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Hot Topics is a three-level reading discussion series written for inquisitive, mature students of English language learners. Each chapter contains several high-interest readings on a specific controversial and thought-provoking topic.One idea is a concept or mental impression. | 0 N BRIEF CONTENTS I I i i r f f I I I f f f I I I I H Hi f I f f VIII i i i i i i H f f f I I I I I i I Contents iv To the Teacher vi Chapter 1 Pampered Pets Love me Love my dog 1 Chapter 2 Silly Sports Can you really call this a sport 13 Chapter 3 Modern Marriage Until death do us part 25 Chapter 4 Shopping The new drug of choice 37 Chapter 5 Las Vegas Sin City 49 Chapter 6 Shoplifting Why is the price tag still on your hat 61 Chapter 7 Gluttony You are what you eat 73 Chapter 8 Get-Rich-Quick Scams Have I got a deal for YOU 84 Chapter 9 Sports Doping Does it matter if you win or lose 96 Chapter 10 White-Collar Crime When A LOT just isn t enough 108 Chapter 11 The Homeless It s not their choice 121 Chapter 12 Beauty Contests The business of beauty 132 Chapter 13 Drug Trends Legal but lethal 144 Chapter 14 Nature Paradise Lost Can we get it back 156 Appendix CNN Video Activities 169 KEY r 1 warm I 1 1 hot i i r 1 hotter ft 1 1 f Illi sizzling 1 1 1 1 1 scorching Brief Contents CONTENTS Chapter Themes Article Titles Vocabulary Skills Reading Skills CNN Video Clip Audio Tape and CD Location 1 Pampered Pets Part 1 Reading 1 New Restaurant with That Special Dog in Mtnd Reading 2 Camp Hideaway Part II Reading Life after Death Vocabulary Skill Using world knowledge Reading Skills Understanding summaries Identifying the authors purpose Analyzing quotations CNN Pampenng Your Pet Audio Tape 1 Side A Audio CD 1 Tracks 1-3 2 Silly Sports Part 1 Reading 1 Extreme Ironing Reading 2 Eating to Live Part II Reading What Makes a Sport Vocabulary Skill Understanding words in a list Reading Skills Finding main ideas and supporting details Understanding the writer s tone CNN The Sport of Eating Audio Tape 1 Side A Audio CD 1 Tracks 4-6 3 Modern Marriage Part 1 Reading 1 Dear Advisor-Should She Propose Reading 2 Divorce A FiftyFifty Chance Part II Reading The Government Department of Dating and Mamage Vocabulary Skill Reading Skills Understanding transition words and phrases .
