Longman Academic Reading Series 3 Student Book

The Longman Academic Reading Series is a five-level series that prepares English language learners for academic work. The aim of the series is to make students more effective and confident readers by providing high-interest readings on academic subjects and by teaching them skills and strategies for effective reading, vocabulary building, note-taking, and critical thinking. The series also encourages students to discuss and write about the ideas they discovered in the readings, making them better speakers and writers of English as well.   Features Readings based on academic sources — Every reading in the text focuses on an academic subject and is chosen with the intent of providing different and intriguing perspectives on the theme. Multiple reading genres — Readings come from a variety of sources or genres, from textbooks to on-line articles, and are written by a variety of experts from widely different fields. Explicit academic skills — From critical reading to vocabulary building, notetaking and critical thinking, the Longman Academic Reading Series provides students with a holistic approach to effective reading. Corpus-Informed approach to vocabulary (AWL) — Students build vocabulary and acquire skills that will help them become more confident and successful in preparing for their academic work.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 BUSINESS: Steve Jobs, Innovator and CEO  Reading One  The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs  Reading Two  The Pixar Story  Reading Three  The Map of Innovation   Chapter 2  PSYCHOLOGY: Fear and Phobias  Reading One  When Does a Fear Become a Phobia?  Reading Two  Case Studies  Reading Three  Treatments for Phobias   Chapter 3  NUTRITION STUDIES: Food Rules  Reading One  An Interview with Michael Pollan  Reading Two  Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsudize Vegetables  Reading Three  Humane Treatment of Animals We Eat   Chapter 4  MEDICINE: Pioneers and Heroes  Reading One  The Hippocratic Oath -- A Modern Version  Reading Two  The Invisible Enemy  Reading Three  That Mothers Might Live   Chapter 5  AMERICAN LITERATURE: Ernest Hemingway's "Indian Camp"  Reading One  Indian Camp -- Part I  Reading Two  Indian Camp -- Part II  Reading Three   Hemingway's Style   Chapter 6  ART HISTORY: The Life and Letters of Vincent Van Gogh  Reading One  A Biography of Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)  Reading Two   The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh  Reading Three  Portrait of Dr. Gachet: A Timeline   Chapter 7  FORENSICS: Science and Fiction  Reading One  Basic Pinciples of Forensics  Reading Two  The "CSI Effect" Is a Mixed Blessing for Real Crime Labs  Reading Three  The Forensic Use of DNA   Chapter 8  PREHISTORY: From Wolf to Dog  Reading One  More Than Man's Best Friend  Reading Two  Domesticating Wolves  Reading Three  Frisky to the Rescue in Hurricane Katrina   Chapter 9  EDUCATION STUDIES: Overcoming Inequalitieis  Reading One  Savage Inequalities: Children in American Schools  Reading Two  The Autobiography of Malcolm X  Reading Three  Where I Learned to Read   Chapter 10  SOCIOLOGY: Crime and Punishment  Reading One  The Global Context  Reading Two  Socological Theories of Crime  Reading Three  Prison Programs That Work   Vocabulary Index