Topics for Today, Third Edition, is the fifth in a series of best-selling academic skills texts that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and intensive practice. Students learn successful reading strategies and are further prompted to build proficiency in their writing, listening, and speaking skills.
- Students develop effective reading comprehension strategies
including dictionary usage, notetaking, inferring, summarizing
and critical thinking.
- New and timely selections from contemporary magazines and
periodicals keep students challenged and engaged.
- New CNN video clips and activities expand the theme of each
unit and provide authentic input.
- New Info Trac College Edition online lirary gives students
anytime, anywhere access to an entire library of articles,
encouraging them to contime reading and exploring unit topics
and themes beyond the text.
- New ExamViewe Pro test-generating software allows
instructors to create custom tests and quizzes.
- New cassette or audio CD contains the readings.
Unit 1 Society: School and Family
Unit 2 Influences on Our Lives: Nature Versus Nurture
Unit 3 Technology and Ethical Issues
Unit 4 The Environment