Fast Food Nation

  Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students. Please note: this a graded reader for students who are learning English and does not contain the original text but is an adapted version. A marketing executive from Mickey's - a fast food US burger chain - discovers that contaminated meat is getting into the burgers, and heads down to Colorado to investigate. What he discovers proves to be more shocking than he could ever have imagined. Inspired by Eric Schlosser's best-selling exposé of the American fast food industry, Fast Food Nation is a thought-provoking story about a fictional chain of US burger restaurants and the people whose lives they affect. SECONDARY LEVEL 3 BOOK ONLY Perfect also for native English speaking children who are struggling with their reading Full colour photos and film stills bring story to life and aid comprehension Fact File section provides an interview with original author, Eric Schlosser, along with articles on the history of fast food, and illegal immigrants 'People and Places' section provides clear visual context before students start reading Self-study activities enable students to check their progress as they read  Series Information Secondary ELT Readers is a series of contemporary teenage-focused titles, simplified for students of English as a Foreign Language. The series covers five levels from Starter Level (Beginners) to Level 4 (Upper-Intermediate) and is aimed at students aged twelve to eighteen. Each reader is available in Book Only or Book and CD formats. The CD features an audio recording of the story for reading along. There are also online resource sheets providing extra activities and background information for the teacher.