新工科英语系列教程石油学科英语/王新博等

目 录
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Get to Know the Role of Petroleum....... 02
Activity Two Get to Know the Significance of
　　　　　 Petroleum................................................. 02
Reading A: Petroleum: A Commodity Essential to
　　　　　 Our Very Way of Life.............................. 02
While-Class Activities
Activity One Enrich Your Knowledge Cooperatively.... 04
Activity Two Review Your Findings Collaboratively.... 04
Activity Three Map out the Consequences................ 04
Reading B: Imagining a World Without Oil............... 04
Activity Four Plan Your Own Oil-Free World........... 06
After-Class Activities
Activity One Enhance Your Perception..................... 07
Reading C: A World Without Oil: The Aftermath..... 07
Activity Two Watch the Videos for More
　　　　　 Perspectives......................................... 12
Activity Three Maintain Your Own Stand................. 12
Integrated Exercises.................................................... 12
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Search for the Definitions........................ 20
Activity Two Read the Price Chart................................. 20
Activity Three Read the Price Components................. 21
Activity Four Watch the Videos About Oil Price
Determinants.......................................... 21
While-Class Activities
Activity One Broaden Your Views................................. 21
Reading A: What Affects Oil Prices? Three Critical
　　　　　 Factors...................................................... 22
Activity Two Analyze the Difficulty in Forecasting
Oil Prices..................................................... 24
Reading B: Why Are Oil Prices So Hard to
　　　　　Forecast?.................................................... 25
Activity Three Understand the Impact of Oil Prices
on Economy........................................... 28
Reading C: How Oil Prices Impact the U.S.
　　　　 Economy.................................................... 28
After-Class Activities
Activity One Get to Know Literature Reviews
Cooperatively............................................ 30
Activity Two Practice Summary Writing....................... 31
Reading D: How to Handle Oil Price Volatility......... 32
Integrated Exercises............................................................. 33
Unit 3Petroleum and Geopolitics
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Search for the Definitions........................ 40
Activity Two Watch the Video About 1973 Oil Crisis
and Its Impact............................................ 40
While-Class Activities
Activity One Make a Seminar Discussion.................... 40
Activity Two Get to Know Petroleum Politics............. 41
Reading A: Oil, Politics, and Power............................ 41
Activity Three Embrace a New Perspective................. 43
Reading B: Eight Reasons Why the Politics of Oil
　　　　　 Have Changed........................................... 43
Activity Four Approach the Geopolitics of Oil and
Gas............................................................... 45
Reading C: Forty Years of Oil and Gas Geopolitics..... 46
After-Class Activities
Activity One Conduct a Mini-Research Cooperatively.... 48
Activity Two Practice Summary Writing..................... 49
Reading D: The Oil Industry and Its Effect on
Global Politics.......................................... 49
Integrated Exercises ............................................................ 52
Unit 4Petroleum and Technology
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Search for the Definitions...................... 60
Activity Two Watch the Video About Oil Drilling
Innovation.............................................. 60
While-Class Activities
Activity One Make a Seminar Discussion .................. 60
Activity Two Get to Know Technological Advances..... 61
Reading A: How Technology Is Saving the Oil
　　　　 and Gas Industry....................................... 61
Activity Three Get to Know Key Technological
Drivers............................................ 63
Reading B: Five Trends in Oil and Gas Technology....... 64
After-Class Activities
Activity One Watch the Video About the Emerging
Trends.................................................... 67
Activity Two Practice Summary Writing..................... 67
Reading C: The Future of Oil and Gas: Eight Bold
　　　　　　 Industry Predictions................................. 67
Integrated Exercises............................................................. 72
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Search for the Definitions...................... 80
Activity Two Watch the Videos About Oil Spills........ 80
While-Class Activities
Activity One Make a Seminar Discussion................... 81
Activity Two Get to Know Petroleum and the
Environment..................................... 81
Reading A: Petroleum and the Environment:
An Introduction............................................ 81
After-Class Activities
Activity One Read, Review, and Report...................... 86
Activity Two Watch the Video About the
Environmental Impact.......................... 86
Activity Three Practice Summary Writing.................. 86
Reading B: Petroleum and the Environment.............. 87
Activity Four Address Petroleum-Induced
Environmental Issues......................... 89
Reading C: Oil and the Environment—What Are Oil
　　　　 Companies Doing to Clean up Their Act.... 89
Integrated Exercises............................................................. 92
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Search for the Definitions.................... 100
Activity Two Watch the Videos About Top Qualities..... 100
While-Class Activities
Activity One Analyze the Figures.............................. 101
Activity Two Make a Seminar Discussion................. 105
Reading A: What Are the Education Requirements
to Become a Petroleum Engineer?........ 106
Activity Three Get to Know the Essential Qualities.... 107
Reading B: Six Skills Oil and Gas Companies Are
　　　　 Seeking in Employees............................ 107
After-Class Activities
Activity One Watch the Video About Petroleum
Education.......................................... 110
Activity Two Practice Summary Writing................... 110
Reading C: Looking Ahead: Challenges for
　　　　 Petroleum Engineering Education........ 111
Integrated Exercises........................................................... 116
Unit 7
Petroleum and Culture
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Search for the Definitions.................... 122
Activity Two Watch the Video About the Petroleum
Safety Culture...................................... 122
While-Class Activities
Activity One Analyze the Need to Get Culture Right..... 123
Reading A: The Cultural Mismatch in the Oil and Gas
Industry...................................................... 123
Activity Two Do Further Reading for Facts or Data.... 125
Reading B: Why Culture Is Key?................................. 126
After-Class Activities
Activity One Watch the Video About Business
Ethics................................................. 132
Activity Two Approach Petroleum Organizational
Culture.................................................. 132
Reading C: How Organizational Elements Influence
　　　　 Performance in Oil and Gas Companies.... 132
Activity Three Practice Summary Writing................. 135
Reading D: Five Ways the Oil and Gas Industry
　　　　 Promotes a Strong Safety Culture............ 135
Integrated Exercises........................................................... 137
Pre-Class Activities
Activity One Search for the Definitions.................... 146
Activity Two Watch the Video About Energy
Sources................................................. 146
Activity Three Search for Scientific References
About Energy Transition................... 147
While-Class Activities
Activity One Comment on Literature Study About
Energy Transition................................. 147
Reading A: Balance of Power Tilts from Fossil
　　　　 Fuels to Renewable Energy................... 147
Activity Two Balance Renewables and Petroleum
Energy.............................................149
Reading B: When Renewables Meet the Oil and
　　　　 Gas Industry, Opposites Attract........... 150
After-Class Activities
Activity One Watch the Videos About the Energy
Future................................................ 154
Activity Two Practice Summary Writing................... 154
Reading C: What’s the Recipe for Tomorrow’s
　　　　 Energy Mix?............................................ 155
Integrated Exercises........................................................... 159