TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lay,Nancy Duke S.
TI  - Developing Reading Skills for Science and Technology
SN  - 002368500X (pbk)
AV  - PE1127.S3 L38 1988
U1  - 428.6/4/0245 19
PY  - 1988///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Collier Macmillan
KW  - Readers
KW  - Science
KW  - Technology
KW  - English language
KW  - Technical English
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - College readers
N1  - Includes index; "Developing Reading Skills for Science and Technology introduces students to authentic reading material taken from scientific journals, newspapers, and scientific texts; It teaches students how to use and apply reading skills and analyze prose for content. There are numerous exercises which allow students to practice reading, writing, and oral communication skills - skills they will need in the academic world; Some of the issues covered in Developing Reading Skills for Science and Technology are:
; Energy Problems in Latin America
; Women vs. Men in the Work Force
; The Climatic Effects of Nuclear War
; The Challenger Disaster." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Part I ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT; Chapter 1 What Is Pollution?; Grammar: Cause and Effect; Chapter 2 Air Pollution Clouds -- U.S.-Canadian Relations; Grammar: Cohesive Markers; Chapter 3 The Environment of Modern Cities; Grammar: Parallel structures; Chapter 4 The Climactic Effects of Nuclear War; Grammar: Prepositions; Chapter 5 The Foods We Eat; Grammar: Cohesive Markers; Part II GENERAL SCIENCE; Chapter 6 Love Canal Study Attracts Criticism; Grammar: Passive Structures; Chapter 7 The Challenger Disaster: Assessing the Implications; Grammar: Clauses; Chapter 8 Energy Problems in Latin America; Grammar: Comparison and Contrast; Chapter 9 Soviets Launch Computer Literacy Drive; Grammar: Articles; Part III SOCIAL SCIENCE; Chapter 10 Women vs. Men In the Work Force; Grammar: Prepositions; Chapter 11 Minerals and Men; Grammar: Comparison and Contrast; Part IV HEALTH AND SCIENCE; Chapter 12 Social Anxiety; New Focus Leads to Insights and Therapy; Grammar: Articles; Chapter 13 Smoking Depicted as an Addiction with Many Lures; Grammar: Relative Pronouns; VOCABULARY
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