Unit 1 Product Design
1. Search for Background Information
2. Discuss the Words' Meaning
3. Listen to the Lecture
4. Read for Information
Text A Tuning In
Text B Safety First?
5. Practice for Enhancement
6. Write an Academic Essay
7. Make Your Presentation
Unit2 Energy Storage
l. Search for Background Information
2. Discuss the Words' Meaning
3. Listen to the Lecture
4. Read for Information
Text A Compressed Air Energy Storage Has Bags of Potential
Text B Overview of Compressed Air Energy Storage
5. Practice for Enhancement
6. Write an Academic Essay
7. Make Your Presentation
Unit3 Robotics and Automation
1. Search for Background Information
2. Discuss the Words' Meaning
3. Listen to the Lecture
4. Read for Information
Text A A New Breed of Robots That Drive Themselves
Text B Robots for Infants
5. Practice for Enhancement
6. Write an Academic Essay
7. Make Your Presentation
Unit4 Human-technologylnterface
1. Search for Background Information
2. Discuss the Words' Meaning
3. Listen to the Lecture
4. Read for Information
Text A Preparing for the Intelligence Era
Text B Putting People Power into Virtual Reality
5. Practice for Enhancement
6. Write an Academic Essay
7. Make Your Presentation
Unit S NanoTechnoiogy
1. Search for Background Information
2. Discuss the Words' Meaning
3. Listen to the Lecture
4. Read for Information
Text A Nanoscale Armor
Text B Engineering Without Limit
5. Practice for Enhancement
6. Write an Academic Essay
7. Make Your Presentation
Unit 6 Mechanical Engineering in Everyday Life
1. Search for Background Information
2. Discuss the Words' Meaning
3. Listen to the Lecture
4. Read for Information
Text A Engineering Taste
Text B Engineering a Better Guitar
5. Practice for Enhancement
6. Write an Academic Essay
7. Make Your Presentation
Appendix1 Sample Academic Essay
Appendix 2 Glossary
Appendix 3 AWL