Mind the Characters. A collection of very short stories and modern fables by Guglielmo Corrado + CD – V. Alcock, I. Asimov, F. Brown, J. Gorog, A. Gray, J. Thurber, O. Wilde

Mind the Characters is a collection of very short stories and modern fables. The themes covered are highly contemporary: children, computers, love, mystery and murder. Students meet characters ranging from the well-known – a modern Little Red Riding Hood to the surreal – a talking snail! Arranged in modules, teachers and students can study the stories in any order. A range of activities, which practise all four language skills, lead the student through detailed analyses of the stories. n • Exam-style activities to prepare for Cambridge PET and Trinity grades 5 and 6 n • Focus on the main characteristics of short stories n • Extensive glossaries to help comprehension n • Biographical information about the authors n • Recordings by native speakers of all the stories