新编研究生英语听说教程

Contents

Unit 1 Smarter World, Better World? …………………………………1

Note-taking Skill: Outlining……………………………………………………4

Speaking Skill: Selecting a topic and a purpose………………………………7

Skill for Academic Speaking: Learning about academic events………10

Unit 2 Living with Al………………………………………………………19

Note-taking Skill: Using mind maps………………………………………22

Speaking Skill: Analyzing the audience…………………………………24

Skill for Academic Speaking: Attending academic events………………28

Unit 3 Advanced Materials, Advanced Life………………………………33

Note-taking Skill: Noting down the keywords………………………………36

Speaking Skill: Organizing the body of a speech………………………38

Skill for Academic Speaking: Introducing academic proflles ……………42

Unit 4 New Energy, New Future………………………………………49

Note-taking Skill: Focusing on numbers and statistics …………………52

Speaking Skill: Supporting your ideas………………………………………55

Skill for Academic Speaking: Joining a discusslon…………………………59

Unit 5 The Future Is Now………………………………………………………69

Note-taking Skill: Using symbols and abbreviations………………………72

Speaking Skill: Speaking on special occasions………………………………75

Skill for Academic Speaking: Raising and answering questions ………78

Unit 6 What's Yours Is Mine?………………………………………………87

Note-taking Skill: Using the paragraph method…………………………90

Speaking Skill: Speaking to inform …………………………………………94

Skill for Academic Speaking: Leading/Chairing an academic meeting…101

Unit 7 Gene Editing:Hope or Disaster?………………………………107

Note-taking Skill:Noting down causes and effects …………………………111

Speaking Skill:Speaking to persuade………………………………………… …114

Skill for Academic Speaking:Making presentations…………………………122

Unit 8 Architecture for the Renewable World……………………127

Note-taking Skill:Noting down comparisons and contrasts ………………129

Speaking Skill:Methods of delivery………………………………………………133

Skill for Academic Speaking:Delivering a group report……………………137