| ISBN |
9780241520826 (paperback) |
| Name |
Dowsett, Elizabeth author. |
| Title |
The knight's tale / Geoffrey Chaucer ; retold by Elizabeth Dowsett ; illustrated by Dynamo Ltd ; series editor, Sorrel Pitts. |
| Published |
London : Penguin Books, 2021. |
| ©2021 |
| Description |
59 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Notes |
Starter level. |
| Summary |
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 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. 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? |
| Subjects |
Readers (Secondary) |
| Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile fiction |
| Genre |
Readers (Publications) |
| Easy to read (yellow : starters) |
| Other Names |
based on (work) Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Knight's tale. |
| Dynamo (Illustrator) illustrator. |
| Pitts, Sorrel editor. |
| Series |
Penguin readers Level S. |
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