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Penguin Readers Level 2: Private (ELT Graded Reader)
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Series: Penguin Readers
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This book is ideal for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language at the A1+ level (CEFR). The simplified language and frequent illustrations make it perfect for learners developing their reading skills.
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Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language.
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.
Private, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses "will" and "going to", present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.
Jack Morgan has a company called Private. Private helps people. Sometimes, Private helps the police, too. Now, Jack's friend is dead. Private must find the killer.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780241397701
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 September 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Edition: Abridged edition
Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education, Children, Teenage, EFL / TEFL / TESOL
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 5.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 65g
Pages: 64
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James Patterson (Author) James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
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