It is May 1940. Western democracies are falling into Nazi hands. Britain must prepare for
invasion any day. The fate of the world lies on the shoulders of one man. This is the thrilling
account of how British Prime Minister Winston Churchill changed the course of history over 25
intense days during World War II. Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction
essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign
language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted the series introduces language
learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin
Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and
include language activities that help readers to develop key skills. Darkest Hour 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.
