College golden brick English reading & writing course (for medical students).3

Unit 1 Fit or Fat
A.Beat the Scale
Finding discourse markers: conditional connectors and demonstrative references
A letter about some advice on how to reduce weight after birth—giving
Translation of restrictive attributive clauses （Chinese to English）
B.Risk of Overweight for Pregnancy
Finding discourse markers: demonstrative references, parallel structures and adversative conjunctions
An expository paper explaining the factors and risks of overweight for pregnancy and the ways to avoid these problems
Translation of restrictive attributive clauses （English to Chinese）
C.Underweight Is a Problem, Too
Finding discourse markers: parallel structures,concessive and causal connectors
An expository paper explaining the problems caused by underweight, the reasons for underweight and how to deal with it
Writing an expository paper to solve the problem with conjunctions indicating order
Unit 2 The Heart Inside Us All
A.Preventing Heart Disease
Finding discourse markers: figures of speech and constructive references
An expository paper recommending some tips for preventing and fighting back against heart disease
Translation of present participle as a post modifier（Chinese to English）
B.Types of Heart Disease
Finding discourse markers: demonstrative references, classification and general—specific information
An expository paper expounding the four most common types of heart diseases
Translation of present participle as a post modifier（English to Chinese）
C.Surviving the Killer Disease
Finding discourse markers: exemplification,conditional connectors and demonstrative references
An expository paper discussing the causes, prevention, diagnosis and new advances in treatment of heart disease
Writing an exposition with simple health tips for preeventing heart disease
Unit 3 The Changing Face of AIDS
A.The Origin of AIDS
Finding discourse markers:parallel structures, concessive and causal connectors
An expository paper exploring a possible theory of the origin of AIDS
Translation of object clauses（Chinese to English）
B.Living with AIDS
Finding discourse markers:parallel structures, concessive and causal connectors
The biography of an advocate for AIDS named Carol Davis, who fought vigorously for the human rights of AIDS victims
Translation of object clauses（English to Chinese）
C.Hope for Future AIDS Cure
Finding discourse markers:demonstrative references, structures and conjunctions indicating time order
A narrative writing depicting the cure of an AIDS patient which brings hope to the development of a practical cure of AIDS
Writing an exposition to describe the risk factors of a certain infectious disease
Unit 4 Genes
A.Definition of Gene
Finding discourse markers: passive voice and demonstrative references
A descriptive paper introducing the definition of gene.
Translation of passive voice（Chinese to English）
B.Mendelian Inheritance
Finding discourse markers: demonstrative references, parallel structures.
A scientific description of how hereditary characteristics are passed from parent organisms to their offspring.
Translation of passive voice（English to Chinese）
C.Human Genome Project
Finding discourse markers: parallel structures,concessive and causal connectors
An expository paper aimed to understand and to form a complete map of all genes of human beings.
Writing an expository paper to Solve the problem with conjunctions indicating order
Unit 5 X—Ray Technology
A.X—Ray Technology
Finding discourse markers: adversative conjunctions and progressive connective methods
An expository paper about the general introduction to X—Ray technology
Translation of anticipatory subject“it”（Chinese to English）
B.Computed Tomography
Finding discourse markers:demonstrative references, parallel structures and enumeration
An expository paper explaining the operational principles, functions and main risks of CT scanning
Translation of anticipatory subject“it”（English to Chinese）
C.Reducing Radiation Risk from CT for Children
Finding discourse markers:demonstrative references, causal connectors and enumeration
An expository paper about the radiation risks from CT for children as well as some steps to reduce them.
Writing an exposition to offer measures with conjunctions indicating order
Unit 6 Mental Health
A.Diary from a Patient of Depression
Finding discourse markers: time sequence and time marker
A diary of a victim of depression which teliing the bitter consequence of a romantic relationship
Translation of ellipsis（Chinese to English）
B.How to Recognize the Symptoms of Depression
Finding discourse markers:lexical cohesion and adversative conjunctions
An expository paper about the general definition physical symptoms and consequences of depression
Translation of ellipsis（English to Chinese）
C.Postpartum Depression:Not Just for Morns
Finding discourse markers: temporal conjunction
An expository paper explaining the signs and causes of postpartum depression in men and providing some constructive solutions
Writing an exposition to analyze masons to a phenomenon by using temporal conjunctions
Unit 7 As Diverse as Biology
A.Biology and Me
Finding discourse markers: time sequence
A narration telling a story about the author’s experience and influence gained from biology
Translation of the appositive（Chinese to English）
B.Biomedical Engineering Is So Close！
Finding discourse markers:time sequence and parallel structure
An expository paper explaining the colse relationship between biomedical engineering and medical students.
Translation of the appositive（English to Chinese）
C.Animal Testing: Needed in Biomedical Research？
Finding discourse markers: parallel structures and contrastive
An argumentation about the roles of animal testing in biomedical research.
Writing an argumentation with pros and cons
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Unit 8 Building Blocks of Life
Unit 9 The Incredible Brain
Unit 10 Giants of Science
Key to the Exercises