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    本教材定位为农林类学科通用学术英语。选材兼顾学术性和趣味性，每个单元包括与农林学科相关的三篇阅读文章，内容和话题具有较高的相关性。第一篇为概述、背景介绍类文章；第二篇为本单元话题涉及的相关问题、热点话题类文章；第三篇为与最新技术或未来展望相关的文章。三篇文章之后为词汇、学术阅读、学术写作以及听力练习。本教材既适用于农林类高等院校老师课堂教学和学生课下学习，也适用于从事农林相关行业工作的科技人员进行自学。
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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