本教材内容选材丰富、知识点较新，各章节内容比例适当、难易程度适中，英语方式表达纯正。对重要的生物行业英语知识进行翻译，通过在每篇文章中标注专业词汇的具体位置，使得学生在学习时能更快找到它们在文中的语境，更好地理解其含义及其使用方法。同时，在各章节主讲内容基础上，以各分支学科的最新研究动态为主，增加补充相关材料以提高新颖性和趣味性。还为各章节编排了丰富的习题。

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Unit 1 Company
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Corporate Structure of Amgen
   Passage 2 Starbucks — the Largest Coffeehouse Company
   Workplace Writing A Company Profile
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
Unit 2 Green Office
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Work with Green Office
   Passage 2 Workplace in a Pharmaceutical Company
   Workplace Writing Telephone Message in Daily Work
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
Unit 3 Bio-agriculture
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Genetically Modified Organisms
   Passage 2 Genetic Secrets of a Chocolate Bar
   Workplace Writing GMOs, Good or Bad?
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
Unit 4 Biomedicine
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Cancer Treatment and Biotechnology
   Passage 2 DNA
   Workplace Writing Biomedicine
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
Unit 5 Biofuel
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Biofuels
   Passage 2 New Aviation Fuels
   Workplace Writing Letter for Placing an Order
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
Unit 6 Enzymes and Microbes
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Enzymes
   Passage 2 Uses of Microbes in the Food and Drink Industry
   Workplace Writing A Letter of Complaint
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
Unit 7 Sales and Services
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Sales of Biological Products
   Passage 2 After-sales Services from Nestlé
   Workplace Writing An After-sales Service Report
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
Unit 8 Biotechnology Advancements
  Oral Communication
   Workplace Speaking
   Workplace Listening
  Written Communication
   Workplace Reading
   Passage 1 Biotechnology Advancements
   Passage 2 Career Options for the Graduates in Biotechnology
   Workplace Writing China’s Major Achievements in Biotechnology
  Workplace Project
  Words and Expressions
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