Black Cat (B2.2)

Love

Plain orphaned Jane Eyre lives unwanted with her aunt and cousins until she is sent away to school. There, hungry and humiliated, she grows and studies. When Jane leaves school to work as a governess at the aristocratic Thornfield Manor owned by the intriguing Mr Rochester, she finally finds some happiness. But some strange events are signals that the mysterious past of Mr Rochester's is about to return.

Dossiers:
Jane as a Feminist Heroine
Race and Empire in Jane Eyre
Jane as Romantic Revolutionary

Series: Reading & Training | Level: Step 5 | Exam: fce

 

Mrs Morel is a strong, intelligent, domineering woman. Her marriage to a miner is not a happy one. She is antagonistic to her husband and gives all her love to her sons. The Morels’ younger son Paul grows up close to his mother. As an adolescent and a young man, he is torn between a passionate love for his mother and his lovers Miriam and then Clara. *Accesible adaptation at intermediate level *Wide range of activities covering the four skills *FCE-style exercises *Internet project *Recording of parts of the text *Dossiers about the Oedipus Complex and the Women´s Social and Political Union *Exit test with answer key

A fascination with science and the aspiration to understand the mysteries of creation lead Victor Frankenstein to create life from death. But the results are not what he expects and his rejection of his monstrous creation causes dire consequences for himself and all the people he cares about. *FCE-style exercises *Trinity-style exercises (grade 8) *Wide range of activities including task-based analysis of the text *Internet project *Chronology and Filmography *Exit test with answer key *Recording of parts of the story

Arthur Mowbray is the brilliant inventor of the Mowbray Murder game, and head of the company that bears his name. When his body is discovered in the dining room of his country home, Inspector Barry Ainsworth is sent to investigate the crime. The Inspector knows that the murderer is one of the company directors and in order to solve the crime he has to learn the truth about the Mowbray company... *Wide range of activities on grammar, vocabulary, listening and speaking *FCE-style exercises *Dossiers, on key business concepts