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. Lion a Level 4 Reader is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The
text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses introducing more complex uses of present
perfect simple passives phrasal verbs and simple relative clauses. It is well supported by
illustrations which appear regularly. Five-year-old Saroo gets on the wrong train in India and
is taken thousands of miles to the city of Kolkata. After months of living on the streets he
is adopted by a family in Australia. Many years later Saroo decides to try and find his Indian
family. 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.
