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. Tess of the D'Urbervilles 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. 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. When Jack and Joan Durbeyfield learn that
their ancestors were the d'Urbervilles - a rich and well-known family - they hope it will make
their lives better. They send their eldest daughter Tess to introduce herself to some
relatives. There Tess meets Alec d'Urberville who immediately notices her beauty. The
terrible event that follows changes her life forever.
