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. Brooklyn a Level 5 Reader is B1 in the CEFR framework.
The text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses introducing present perfect
continuous past perfect reported speech and second conditional. It is well supported by
illustrations which appear regularly. When Eilis gets a job in Brooklyn New York she leaves
her family in Ireland to travel to a new country. It is an exciting adventure with lots of new
people and things to learn but Eilis misses Ireland. When she meets someone special Eilis
must choose between her past and her future. 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.
