Science and Tech Sense
| Author | Andrew E. Bennett 著 |
|---|---|
| Category |
ESP |
| Level |
Intermediate |
| TOEIC Level |
400~500 500~600  |
| Release Date | 2019/04/01 |
| ISBN | 9784523178842 |
| Book Size・Number of Pages | B5・96 pages |
| Price | 2,420 yen (incl. tax) |
| Number of Units | 15 |
| Materials | Downloadable Audio Files/CD |
| Teacher’s Materials | ●Teacher's Manual（including Japanese translation) 〈Others〉 Teacher's Manual Data（Word/PDF)、Text Data (Word) |
| Stocks | 〇 |
Science and Tech Sense covers 15 fascinating topics, trends, and breakthroughs from a range of scientific fields, including medicine, physics, astronomy, biology, engineering, and more. Each reading passage provides a meaningful look at topics whose relevance and impact are growing every year. Technology is influencing everything from the way doctors work to the way we travel. Science and Tech Sense brings those topics to light, while illustrating their importance to our lives and our future. What’s more, while a diversity of disciplines is included, the reading passages are designed to be understandable and interesting to all students, regardless of their major. A suite of skill-building exercises accompanies each reading passage, helping students strengthen their English in a targeted, efficient, and enjoyable way.
Key Features and Functions
* Cutting-edge topics include “Bioprinting,” “Driverless Cars, “Space Mining,” “Extreme Weather and Climate Change,” “De-Extinction,” and many others
* Each 6-page unit uses an integrated skills format, with comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and discussion activities connected to the reading passage
* Pre-reading exercises prepare students to read about the topic, while post-reading exercises check for understanding and strengthen English skills
* Both the reading passage and exercises are set at an intermediate level, with special care placed on the vocabulary and grammar used, as well as the average sentence length
* A unique Technical Focus section allows students to examine the types of technical illustrations that frequently appear in scientific articles and books
1. Bioprinting
2. Driverless Cars
3. Space Mining
4. Big Data
5. Rethinking Animal Intelligence
6. Getting Chipped
7. New Advances in Architecture
8. Making Science Popular: The Brilliance of Carl Sagan
9. Extreme Weather and Climate Change
10. Virtual Reality in Medicine
11. Should we fear intelligent machines?
12. Megacities
13. De-Extinction
14. Muon Imaging: Using Physics to See the Unseen
15. Our Clean Future
