<p>With <b>carefully adapted text</b>, <b>new illustrations</b>, <b>language practise activities</b> and additional <b>online resources</b>, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to <b>bestselling authors and compelling content</b>. Titles include <b>popular classics</b>, exciting <b>contemporary fiction</b>, and thought-provoking <b>non-fiction</b>.<br><br><br>Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas. He is angry that people are not working. Then, he meets the ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley. Can Scrooge be a good person before it is too late? <br><br><br><br>A Christmas Carol, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple modals, adverbs and gerunds. Illustrations support the text throughout, and many titles at this level are graphic novels.</p>