Description

By (author) Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Blake, Quentin

Learn English with
James and the Giant Peach! A
Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?

Penguin Readers is an
ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With
simplified text,
illustrations and
language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.

In these Penguin Readers editions, Roald Dahl”s stories have been aligned to the
CEFR framework A1 to A2+, in
four levels. Each book is also
Lexile measured. The graded readers feature illustrated new words, language activities, and fun games between chapters, encouraging students and teachers to structure learning and make real progress. Every book also includes projects and discussions.

Visit the Penguin Readers website for downloadable quizzes, worksheets and answer keys, as well as accompanying
audio and a digital version of the book.

James and the Giant Peach, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.

When James”s parents die, he has to live with his two horrible aunts. He is lonely and sad. But then, a peach in his aunts” garden starts to grow bigger and bigger. What strange and wonderful friends will James meet inside the peach?

Biographical note:
Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.