Very high Intrest contemporary social issuess are the basis of this rare, 3rd to 4th reading level text. The Talking Edge is designed to help low level students express themselves with a wealth of new vocabulary. Volcabulary which is beyond 4th level is glossed after each reading. Each chapter deals with a different timely, controversial issue in the news, from trivial to profound, tailored specifically to this level.
Students read, sometimes independently, sometimes in pairs or groups.
They discuss, write, and engage in a great varity of Co-operActivites that ensure comprehension, as well as offer practice in expressing their opinions. The Talking Edge will help pave the way to fluency in daliy life as well as in the classroom.