<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I>Could we colonize Mars if we wanted to? Has surveillance reached "Big Brother" proportions? What are some of the latest theories for slowing aging?</I></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I> </I></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">You’ll find the answers to these and other questions in <B><I>Contemporary Topics 3</I></B> (Series Editor: Michael Rost), which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including astronomy, political science, and biology. <B><I>Contemporary Topics 3 </I></B> prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening, speaking and note-taking skills and strategies. The lectures (available on CD and DVD) were filmed in realistic academic setting before line student audiences.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>DVD Features</B></P> <UL> <LI>Realistic college lectures from a range of academic disciplines (also on audio CDs) <LI>Student discussions of the lectures (also on audio CDs) <LI>Instructors’ Presentation Points <LI>Coaching Tips that guide students as they take notes <LI>Subtitles for lectures and student discussions</LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Course Features</B></P> <UL> <LI>Corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List <LI>Practical listening and note-taking strategies <LI>Note-review practice that allows students to analyze their note-taking skills and consolidate their understanding of the lecture <LI>Academic research and speaking tasks: presentation, discussions, and role plays <LI>A Teacher’s Pack for busy instructors with: <UL> <LI>Suggested bonus activities <LI>Teaching notes <LI>Answer keys <LI>Audioscripts <LI>Simulated TOEFL® Listening Test for each unit</LI></UL></LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>See also:</B></P><I> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I>Contemporary Topics Introductory</I> (High Beginner)</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I>Contemporary Topics 1 </I>(Intermediate)</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I>Contemporary Topics 2</I> (High Intermediate)</P></I>