Unit One 1 Part A TEXT(Science and the Scientific Attitude) 1 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING(Self-Discipline: Persistence) 14 Part C GUIDED WRITING(Gathering Ideas for Writing) 20 Unit Two 24 Part A TEXT(Research Reports for Business and Technical Writing ) 24 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING (Take Your Project Work Seriously) 37 Part C GUIDED WRITING (Writing Strategy: Creating an Outline) 43 Unit Three 48 Part A TEXT(Engineering) 48 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING (The Nature of Chemistry ) 61 Part C GUIDED WRITING (Achieving Paragraph Coherence with Transitions) 68 Unit Four 72 Part A TEXT(What Is “Mechatronics”?) 72 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING (Cool and Efficient LED Lights: Their Time Is Now) 86 Part C GUIDED WRITING(Narrative Writing) 91 Test 1 96 Unit Five 115 Part A TEXT(Willpower) 115 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING (10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence ) 129 Part C GUIDED WRITING(Descriptive Writing) 134 Unit Six 140 Part A TEXT(Synergy of East and West for Greater Creativity ) 140 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING (5 Types of Books that Increase Intelligence ) 155 Part C GUIDED WRITING(Diagram Description) 161 Unit Seven 166 Part A TEXT(Global Climate Change ) 166 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING (Global Climate Change) 181 Part C GUIDED WRITING( Expository Writing) 188 Unit Eight 194 Part A TEXT(The Tech Revolution Has Just Begun) 194 Part B SUPPLEMENTARY READING (The Coming Age of Talking Computers ) 207 Part C GUIDED WRITING(Argumentative Writing) 212 Test 2 218