{"product_id":"penguin-readers-level-6-tess-of-the-durbervilles-elt-graded-reader-thomas-hardy","title":"Penguin Readers Level 6: Tess of the D'Urbervilles (ELT Graded Reader) (Thomas Hardy)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenguin Readers\u003c\/b\u003e is an \u003cb\u003eELT graded reader\u003c\/b\u003e series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and \u003cb\u003elanguage learning exercises\u003c\/b\u003e, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to \u003cb\u003ebestselling authors and compelling content\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (\u003cb\u003eCEFR\u003c\/b\u003e). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTess of the D'Urbervilles, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continuous, reported questions, third conditional, \u003ci\u003ewas going to\u003c\/i\u003e and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisit the Penguin Readers website\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Jack and Joan Durbeyfield learn that their ancestors were the d'Urbervilles - a rich and well-known family - they hope it will make their lives better. They send their eldest daughter, Tess, to introduce herself to some \"relatives\". There, Tess meets Alec d'Urberville, who immediately notices her beauty. The terrible event that follows changes her life forever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThomas Hardy was born in Dorset in 1840 and became an apprentice architect at the age of sixteen. He spent his twenties in London, where he wrote his first poems. In 1867 Hardy returned to his native Dorset, whose rugged landscape was a great source of inspiration for his writing. Between 1871 and 1897 he wrote fourteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eTess of the D'Urbervilles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJude the Obscure\u003c\/i\u003e. This final work was received savagely; thereafter Hardy turned away from novels and spent the last thirty year of his life focusing on poetry. He died in 1928.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 112 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65802425860445,"sku":"K095202701","price":8.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9520270100001A.jpg?v=1788457727","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/penguin-readers-level-6-tess-of-the-durbervilles-elt-graded-reader-thomas-hardy","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}