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UNIT
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USE OF ENGLISH
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READING
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SPEAKING
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ACADEMIC WRITING
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1
The Nuclear Astrophysics
pp. 9-24
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Terms and chemical elements
Grammar: comparatives with the…, the….
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Text:
The Nuclear Astrophysics
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Discussing the text
Modern theories of cosmology
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Purposes of academic writing
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2
Evolution of life on the Earth
pp. 25-38
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Reading the chemical formulas
Grammar: Complex Subject
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Text:
Evolution of Life on the Earth
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Discussing the text
High-energy Neutrino Astronomy
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Writing a paragraph
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3
“Cold Dark Matter" (CDM) paradigm
pp. 39-53
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Vocabulary on the topic
Grammar:
Conjunction (1)
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Text:
“Cold Dark Matter" (CDM) paradigm
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Discussing the text
Solar Influence on Climate
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Linking paragraphs together
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4
Solar Neutrino Puzzle
pp. 54-66
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar revision
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Text:
Solar Neutrino Puzzle
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Discussing the text
The Primitive Earth
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Writing an essay
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5
The Concept of the Perfectness and Constancy of the Sun
pp. 67-86
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar:
Passive voice
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Text:
The Concept of the Perfectness and Constancy of the Sun
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Discussing the text
Magnetic Fields in Astrophysical Systems
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Writing an introduction and conclusion
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6
Probability Estimation of a Carrington-like Geomagnetic Storm
pp. 87-108
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Reading formulae
Grammar:
Expressing probability
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Text:
Probability Estimation of a Carrington-like Geomagnetic Storm
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Discussing the text
Evidence for Electron Landau Damping in Space plasma Turbulence
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Communicating in scientific environment
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7
Concept of an MHD Tachocline Tsunami
pp. 109-136
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Describing qualities of materials
Grammar:
Conjunctions (2)
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Text:
Concept of an MHD Tachocline Tsunami
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Discussing the text
Triggering the Girth of New Cycle’s Sunspots by Solar Tsunami
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Speech patterns and rhetorical devices (1)
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8
MMS Observations of Electron Scale Magnetic Cavity Embedded in Proton Scale Magnetic Cavity
pp. 137-158
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Vocabulary on the topic;
Describing graphs
Grammar:
Gerund and Participle I
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Text:
MMS
Observations of Electron Scale Magnetic Cavity Embedded in Proton Scale Magnetic Cavity
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Discussing the text
A Physical Mechanism of the Solar Tsunami
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Speech patterns and rhetorical devices (2)
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Self-study files
pp. 159-162
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Keys
pp. 163-165
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References
pp. 166-168
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