LEARNING WITH A DIFFERENCE Sharpens your reading comprehension and\vocabulary skills © Reading texts deal with social and contemporary issues e Anaccompanying audio CD cleo cesta caeleliarefiten ct © Activities for pair work and oral practice Exercises for vocabulary building, — comprehension and grammar practice ° Answer Key providedAe) UNDERSTAND) Sharpens your reading comprehension and vocabulary skills Betty Kirkpatrick Rebecca Mok ey. Wea PP Pustisutne© 2005 Learners Publishing Pte Ltd First published 2005 by Learners Publishing Pte Ltd 222 Tagore Lane, #03-01 TG Buikding, Singapore 787603 All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, or transmitted by any means, electronic or mechanical, including Photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Email: leanpub@leamers.com.sg Visit our website: http:/www.learers.com.sg Reprinted 2005, 2006, 2007 ISBN 978 981 4133 10 4 Printed by Fuisland Offset Printing (S) Pte Lid ~— > Please remember that unauthorized photocopying of this book is illegal. Associare Companies RIC Learners International Limited P.O. Box 332, Greenwood WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6924 RIC Publications Limited (Asia) 5th floor, Gotanda Mikado Building 2-5-8 Hiratsuka, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo JAPAN 142-0051 Tel: 03-3788-9201 Fax: 03-3788-9202 Email: elt@ricpublications.com Website: www.ricpublications.com