英语议论文读写教程

Unit 1 Business and Economics

Writing Skill Development

Basic Structure of an Argumentative Essay

Reading for Ideas

Text A Drain or Gain?

Text B Rent or Buy, a Matter of Lifestyle

Text C Comeback Kid-America's Economy Is Once Again Reinventing Itself

Unit Summary

Unit 2 Engineering

Writing Skill Development

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation （l） Use of Reliable Sources （statistics, facts, quotation, illustrative incidents, etc.）

Reading for Ideas

Text A Altering the Forces of Nature: Genetic Engineering on Animals

Text B Genetically Modified Foods: A Solution to World Hunger or Potential Health Threat?

Text C Genetic Engineering and Cloning

Unit Summary

Unit 3 Science

Writing Skill Development

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation （2） Cause and Effect

Reading for Ideas

Text A Can Animals and Plants Adapt to Global Warming?

Text B Intermittent Exercise-Factors That Effect Performance

Text C Stem Cell Research-Why Is It Regarded as a Threat?

Unit Summary

Unit 4 Information Technology

Writing Skill Development

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation （3） Comparison and Contrast

Reading for ldeas

Text A iPads and Kindles Are Better for the Environment Than Books

Text B Stop Blaming the Internet

Text C We Should Not Permit Internet Censorship

Unit Summary

Unit 5 Philosophy

Writing Skill Development

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation （4） Deduction and Induction

Reading for Ideas

Text A Argument, Truth and the Social Side of Reasoning

Text B Who Needs the Humanities?

Text C Experiments in Philosophy

Unit Summary

Unit 6 Social Science

Writing Skill Development

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation （5） Clear Flow of Reasoning and Avoidance of False Arguments

Reading for ldeas

Text A The Many Career Opportunities for Recipients of Degrees in Mathematics

Text B Hidden Tigers: Why Do Chinese Children Do So Well at School?

Text C Why I Want a Wife

Unit Summary

Unit 7 Life SciencejHealth

Unit 8 Environment

Glossary