本教材共4册，每册10个单元，本书为第3册，从写作体裁及策略角度讲，第3册侧重说明文与议论文撰写。每个单元由3大板块组成：Part I（Reading for Comprehension），提供一篇阅读文章（Reading Text），主要进行思维热身、阅读理解、推断与批判思维等活动；Part II（Reading for Writing），讲解写作策略，提供一篇示范文章（Writing Sample），以实战操练写作策略；Part III（Writing Practice）提供多样化的练习以内化和巩固写作策略。在数字资源方面，每个单元配有3个音视频资源：Reading Text的音频、课文/作者背景介绍视频微课、词汇讲解视频微课，以二维码的形式配在纸质教材中的相应位置，方便使用者随时扫描获取、学习。

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UNIT 1 Leadership
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text Bezos Prime
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Expository Writing (I): Definition and Exemplification
   Writing Sample Five Effective Ways to Spark Charisma in Your Life
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 2 Smart Learning
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text How to Be a Straight-A Student
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Expository Writing (II): Process Analysis
   Writing Sample How to Mind Map a Textbook
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 3 Man and Nature
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text Weathering
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Expository Writing (III): Division-Classification
   Writing Sample How Many Types of Pollution Are There?
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 4 Psychological Well-Being
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text Two Ways of Looking at Life
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Expository Writing (IV): Cause and Effect
   Writing Sample Why Are We So Angry?
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 5 Health Issues
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text Germs
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Expository Writing (V): Comparison and Contrast
   Writing Sample Major Differences in Hospitals Today and 100 Years Ago
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 6 Worth in Life
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text Higher Education: Is College Worth It?
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Argumentative Writing (I): Thesis Statement
   Writing Sample Two Truths to Live By
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 7 Making Decisions
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text Education for Next Generation: A Dilemma
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Argumentative Writing (II): Acknowledging Different View-points
   Writing Sample Rent or Buy, a Matter of Lifestyle
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 8 Coping Strategies
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text The Roots of Procrastination
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Argumentative Writing (III): Problem-Solving Strategy
   Writing Sample The Antidote to Envy
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 9 Myth and Truth
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text Are We Wrong to Assume Fish Can¡¯t Feel Pain?
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Argumentative Writing (IV): Persuasion
   Writing Sample A Happy Life May Not Be a Meaningful Life
  Part III Writing Practice
UNIT 10 Culture and Spirit
  Part I Reading for Comprehension
   Reading Text The Way in Which Chinese Philosophers Expressed Themselves
  Part II Reading for Writing
   Writing Skills Argumentative Writing (V): Induction
   Writing Sample Mirror for Man
  Part III Writing Practice