Unit 1 Globalization and Global Issues Text 1 Why Brexit Happened and What to Do Next Text 2 Is It Time to Declare the End of Globalisation? Text 3 The Clash of Civilizations Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice： Using a Graphic Organizer to Struaure an Essay Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice： Writing a Problem-Solution Essay Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice： Starting a Presentation Unit 2 Economy and Economics Text 1 World Economy and Three New Fault Lines Text 2 Paul A，Samuelson： Father of Modem Economics Text 3 Economics and Critical Thinking Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice： Identifying Cause and Effect Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice： Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice： Making an Effective Presentation Unit 3 Science and Technology Text 1 Technology and Happiness Text 2 What Makes Technology Good or Bad for Us? Text 3 Does the Internet Make You Dumber? Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice： Annotating a Text Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice： Writing a Pros-and-Cons Essay Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice： Planning and Conducting an Interview Unit 4 Society and Ethics Text 1 Intangible Effects of Walls Text 2 Staging and the Self Text 3 What's Wrong with Copying? Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice： Evaluating Information Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice： Avoiding Plagiarism Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice： Using Visual Aids Unit 5 Psychology and Growth Text 1 Jean Piaget's Genetic Epistemology Text 2 Positive Psychology： Nurturing What Is Best Text 3 Antifragility and Safetyism Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice： identifying the Main Idea Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice： Writing a Summary Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice： Using Non-Verbal Communication Skills in a Speech Unit 6 History and Literature Text 1 A Meditation Upon Priority Text 2 The End of the Print Age Text 3 The Future of Human History as a Science Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice： Identifying Supporting Details Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice： Using Evidences to Support Opinions Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice： Engaging the Audience Unit 7 Digital Teaching and Education Text 1 The Role of Technology in Improving Student Outcomes Text 2 Digital Natives，Digital Immigrants Text 3 On Excellent Sheep： What Is College for? Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice： Reading Critically Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice： Formulating a Thesis Statement Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice： Closing a Speech Unit 8 Environment and Environmental Studies
Text 1 Clinmte Change Could Be Worse than COVID-19 Text 2 Is There Still Debate about Climate Change Text 3 A1 Gore: The Case for Optimism on Climate Change Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice: Synthesizing Information Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice: Writing a Compare-and-Contrast Essay Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice: Facilitating a Group Discussion Unit 9 Health and Life Text 1 Determinants of Mortality in Poor Countries Text 2 Dawn of Digital Medicine Text 3 Could Elon Musk's Neuralink Be a Game-Changer for People with Disabilities Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice: Familiarizing with Key Stylistics of Academic Texts Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice: Writing an Effective Abstract Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice: Conducting a Persuasive Debate Unit 10 Art and Design Text 1 Public Art Controversy: Cultural Expression and Civic Debate Text 2 The Pandemic Has Made a Mockery of Minimalism Text 3 Technology and Art: Engineerivg the Future Task 1 Critical Reading Strategy and Practice: Using Nominalizations to Link Ideas Task 2 Academic Writing Strategy and Practice: Recognizing Citation Forms and Functions Task 3 Communication / Presentation Strategy and Practice: Presiding a Seminar References
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