前言 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 Covering/Application Letter General Considerations When Writing a Covering/Application 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