Hot Toics is guaranteed to engage readers stimulate thinking and provoke conversation while developing vocabulary and reading skills The controversial topics explored in the text all have more than one side to them thus encouraging debate and classroom interaction. The Instructor s Manual supports Hot Topics1-3through:Teaching notes with additional classroom and internet activities.Answer keys.Video scrips and video clip summaries.Theme and chapter summaries.Cultural and historical background information.Audio tracking for each reading.Online activites and support materisals for teachers and students avaliable at elt thomson com/hottopics.