IntroductionUnit 1 Reading for academic purposesTasksText 1a： Reading for academic purposes·Reading for general understanding·Reading for specific details·Paragraph reorganisation·Inferring meaning from context·Identifying word class·Reading for a purpose·Recalling information·ReflectionText 1b： The SQ3R reading and study system·Reading and mind mapping·Summarising the SQ3R system

Unit 2 Sustainable energyTasksText 2a： Using waste， Swedish city cuts its fossil fuel use （1）·Reading for specific information·Synonyms and word classesText 2b： Using waste， Swedish city cuts its fossil fuel use （2）·Reading for specific information·Differentiating between main ideas and supporting details·Ways of making notes·Creating mind maps·Summarising in note form

Unit 3 The business of scienceTasksText 3a： Stop selling out science to commerce·Fast reading·Reading for specific details·Understanding rhetorical questions and identifying the thesis·Scanning and close reading·Reading recall·Inferring meaning from context·Paragraph reorganisation·Text-referring wordsText 3b： Is business bad for science?·Predicting Text content·Comparing texts and reading for details·Scanning and close reading·Identifying and using reporting language·Understanding and using modifying language

Unit 4 Society todayTasksText 4a： Growing grey·Considering the title and the introduction·Considering subheadings and displayed information·Making notes·Writing a summaryText 4b： Well connected? The biological implications of "social networking"·Considering the title and abstract·Reading and making notes·Making notes and drawing conclusions·Writing a summary

Unit 5 Food securityTasksText 5a： Diet and sustainability key to feeding the world： A food security report·Surveying the text·Search reading： Practising fast， accurate reading·Identifying functions of the text： Annotating the text·Examining the writer's choice of language for emphasisText 5b： The challenge of feeding 9 billion people·Understanding the Focus task·Predicting specific content in a text·Identifying the main ideas·Developing notes·Organising paragraphs into a logical order·Working out meaning from context and considering word classText 5c： Closing the yield gap·Identifying the function of paragraphs·Annotating the Text using the Cornell systemText 5d： Dealing with the situation·Predicting the content of the text·Identifying the main ideas： Matching headings to sections·Identifying and dealing with assumed knowledge·Making use of displayed information·Producing notes