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Unit 1 Space Exploration
PART I Learning Objectives
PART Ⅱ Vocabulary & Watching
Reading
TEXT A Why Do We Explore？
TEXT B Is the Space Effort a Waste of Money？
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment
Unit 2 Energy Crisis
Learning Objectives
PART I Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A Report Warns Global Energy Crisis Looming
Without Increased Oil and Gas Investment
TEXT B Are We on the Cusp of a Global Energy Crisis？
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment
Unit 3 Big Data
Learning Objectives
PART I Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A Big Data: A Brief Introduction
TEXT B Is Big Data Dangerous for Us？
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Unit 4 Quantum Computing
Learning Objectives
PART I Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A The Power of Discord
TEXT B The Argument Against Quantum Computers
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment
Unit 5 Synthetic Biology
Learning Objectives
PART I Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A Future Trends in Synthetic Biology
TEXT B Humans and Nature: The Prospect of Synthesizing
Living Things
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Unit 6 Health
Learning Objectives
PART I Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A Psychological Treatments: A Call for Mental-health
Science
TEXT B The Bogus Epidemic" of Mental Illness in the US
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Glossary