Unit 1 Forestry Part A Texts Passage 1 What Is a Forest? Passage 2 Global Forest Resources Assessment Passage 3 Challenges and Opportunities for Forests Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Skimming and Scanning Part D Academic Writing Skills Writing Topic Sentences Part E Academic Listening Skills Listening for Main Ideas and Note-taking Part F Integrated Exercises Unit 2 Urban Agriculture Part A Texts Passage 1 What Is Urban Agriculture? Passage 2 Food Price Volatility and the Urban Poor Passage 3 Agronomic Considerations for Urban Agriculture in Southern Cities Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Generalization-specification Part D Academic Writing Skills Classification and Citation Part E Academic Listening Skills Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Evidence Part F Integrated Exercises Unit 3 Biodiversity Part A Texts Passage 1 What Is Biodiversity? Passage 2 The Loss of Diversity: Causes and Consequences Passage 3 A To-Do List for the World's Parks Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Main Ideas and Supporting Details Part D Academic Writing Skills Cause and Effect Part E Academic Listening Skills Recognizing Cause and Effect Relationship Part F Integrated Exercises Unit 4 Ecosystem Part A Texts Passage 1 Carbon Sequestration Passage 2 The Ecological Footprint Passage 3 Signs of Hope for Nature in a Rapidly Degrading World Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Interpretation of Visual Information Part D Academic Writing Skills Description of Process Part E Academic Listening Skills
Recognizing the Language for Introducing Process, Tendency or Change Part F Integrated Exercises Unit 5 Landscape Architecture Part A Texts Passage 1 Landscape Architecture Passage 2 Green Infrastructure Passage 3 Sponge City: Solutions for China's Thirsty and Flooded Cities Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Problem and Solution Part D Academic Writing Skills Definition Part E Academic Listening Skills Recognizing Definitions and Key Facts in a Lecture Part F Integrated Exercises Unit 6 Soil and Water Part A Texts Passage 1 Desertification Passage 2 Measures to Combat Desertification: Lessons Learned and Best Practices Passage 3 Exploring Nature-Based Solutions for Source Water Protection on World Water Day Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Recognizing the Difference Between Facts and Opinions Part D Academic Writing Skills Identifying Key Points Related to Perspective and Stance Part E Academic Listening Skills Recognizing SimilarDifferent Opinions in an InterviewLecture Part F Integrated Exercises Unit 7 Food Safety Part A Texts Passage 1 Food Safety and Food Contamination Passage 2 Are G.M.O. Foods Safe? Passage 3 Digital Transformation of the Food System Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Recognizing Comparison and Contrast Part D Academic Writing Skills Writing Evaluative Language: Opinion, Attitude and Assumption Part E Academic Listening Skills Recognizing the Language for Introducing Evaluation Part F Integrated Exercises Unit 8 Forestry Products Part A Texts Passage 1 Food and Forests: We Can Have Them Both Passage 2 How Can Restoration Help Solve Hunger? Passage 3 Forest Pathways to Sustainable Development Part B Vocabulary Part C Academic Reading Skills Arguments and Supporting Evidence Part D Academic Writing Skills
Writing Arguments and Types of Supporting Evidence Part E Academic Listening Skills Recognizing How Evidence Is Presented to Support an Argument Part F Integrated Exercises
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