Hot Topic s is guaranteed t。engage readers,stimulate thinking,and provoke conversation while developingvocabulary and reading skills.The controversial topics
explored in the text all have more than one side to them,thus encouraging debate and classroom interaction.
●Three readings per chapter explore the same hot topicfrom different points of view.The readings in each chapter vary by genre and increase in difficulty to support reading development.
●A focus on reading skills and reading comp

Contents
To the Teacher
Acknowledgments
Photo Cred its
Chapter 1 The Cruelty of Strangers:Who can you trust?
Chapter 2 Crime and Punishment:Jusdce for aJl?
Chapter 3 Fertility Now:Babies by design
Chapter 4 Gambng:Wanna’bet?
Chapter 5 The Disabled:Handicapped?Not us!
Chapter 6 Marriage:Why marry just one?
Chapter 7 Prostitution:Looking for a good time?
Chapter 8 Education:Is cvc/~o[1e cheating?
Chapter 9 Gender:Are women weak?Are men necessary?
Chapter 10 Immigration:Is it time tO shut the door?
Chapter 11 Business:Globalization or cultural imperialism?
Chapter 12 Sex Education:How much do we need tO know?
Chapter 13 Cults:Path to God or somewhere else?
Chapter 14 Strange Brains:Unlocking the secrets
Appendix CNN Video Activities