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Unit 1 Basic Knowledge for Prataculture
Lesson 1 Plants and Their Lives
Part A Text
The Parts of a Plant and Their Functions
Part B Reading Material
The Life Cycle of a Plant
Part C Glossary and Word Building
Lesson 2 Types of Plants and Variety of Life
Part A Text
Types of Plants
Part B Reading Material
The Variety of Life
Part C Glossary and Word Building
Lesson 3 Ecology——Living Organisms and Their Environment
Part A Text
The Ecosystem
Part B Reading Material
Energy Flow and Material Cycle
Part C Glossary and Word Building
Lesson 4 Biodiversity
Part A Text
The Diversity of Life
Part B Reading Material
Agrobiodiversity——The Value of Diversity and Wildness
Part C Glossary and Word Building
Unit 2 Scientific Research and Technical Instruction
Lesson 5 Scientific Research
Part A Scientific Method
Part B Research Proposal
Part C Following Instruction
Safety in the Laboratory
How to Record Observations
Part D Reading Material
Grassland and Grassland Agriculture
Lesson 6 Conducting Experiments and Using Equipment
Part A How to Conduct an Experiment
Acid Rain Experiments
Part B Follow Instructions
Instruction Manual for Facility or Equipment
Part C Reading Material
Grasslands
Unit 3 Reading Books
Lesson 7 Reading Books (1) ——Organization of a Book
Part A Book Contents
Book Contents
Part B Annexes in Books
Indexes in a Book
Part C Reading Material
Forages
Lesson 8 Reading Books (2) ——Introductory Parts of a Book
Part A Preface
Preface (Foreword, Editor'' s Foreword)
Part B Introduction
The Introduction of a Book
Part C Reading Material
Lesson 9 Reading Books (3) ——The Main Text
Part A Main Text of a Book
Part B Reading Material
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. )
Unit 4 Academic Papers
Lesson 10 Reading Articles in Journal (1)
Part A Sections in a Article
Sectioning in Academic Papers
Part B Writing
Resume (Curriculum Vitae, CV)
Part C Reading Material
Silage
Lesson 11 Reading Articles in Journal (2)
Part A Introduction
Part B Writing
CoveringApplication Letter
General Considerations When Writing a CoveringApplication Letter
Part C Reading Material
Lesson 12 Reading Articles in Journal (3)
Part A Materials and Methods
Part B Reading Material
Part C Glossary and Word Building
Lesson 13 Reading Articles in Journal (4)
Part A Results and Analysis
Part B Reading Exercise
Reading Skill
Part C Reading Material
Lesson 14 Reading Articles in Journal (5)
Part A Discussion
Discussion
Part B Conclusion and Acknowledgment
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Part C Comprehensive Exercise for Sectioning Journal Articles
Part D Reading Material
Lesson 15 Making References
Part A Reference
What Are References?
Part B Making References
General Rules for Making Quotations
Part C Reading Material
Lawn Establishment and Maintenance
Unit 5 Scientific Writing
Lesson 16 Writing Academic Paper
Part A Instructions for Writing Academic Paper
Part B Notice to Authors
Notice to Authors
Part C Grammar Refreshing
Choice of Tense in Academic Papers
Part D Reading Material
Eutrophication
Lesson 17 Scientific Writing——-Abstract (Summary, Synopsis)
Part A Information in the Abstract
Part B Abstract Writing
Abstract for a Long Thesis
Lesson 18 Preparing Presentations
Part A Poster Presentation
Preparing Poster Presentations
Part B Oral Presentation
Guideline for an Oral Presentation
Part C Reading Materials
Presentation Mode
Discussion on the Possible Causes of Seed Deterioration
Annex
Key to Exercises