A Background To English: A Cultural Intermediate English Reader - Andrew Rossiter - Bog

In one of his many moments of wisdom, the great Italian film director Frederico Fellini once observed that "A different language is a different vision of life," or, in other words, one cannot really understand a language without learning about the culture behind it. Designed for B1- B2 intermediate-level learners of English, in school or for private reading, this book is a collection of carefully written articles about events, places and people that form part of the cultural background to contemporary life in Britain and the USA. It will appeal to anyone, student or teacher, for whom learning English means more than just learning the language. Each of the twenty-seven units is made up of a reading text - average length 500 to 600 words - accompanied by a vocabulary guide and up to three exercises covering comprehension and expression, grammar and / or vocabulary., Most of the twenty-seven units present key events, places or characters that form part of the cultural background to contemporary life in Britain or the USA. A couple of units, more anecdotal, reflect mentalities and attitudes in the English speaking world - attitudes that may seem normal to Britons or Americans, but rather surprising to some students from different cultural backgrounds. ...