Innovation and Technology
| Author | Dave Rear 著 Yo In'nami 著 Keiko Kawaguchi 著 Kayoko Murakami 著 |
|---|---|
| Category |
Reading ESP |
| Level |
Intermediate Advanced |
| TOEIC Level |
500~600 |
| Release Date | 2015/04/01 |
| ISBN | 9784523177715 |
| Book Size・Number of Pages | B5・92 pages |
| Price | 2,090 yen (incl. tax) |
| Number of Units | 15 |
| Materials | Downloadable Audio Files/CD |
| Teacher’s Materials | ●Teacher's Manual（including Japanese translation) ●Teacher's Audio CD 〈Others〉 Teacher's Manual Data（PDF),Text Data ’Reading Part’ (Word) |
| Stocks | 〇 |
How can we travel at 4,000 km/hr in a train? What will skyscrapers be like in the future? Can we create intelligent robots? In fifteen authentic articles written by experts from the brilliant BBC Future© website, Innovation and Technology introduces some of the most innovative thinkers of our time, from the engineers working on the next generation of supercomputers to the Harvard graduates making power-generating soccer balls for the developing world. While primarily an intermediate reading text focusing on comprehension and vocabulary, Innovation and Technology also includes plenty of discussion activities to stimulate the students’ creativity and develop their communication skills. An ideal textbook for students who want not only to improve their English but also to learn about the most exciting and cutting-edge technical innovations of the coming years.
Unit 2 Artificial Human Beings: Intelligent Robots
Unit 3 Electricity with a Kick: Soccer Ball Power
Unit 4 Sustainable Cities: China’s Green City
Unit 5 Recreating the Sun on Earth: Nuclear Fusion
Unit 6 Hair-Raising Breakthroughs: Finding a Cure for Baldness
Unit 7 Plastic that Bleeds: Self-Healing Materials
Unit 8 Computing at the Speed of Light: Supercomputers
Unit 9 Space Travel on Earth: The 4,000 km/h Train
Unit 10 Bringing Buildings to Life: Smart Houses
Unit 11 Cities in the Sky: Mega-Tall Skyscrapers
Unit 12 Your Mother Was Wrong: The Benefits of Video Games
Unit 13 Innovative Classrooms: Sounds and Smells for Learning
Unit 14 A Connected World: The Rise of Bluetooth
Unit 15 Will We Still Need Gasoline? The Future of Cars
