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Penguin Readers Starter Level: The Knight's Tale (ELT Graded Reader)

Abridged Edition
By Geoffrey Chaucer
Series: Penguin Readers
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Penguin Readers Starter Level: The Knight's Tale (ELT Graded Reader) by Geoffrey Chaucer is a simplified retelling of one of the stories from The Canterbury Tales. It features two knights who fall in love with the same woman and face trials of chivalry and honour. As they compete for her favour, themes of love, rivalry, and destiny unfold in a medieval setting.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy classic tales of chivalry and romance, reimagined for English language learners. It's perfect for those who appreciate medieval settings and narratives that explore themes of honour and adventure in an accessible format.

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Penguin Readers Starter Level: The Knight's Tale (ELT Graded Reader)

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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practice 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.

The Knight's Tale, a Starter level Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Starter level is ideal for readers who are learning English for the first time. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present simple and continuous tenses, possessives, regular and irregular verbs, and simple adjectives. Illustrations support the text throughout, and many titles at this level are graphic novels.

The Knight's Tale is a very old story about two knights, Arcita and Palamon. The two men love the Queen's sister, Emily. Do they fight for her?

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241520826

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2021

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: 4.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 64g

Pages: 64

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Geoffrey Chaucer Humour Non-Fiction Penguin Books Series: Penguin Readers Young Adult

About the Author

Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London in about 1342, and is known as 'the father of English Literature'. He rose in royal employment to become a knight of the shire for Kent and a justice of the peace, and was well-read in several languages and on many topics, such as astronomy, medicine, physics and alchemy. His works include The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde and The Parliament of Fowles. He died in 1400 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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