Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of
English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new
illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition
also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and
thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to
bestselling authors and compelling content.
The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework
of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of
each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and
key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test
readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.
A Tale of Two Cities, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework.
The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses,
introducing future continuous, reported questions, third conditional,
was going to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the
text.
After eighteen years in the Bastille prison, Dr Manette finally leaves
France and goes to live with his daughter, Lucie, in England. There, two
very different men fall in love with Lucie. Lucie finds happiness, but
in France a storm is coming. Soon, Lucie and her family must face the
French Revolution, and one man must give Lucie everything he has.
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Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources
including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.
