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Have you ever wondered where Hallowe'en originated, what a "guy" is, or how the English celebrate May Day? Festivals and Food will give you ample information about the main festivals and eating habits in the English speaking world. This "cultural" module offers 20-24 hours of teaching material. The varied and exciting activities will enable students to practise the 4 skills making the module an invaluable support in developing communication and study skills. Festivals and Food enhances an interdisciplinary approach to language learning, encouraging students to work autonomously and to use the Internet. A traditional Christmas carol along with texts, recipes and other fun listening activities are recorded on the accompanying CD. [Résumé éditeur]

LifeLike offers a new approach to learning about the cultures of the English-speaking world, presenting them primarily from an insider's viewpoint. Rather than considering culture in terms of abstract information or common-place assumptions, LifeLike focuses on real-life experience and the way culture shapes daily life in today's multicultural societies. That's why, together with material such as articles, web sites, songs, maps and geographical data, LifeLike employs a range of short, accessible passages of fiction, essay and autobiography by young writers from all over the English-speaking world - from Zadie Smith and Nick Hornby to Daniel Clowes and Jhumpa Lahiri - exploring and commenting on aspects of their own culture from exciting new angles in language that is fresh, authentic and direct.

- audio CD-ROM containing 8 short film clips, 1 for each unit, including The Truman Show, Bend it like Beckham and Lost in Translation with interactive exercises

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Equipment for level :
-Student book
-Teacher's Book

Cultural Links illustrates important cultural aspects of English-speaking countries.
The book is divided into seven files: Language, Identity, English-speaking countries, Flashback, People and lifestyle, Education, Institutions. The book enables students to widen their knowledge of the geography, history and culture of English-speaking countries, through the analysis of numerous authentic documents and texts. The students are stimulated to reflect on their own lives and on the world around them, comparing their culture with that of other countries. The first section of each of the seven files focuses on the key facts related to the theme. The documents and texts are accompanied by a series of varied and stimulating activities which aim to aid comprehension and to develop the four skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. The second section focuses on wider and more complex aspects of the theme (the development and global spread of English, multiculturalism, ecology, the distribution of resources and wealth, global culture and integration), analysing aspects of globalization and presenting topics of interest to young people.
At the end of the book you will also find detailed maps and statistics illustrating the English-speaking countries presented in the book. [Extraits et résumé éditeur]

Cultural Links illustrates important cultural aspects of English-speaking countries.
It is divided into seven files: Language, Identity, English-speaking countries, Flashback, People and lifestyle, Education, Institutions. The book enables students to widen their knowledge of the geography, history and culture of English-speaking countries, through the analysis of numerous authentic documents and texts.
The students are stimulated to reflect on their own lives and on the world around them, comparing their culture with that of other countries.
The first section of each of the seven files focuses on the key facts related to the theme.
The documents and texts are accompanied by a series of varied and stimulating activities which aim to aid comprehension and to develop the four skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.
The second section focuses on wider and more complex aspects of the theme (the development and global spread of English, multiculturalism, ecology, the distribution of resources and wealth, global culture and integration), analysing aspects of globalization and presenting topics of interest to young people.
A teacher's CD contains all the listening material presented in Cultural Links.
- Tapescripts and keys [Extraits et résumé éditeur]

Doctor Watson thought that Sherlock Holmes had died along with his deadly enemy Moriarty when they fell together into the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. So he is surprised, to say the least, when Holmes turns up at his London home.
In this selection of stories Holmes and Watson have to deal with an ex-army colonel who is a gambler and a deadly shot with a rifle, a blackmailer who gets more than he asked for, a missing document that might provoke an international incident, and letters written in a mysterious code that lead to murder.
- Wide range of activities practising the four skills
- PET-style activities
- Trinity-style activities (Grade 6)
- Dossiers: The Immortal Sherlock Holmes
- Internet project
- Stories recorded in full
- Exit test with answer key [résumé éditeur]

In 1872, a rich English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can go around the world in eighty days. Accompanied by his French manservant, he sets off on an incredible race against the clock.
This reader uses the expansive reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this reader contains:
- A wide range of activities practising the four skills
- Dossiers: Great journeys around the world and Passenger ships and Transatlantic travel
- Internet projects
- PET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grades 4/5)
- A special audio CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice
- Summary-based activities on our website
- An exit test and key on our website

Free WebActivities. Go to www.blackcat-cideb.com to interactively develop your language skills. [résumé éditeur]

As Iroquois warriors and the French attack British forces in New York State in 1757, the frontiersman Hawkeye and his Indian friends try to save Cora and Alice, two English girls.
This reader uses the expansive reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, written and recorded in American English, this reader contains:
- An introduction about J. F. Cooper and the American Frontier
- A wide range of activities practising the four skills
- Dossiers: The French and Indian War, The Origins of the Indian People, The Typical American Fort, etc.
- Internet projects
- FCE-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grades 6/7)
- A full recording of the text
- An exit test with answer key [résumé éditeur]

This epic American novel tells the story of Captain Ahab's remorseless hunt for the great white whale Moby Dick, and how his obsession ultimately leads to tragedy for him and his crew.
This reader uses the expansive reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, written and recorded in American English, this reader contains:
- An introduction about Herman Melville and his life
- A wide range of activities practising the four skills
- A Dossier: A Short History of Whaling
- Internet projects
- FCE-style activities
- Trinity-style activities (Grade 7)
- A full recording of the text
- An exit test with answer key [résumé éditeur]

Set in nineteenth-century London, this timeless classic tells the incredible story of Oliver, a young, penniless orphan. Follow him on his adventures as he tries to find his way in the city, and find out how, after living with criminals in difficult situations, he finds happiness in the end.

- Easy adaptation at Step Two Level
- Wide range of activities practising the four skills
- PET-style activities
- Trinity-style activities
- Special audio CD/CD-ROM containing the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice
- Dossiers: London in Dickens's Time and Children and Education in the 1800s
- Project work on the web
- Exit test with answer key [résumé éditeur]

Mowgli lives happily in the jungle with a family of wolves. Baloo, the brown bear, and Bagheera, the black panther, are his best friends.
Life in the jungle is exciting and Mowgli has a lot of adventures.
One day the Monkey People take Mowgli away to the Lost City. Only Kaa, the giant python, can save him with his magic dance.
But the trouble starts for Mowgli when Shere Khan, the terrible tiger, arrives...

- Easy adaptation at Starter Level
- Wide range of activities practising the four skills
- PET-style activities
- Trinity-style activities (Grade 2)
- Dossiers: Let's meet some of the animals in the story! and India
- Project on the web
- Special audio CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice
- Exit test with answer key [résumé éditeur]