UNIT 1 1
Text:Research Reports for Business and Technical Writing 1
Study Practice 9
Reading Activity 14
Writing Practice:Short Paper Writing 23
UNIT 2 25
Text:The Beginning of a Career 25
Study Practice 32
Reading Activity 39
Writing Practice:Letter Writing 42
UNIT 3 43
Text:The Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 43
Study Practice 51
Reading Activity 57
Writing Practice:Abstract Writing 62
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 64
UNIT 4 69
Text:The Library Card 69
Study Practice 79
Reading Activity 85
Writing Practice:Composition Writing 88
UNIT 5 90
Text:How Could Anything That Feels So Bad Be So Good? 90
Study Practice 97
Reading Activity 102
Writing Practice:Abstract Writing 109
TEST YOURSELF:Test Paper 1 111
UNIT 6 122
Text:The Monster 122
Study Practice 130
Reading Activity 136
Writing Practice:Letter Writing 142
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 143
UNIT 7 149
Text:Zeritskey s Law 149
Study Practice 158
Reading Activity 163
Writing Practice:Synopsis Writing 170
UNIT 8 171
Text:The Role of Science Fiction 171
Study Practice 179
Reading Activity 185
Writing Practice:Composition Writing 188
Text:Look for the Rusty Lining 190
UNIT 9 190
Study Practice 197
Reading Activity 203
Writing Practice:Essay Writing 208
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 208
UNIT 10 217
Text:Debating the Unknowable 217
Study Practice 226
Reading Activity 233
Writing Practice:Composition Writing 237
TEST YOURSELF:Test Paper 2 239
APPENDIX 1 249
Key to Test Paper 1 249
key to Test Paper 2 251
APPENDIX 2:Key to Exercises in Supplementary Readings 254
APPENDIX 3:Glossary 256