Penguin Readers Level 6: Brick Lane (ELT Graded Reader) : Abridged Edition
(Autor) Monica AliWith 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. Brick Lane, 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, was going to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text. When Nazneen is 18, she marries a much older man and moves from Bangladesh to England to be with her husband. But Brick Lane in London is very different from Nazneen's village, and she speaks no English. Nazneen must try to look after her family and get used to a new, and very strange, country.
Monica Ali
Monica Ali is a British author best known for her debut novel "Brick Lane," which explores themes of immigration, identity, and cultural assimilation. Her literary style combines rich storytelling with insightful social commentary, earning her critical acclaim and establishing her as a prominent voice in contemporary literature.