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White Teeth
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises , the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content .
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.
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White Teeth is the story of three very different families who live close together in London in the 1980s and 1990s. The Bowdens are part-Jamaican; the Iqbals are from Bangladesh; and the Chalfens are white. The story looks at how people's pasts affect their lives now, and the lives and futures of their children.
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content .
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.
Visit the Penguin Readers website
Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.
White Teeth is the story of three very different families who live close together in London in the 1980s and 1990s. The Bowdens are part-Jamaican; the Iqbals are from Bangladesh; and the Chalfens are white. The story looks at how people's pasts affect their lives now, and the lives and futures of their children.
128 pages, Paperback
Published November 5, 2020
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October 26, 2023
Really good book about immigration, racism, family, day to day life. Written in a witty and funny way, the plot follows the life of three generations of jamaican and bangladeshi immigrants in the UK and nicely describes their struggles, wishes and and dreams and how ironically, everything turns out differently in the end.
While the writing style sometimes seems like a satire or comedy, the writer has an incredibly sensitive and authentic way of inviting the reader in the minds of the main characters, to share their different views, respectively.
While the writing style sometimes seems like a satire or comedy, the writer has an incredibly sensitive and authentic way of inviting the reader in the minds of the main characters, to share their different views, respectively.
December 4, 2021
bought book as required reading for uni... read before 'study' thoroughly enjoyed ... read a second time while 'studying the text' ... and enhanced my (positive) encounter with Zadie Smith
July 12, 2023
This book had some good storylines and a lot of boring ones. Too much repetition, too many characters and sub plots.
July 9, 2025
entertaining, and covers issues in a contemporary setting
December 2, 2024
i didn't even realise this was a graded reader edition until i was half way through, but i finished it with a smile on my dial
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