Mind the Characters (B2/C1)

Mind the Characters is a journey into the world of English language fiction through the analysis of short stories and modern fables . The authors of the texts include Oscar Wilde, Isaac Asimov, James Thurber and Fredric Brown. Each of the ten units looks at the relationships between the characters and their worlds - both real and imaginary. The characters include Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf, a little girl and a talking snail, a little boy and a star, a man and a computer and a pair of vampires and an alien. In the texts the student will see English language in use, and they will learn and analyse the characteristics of short stories and re-use the language in the 'creative labs' through the writing of letters, newspapers, articles, stories etc. The activities which accompany each story combine the study of language and literature. They aim to improve all four language skills - listening, reading, speaking and writing - and to develop numerous secondary skills - predicting, problem solving, scanning, note taking, summarising and interpreting.Mind the Characters est un voyage dans le monde du roman en langue anglaise par des auteurs tels que O. Wilde, I. Asimov, J. Thurber, F. Brown. Le volume, structuré en 10 unités, analyse les relations des personnages avec le monde réel ou imaginaire et guide les étudiants à l'observation de la langue dans un contexte spécifique. Les activités modelées sur les examens PET et Trinity, renforcent les quatre compétences principales, mais prêtent aussi l'attention au résumé, à l'écriture de la lettre et aux techniques pour prendre des notes.