Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills

Unit 1 Learning
Text A Learning and the Brain
Text B Prehistoric Viruses and the Function of the Brain

Unit 2 Employer and Employee Satisfaction
Text A Resisting the Depersonalization of the Work Space
Text B Stupid Jobs Are Good to Relax with

Unit 3 Social Problems
Text A Workplace Violence Is a Source of and Reaction to Stress
Text B To Arm or Not to Arm

Unit 4 Traffic and Transportation
Text A Seat Belt Usage
Text B Self-driving Cars to Test City Limits

Unit 5 New Technologies
Text A New Technologies Create New Problems
Text B How to Use Your Laptop to Locate an Earthquake

Unit 6 Competition
Text A Knowledge-based Competition
Text B How Winning Leads to Cheating

Unit 7 Energy
Text A Energy Sources and Uses
Text B What Breakthroughs Do Biofuels Need?

Unit 8 Health
Text A Should Dentists Offer Health Screenings?
Text B A New Way to Detect Parkinson's-by Smell

Unit 9 Forest and Nature
Text A Dry�� Hot and Windy
Text B Drug Trafficking Poses Surprising Threats to Rain Forests

Unit 10 Ecosystem
Text A Can Ecosystems Be Restored?
Text B Ocean Heat Waves Are Getting Worse

Unit 11 Deserts
Text A Deserts
Text B Sahara
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Unit 12 Tourist Attractions
Unit 13 Public Concerns
Unit 14 Invention
Unit 15 Environment
Unit 16 Living Species

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