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. Animal Farm tells the story of a rebellion and how it goes wrong.
The animals' lives on the farm are terrible - there is not enough food the work is hard and
animals are dying. One day the animals kick out the farmer and start to run the farm. Soon a
group of animals - the pigs - becomes more and more important but things are not better for
most of the animals. Life for them is the same as before.