English for the Students of Science (Biology and Geology)
English for the Students of Science (Biology & Geology), an ESP textbook for undergraduate university students of Science (Biology & Geology), aims to develop the learners’ reading ability in academic contexts. To this end, it: • includes a variety of up-to-date authentic texts from a wide range of text types and genres • focuses on fostering reading skills and strategies helpful in disciplinary contexts • has a broad range of meaningful and engaging tasks and activities • organizes units around themes to make them reader-friendly • involves in-depth vocabulary activities • provides great opportunities for improving grammar in context • uses translation as both a reading practice and a translation activity.
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Introduction
Unit One: Green Doctors Revisited
Unit Two: Back Pain Is NOT Skin Deep
Unit Three: The Heart and the Soul
Unit Four: The Rise and Fall of Ice
Unit Five: Little Things Go Dangerous
Unit Six: The Order Codes within Us
Unit Seven: Natural Disaster – Flood
Unit Eight: Global Warming
Unit Nine: Our Environment
Unit Ten: Marine Life
Unit Eleven: Natural Clamors
Unit Twelve: Our Planet
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