Reading for Today 1: Themes for Today

Themes for Today is the first in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they've read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!

• Updated readings of universal interest, including cutting edge topics such as the role technology plays in families as well as saving lives with robotics, engage readers.
• Systematic vocabulary development in every chapter helps learners build vocabulary and apply vocabulary development skills through:
• -"Vocabulary in Context" sections.
• -"Word Forms" sections.
• "Critical Thinking" sections teach critical thinking skills necessary for academic success.

This was not a through scan. There are no missing pages but I did not scan the blank pages. You have to rotate some of the pages to see them allright. That's the best I can do in limited time!