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Penguin Active Reading

An exciting new series which provides reading and language

learning at five levels. As well as enjoyable stories and texts, each
book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop
reading skills, consolidate vocabulary, and offer personalised
project work. Each book is supported by a CD-ROM which contains
additional activities and the complete audio recording.

Starter – Intermediate
A1-B1 5
LEV
ELS

Series Editors:
Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter

What’s special about

Penguin Active Reading?
m Beautiful illustrations, photographs,
maps and diagrams help to bring the
stories alive and reinforce meaning
m Integrated activities help your students
think about the story/text in advance, check
comprehension, learn new vocabulary and
practise key grammar structures
m Outside the classroom – a bank of ideas for On-page Glossaries include example
project work, as well as a great range of sentences or definitions and provide
pronunciation support
background information on related themes
m Student motivation – a fully-interactive
CD-ROM (includes complete audio recording) Prediction skills are reinforced by
and supporting website complement the checking whether students were right
activities contained in the book
m Help with testing – an unbeatable choice of
activities in the book and on the CD-ROM Comprehension activities help students
consolidate what they have read

W
NE Titles for 2008
Easystarts Level 1 Level 2
The Hat Kylie Minogue Don Quixote Round the World in Eighty Days
Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88454 9 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88439 6 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88442 6 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88441 9
The Long Road Rainbow Serpent Mr Bean Water for Life
Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88455 6 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88440 2 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88443 3 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88444 0
The Barcelona Game
Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88438 9

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Penguin Active Reading

The Penguin Teacher Support Programme
3 Activity Worksheets (and answer keys)
Every title has its own photocopiable worksheet packed
with background information about the book and author, as
well as a range of activities to practise new vocabulary and
grammar, increase comprehension and develop all four skills.
3 Progress Tests (and answer keys) Regular test
questions help check students’ understanding of
the story and language so problem areas can be
identified immediately.
3 Graded Reader Guidelines Practical ready-made
advice to make your Readers lessons a success!

Grading of Language
EASYSTARTS (200 headwords)
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tera

3
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Full OM wit LEVEL 1 Beginner (300 headwords)
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CD- title!
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ever LEVEL 2 Elementary (600 headwords)
LEVEL 3 Pre-intermediate (1200 headwords)
LEVEL 4 Intermediate (1700 headwords)

New vocabulary is
highlighted in the text

Language activities give students practice

with the key grammar structures

Taken from The Hat

Prediction activities
stimulate your
students’ creative
thinking

Level 3 Level 4
Frankenstein The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn About a Boy The Body in the Library
Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88446 4 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88445 7 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88450 1 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88451 8
The Incredible Journey Titanic Oliver Twist The Odyssey
Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88447 1 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88449 5 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88453 2 Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88452 5
Japanese Ghost Stories
Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 405 88448 8

For a complete list of titles visit www.penguinreaders.com

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