本書是關於“科技英語讀寫”方面知識的閱讀教學專著，本書分兩大部分：**部分是Reading your way into technical writing，由11個單元組成，是教材的主體；第二部分 Extending your scope of reading，由11篇文章組成，供學生進行課外閱讀。
**部分每個單元由Objectives；Preparing for reading；Surveying；Reading；Analyzingmacro structure；Grasping essential points；Understanding language feathres；Organizingdetails；Responding to the text和Writing 10大塊內容構成。

Reading your way into tecnical
Unit 1 Getting Started: Identifying and Solving a Problem Ten Techniques for Activating the Spirit and Reducing Stress
Unit 2 Examining the Nature of a Familiar Phenomenon TV Addiction Versus Substance Dependence
Unit 3 Analyzing and Preventing a Disease Influenza
Unit 4 Explaining a Mechanism Why We Sleep: A Biological Perspective
Unit 5 Presenting and Illustrating an Argument Global Versus Local Issues in Noise Control Policy
Unit 6 Offering a Critical Review Hotel Design
Unit 7 Debating a New Technology Seeds of Concern
Unit 8 Drawing Inferences and Framing Hypotheses The Unearthly Landscapes of Mars: the Red Planet Is No Dead Planet
Unit 9 Testing a Hypothesis The Value of Positive Emotions
Unit 10 Applying a Clean Technology Fuel Cells
Unit 11 Undertaking a Research Project Assessing the Attitudes and Behaviors of Pedestrians and Drivers in Traffic Situations
Part two
Extending your scope o~ reading
1. Engineering Education
2. The Nature of Emotions
3. Fighting HIV with HIV
4. Aging: A Biological Perspective
5. The Problems with Relying on Technology
6. As One Door Closes
7. Technology and the Humanities
8. Framing Hypotheses: A Cautioncry Tale
9. The Kindness of Strangers
10. Non-medical Lasers: Everyday Life in a New Light
11. Driver Inattention, Driver Distraction and Traffic Crashes
Key to part one
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