Ackert Patricia, Lee Linda. Cause and Effect: Reading and Vocabulary Development Book 3

Heinle ELT, 2005. — 294 p.Fourth Edition. American English, Level - Intermediate.
Through wonderful readings and carefully designed activities, this best-selling series helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary. Learners develop useful and relevant vocabulary while exploring and expanding critical thinking skills. Learners increase their active vocabulary from 300 to 800 words.
Five thematic reading selections per unit recycle vocabulary, sentence structure, and content knowledge.
Carefully designed pre-reading work and post-reading comprehension activities build students' reading and critical thinking skills.
A variety of exercises and games as well as dictionary activities and collocations recycle key vocabulary found throughout the readings.