Part A Texts 02
01 Unit 1
Passage 1 What Is a Forest? 02
Forestry
Passage 2 Global Forest Resources Assessment 04 Passage 3 Challenges and Opportunities for Forests 05 Part B Vocabulary 09 Part C Academic Reading Skills 10 Skimming and Scanning 10 Part D Academic Writing Skills 13 Writing Topic Sentences 13 Part E Academic Listening Skills 15 Listening for Main Ideas and Note-taking 15 Part F Integrated Exercises 18
III
Part A Texts 26
25 Unit 2
Passage 1 What Is Urban Agriculture? 26
Urban Agriculture
Passage 2 Food Price Volatility and the Urban Poor 27 Passage 3 Agronomic Considerations for Urban Agriculture in Southern Cities 29 Part B Vocabulary 33 Part C Academic Reading Skills 34 Generalization-specification 34 Part D Academic Writing Skills 37 Classification and Citation 37 Part E Academic Listening Skills 42 Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Evidence 42 Part F Integrated Exercises 46
Part A Texts 54
53 Unit 3
Passage 1 What Is Biodiversity? 54
Biodiversity
Passage 2 The Loss of Diversity: Causes and Consequences 56 Passage 3 A To-Do List for the Worlds Parks 59 Part B Vocabulary 62 Part C Academic Reading Skills 63 Main Ideas and Supporting Details 63 Part D Academic Writing Skills 65 Cause and Effect 65 Part E Academic Listening Skills 68 Recognizing Cause and Effect Relationship 68 Part F Integrated Exercises 70
Part A Texts 78
77 Unit 4
Passage 1 Carbon Sequestration 78
Ecosystem
Passage 2 The Ecological Footprint 80 Passage 3 Signs of Hope for Nature in a Rapidly Degrading World 83 Part B Vocabulary 85 Part C Academic Reading Skills 86 Interpretation of Visual Information 86 Part D Academic Writing Skills 89 Description of Process 89 Part E Academic Listening Skills 92
Recognizing the Language for Introducing Process, Tendency or Change 92 Part F Integrated Exercises 94
Part A Texts 102
101 Unit 5
Passage 1 Landscape Architecture 102
Landscape Architecture
Passage 2 Green Infrastructure 103 Passage 3 Sponge City: Solutions for Chinas Thirsty and Flooded Cities 106 Part B Vocabulary 109 Part C Academic Reading Skills 111 Problem and Solution 111 Part D Academic Writing Skills 113 Definition 113 Part E Academic Listening Skills 115 Recognizing Definitions and Key Facts in a Lecture 115 Part F Integrated Exercises 118
Part A Texts 126
125 Unit 6
Passage 1 Desertification 126
Soil and Water
Passage 2 Measures to Combat Desertification: Lessons Learned
and Best Practices 127 Passage 3 Exploring Nature-Based Solutions for Source Water Protection on World Water Day 130 Part B Vocabulary 132 Part C Academic Reading Skills 134 Recognizing the Difference Between Facts and Opinions 134 Part D Academic Writing Skills 137 Identifying Key Points Related to Perspective and Stance 137 Part E Academic Listening Skills 140 Recognizing SimilarDifferent Opinions in an InterviewLecture 140 Part F Integrated Exercises 143
Part A Texts 150
149 Unit 7
Passage 1 Food Safety and Food Contamination 150
Food Safety
Passage 2 Are G.M.O. Foods Safe? 152 Passage 3 Digital Transformation of the Food System 154 Part B Vocabulary 157 Part C Academic Reading Skills 158 Recognizing Comparison and Contrast 158 Part D Academic Writing Skills 161 Writing Evaluative Language: Opinion, Attitude and Assumption 161 Part E Academic Listening Skills 165 Recognizing the Language for Introducing Evaluation 165 Part F Integrated Exercises 169
Part A Texts 176
175 Unit 8
Passage 1 Food and Forests: We Can Have Them Both 176
Forestry Products
Passage 2 How Can Restoration Help Solve Hunger? 177 Passage 3 Forest Pathways to Sustainable Development 179 Part B Vocabulary 182 Part C Academic Reading Skills 183 Arguments and Supporting Evidence 183 Part D Academic Writing Skills 186 Writing Arguments and Types of Supporting Evidence 186 Part E Academic Listening Skills 188
Recognizing How Evidence Is Presented to Support an Argument 188 Part F Integrated Exercises 192