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. The Railway Children 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. Bobbie Peter Phyllis and their mother have to
leave London and live in the countryside. Their new house is next to the railway and the
children visit it every day. Slowly the children begin to love their new life. 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.
