READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THE MEDIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
UNIT 1. How Apple Avoids Paying Billions in Taxes
UNIT 2. Harmful Conditions in iPhone Factories Spur Action
UNIT 3. Nintendo Reports First Annual Losses in Decades
UNIT 4. Online Trends Threaten Newspaper Industry
UNIT 5. Economic Woes Force Youth to Re-evaluate Dreams
UNIT 6. What is the “Fiscal Cliff” and Should We Fear it?
PART 2: THE WORLD
UNIT 1. Voter Turnout May Decide the Election
UNIT 2. On Thanksgiving, a Look at Programs That Aim to Feed the Hungry
UNIT 3. 14-Year-Old Girl Shot For Going to School in Pakistan
UNIT 4. Many Firsts for Women at 2012 Olympics
UNIT 5. Girls in France Dress Up to Protest New Law Banning Veils
UNIT 6. High Food Prices Cause Concern Worldwide
UNIT 7. World Population Hits 7 Billion Milestone
PART 3: SCIENCE
UNIT 1. “Curiosity” Hopes to Provide Answers on Mars
UNIT 2. New Studies of Adolescent Brains Challenge Assumptions
UNIT 3. Secret Lake Buried Miles under Antarctic Ice Could Hold Clues to Life
UNIT 4. Pharmaceuticals Detected in Drinking Water
Unit 5. Old Computers Causing Environmental Crisis in India
UNIT 6. Cloned Meat: It's What's for Dinner?
PART 4: HEALTH
UNIT 1. Test Tomorrow? Get Your Sleep
UNIT 2. Severe Food Allergies Becoming More Common
UNIT 3. HIV/AIDS Pandemic Turns 30
UNIT 4. Bird Flu Researchers Balance Science with Bioterrorism Risks
UNIT 5. Review Highlights Unethical Moments in Medical Research History
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