Rai, Bali creator author text Readers (Publications) Readers (Adult) High interest-low vocabulary books London Penguin Books 2024 monographic eng

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96 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Manny lives in England with his strict Punjabi parents who are very traditional and want him to have an arranged marriage. There's just one problem: Manny definitely doesn't want an arranged marriage. With the help of his best friend, Ade, Manny makes a plan... (Un)arranged Marriage, a Level 5 Reader, is B1 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing present perfect continuous, past perfect, reported speech and second conditional. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). 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. / Bali Rai ; retold by Prakash Parmar ; illustrated by Alisha Monnin. Arranged marriage England Fiction East Indians England Fiction Punjabis (South Asian people) Fiction English language Study and teaching Foreign speakers English language Textbooks for foreign speakers English language Self-instruction 9780241636862 250528