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. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the
print edition readers can unlock online resources including a digital book audio edition
lesson plans and answer keys. Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas. He is angry that people are not
working. Then he meets the ghost of his old partner Jacob Marley. Can Scrooge be a good
person before it is too late? A Christmas Carol a Level 1 Reader is A1 in the CEFR framework.
Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses introducing the past simple tense and some
simple modals adverbs and gerunds. Illustrations support the text throughout and many titles
at this level are graphic novels.
