On a June morning in 1923, CLarisa Dalloway is preparing for a party she is giving that evening. As she walks through London, her thoughts are of her past and her choice of husband. At the same time, and also in London, Septimus Warren Smith has shell shock. At the party that evening, their stories come together.
Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, written for learners of English as a foreign language. The series is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages and includes activities that help develop key skills.
CEFR |
Story |
Headwords |
|
S |
Pre- A1 |
400-600 |
350 |
1 |
A1 |
1,000-1,600 |
550 |
2 |
A1+ |
3,000-5,000 |
700 |
3 |
A2 |
7,000-10,000 |
1,000 |
4 |
A2+ |
11,000-14,000 |
1,200 |
5 |
B1 |
15,000-18,000 |
1,600 |
6 |
B1+ |
18,000-22,000 |
2,000 |
7 |
B2 |
22,000-26,000 |
2,500 |