Full Description
Extensive reading improves fluency and
there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary
graded material that will instantly appeal to students.
Please
note: this a graded reader for students who are learning
English and does not contain the original text but is an adapted
version.
A marketing executive from Mickey's
- a fast food US burger chain - discovers that contaminated meat
is getting into the burgers, and heads down to Colorado to investigate.
What he discovers proves to be more shocking than he could
ever have imagined.
Inspired by Eric Schlosser's best-selling
expos� of the American fast food industry, Fast Food Nation
is a thought-provoking story about a fictional chain of US
burger restaurants and the people whose lives they affect.
SECONDARY LEVEL 3
Comes with a CD - and online resources
Perfect also for native English speaking children
who are struggling with their reading
Full colour photos
and film stills bring story to life and aid comprehension
Fact
File section provides an interview with original author,
Eric Schlosser, along with articles on the history of fast food,
and illegal immigrants
'People and Places' section provides
clear visual context before students start reading
Self-study
activities enable students to check their progress as they
read
Series Information
Secondary ELT Readers is
a series of contemporary teenage-focused
titles, simplified for students of English as a Foreign Language.
The series covers five levels from Starter Level (Beginners)
to Level 4 (Upper-Intermediate) and is aimed at students aged
twelve to eighteen.
Each reader is available in Book
Only or Book and CD formats.
The CD features an audio recording
of the story for reading along.
There are also online
resource sheets providing extra activities and background information
for the teacher.
