4. CHARACTERS
Andrea
- John’s wife
- ex-Hungarian
language
teacher
-works in a café
-observant
-concern
-a loving wife
-accommodating
-humble and versatile
5. CHARACTERS
Kati
– daughter of John and
Andrea
-born on 16 September
-keeps parents busy
7. CHARACTERS
Paul Harris – a close school friend of
John’s - a journalist, an
understanding and a sympathetic
friend.
8. Mrs. Fischer – a little deaf but
friendly and helpful woman
9. CHARACTERS
Janos Szabo – a good family man, not
very healthy, became distraught after
the tragic death of his wife and child.
10. CHARACTERS
ACTIVITY 1
I. After reading, split students into
teams of three or four and assign each
student a character from the story.
2. Give every group the same situation; for example,
if you're reading chapter 9. " the situation,
initially Andrea was very patient and
understanding about John’s doppelganger.
In this chapter however, she is angry with him.
11. 3. Tell everyone to stay in character and
be creative, but to behave as they
believe their character would.
4. This checks for comprehension, not only
of the words, but of the more subtle
character descriptors the author
supplies.
14. CHARACTERS
i. Test students’ understanding of the characters
by having to write a new story.
ii. Give students a situation or a location to get
them started (for eg. John Taylor and
doppelganger having coffee together in a cafe.
Doppelganger is narrating his past and
advising him to be extra careful.)