development of Cities

Sustainable Development of Big Cities

Sustainable Development of Chinese Big Cities Sustainable Development of Chinese Big Cities from the Biological Perspective

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

Your narrower subtopics

Topics Global Warming Cancer Nanotechnol ogy

Questions – Is the topic appropriate for a 1500-word essay? Why or why not?

Internet Artificial intelligence

– If the topic is too general, how do you narrow it down to a more manageable topic?

– Can you suggest some appropriate topics of each subject?

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

Your narrower subtopics

Topics

Energy

Questions – Is the topic appropriate for a 1500-word essay? Why or why not?

Genetic engineering

– If the topic is too general, how do you narrow it down to a more manageable topic?

– Can you suggest some appropriate topics of each subject?

Universe

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

What is the main idea that each essay tries to illustrate? Text 1 illustrates how hackers or unauthorized users use one way or another to get inside a computer, while Text 2 describes the various electronic threats a computer might face. In which aspect do the two essays share the same idea? Both focus on the vulnerability of a computer.

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

In which aspect do the two essays differ? Text 1 illustrates how hackers or unauthorized users use one way or another to get inside a computer, while Text 2 describes the various electronic threats a computer might face.

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

What topic does each essay address? Do you think they are appropriate according to the four principles mentioned on Page 2? 缺答案

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Unit 1 Choosing a Topic

1 Deciding on a topic

Additional questions for your understanding of Text 1

1 What does ―unauthorized user‖ refer to? This term covers the entire range of folks, from those involved in organized criminal activities to insiders who are pushing the limits of what they are authorized to do on a s

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