Unit 1 Features of EST & IMRaDC Format
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (1) Features of EST
Section Three Writing Technique (1) IMRaDC Format
Section Four Practice Petroleum & Offshore Energy
Text A Petroleum Industry
Text B Offshore Energy
Unit 2 Reading for Gist & Quotations
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (2) Reading for Gist
Section Three Writing Technique (2) Quotations
Section Four Practice Carbon Neutral and Net Zero
Text A Carbon Neutral and Net Zero — What Do They Mean
Text B What Is Carbon Neutrality and How to Achieve It
Unit 3 Critical Reading & Abstract Writing
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (3) Critical Reading
Section Three Writing Technique (3) Abstract Writing
Section Four Practice Artificial Intelligence & Judgement
Text A Looking into the Black Box
Text B What's Still Lacking in Artificial Intelligence
Unit 4 Speed Reading & Nominalization
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (4) Speed Reading
Section Three Writing Technique (4) Nominalization
Section Four Practice Engineering Ethics & HSE
Text A The Engineer's Responsibility to Assess and Manage Risk
Text B Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) of Oil Drilling Practices
Unit 5 Skimming & Curriculum Vitae
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (5) Skimming
Section Three Writing Technique (5) Curriculum Vitae (Resume)
Section Four Practice Social Science & Humanities
Text A How to Make a Powerful First Impression
Text B The Winner's Guide to Success
Unit 6 Scanning & English Letter Writing
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (6) Scanning
Section Three Writing Technique (6) English Letter Writing
Section Four Practice Big Data & Privacy
Text A Be a Data Custodian, Not a Data Owner
Text B What's Hiding in Your Data
Unit 7 Skipping & Personal Statement Writing
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (7) Skipping
Section Three Writing Technique (7) Personal Statement Writing
Section Four Practice Public Health & Bioethics
Text A From A&E to AI
Text B The Aliens Among Us
Unit 8 Previewing & Paragraph Writing
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (8) Previewing
Section Three Writing Technique (8) Paragraph Writing
Section Four Practice Flammable Ice & Deep Sea
Text A Is Flammable Ice the Solution to Fossil Fuel Energy Shortage
Text B Deep-Sea Dilemma
Unit 9 Making Inferences & Organization
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (9) Making Inferences
Section Three Writing Technique (9) Organization
Section Four Practice Cognition & Mental Health
Text A Psychology and Folk Wisdom: The Problem with Common Sense
Text B What Humans Could Be
Unit 10 Assessing & Development
Section One Gearing Up
Section Two Reading Skill (10) Assessing
Section Three Writing Technique (10) Development
Section Four Practice New Materials & Critical Thinking
Text A Graphene
Text B Biofuels: What Are They
Appendices
Appendix 1 Extensive Reading Materials
Appendix 2 Top 10 Features of Qingdao
Appendix 3 Websites for Academic Research
References