The Phantom of the Opera

by Penguin Books (Adapter), Gaston Leroux

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
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The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (
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The Phantom of the Opera, 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.

The phantom lives under the opera house in Paris, and he does bad things. He loves Christine, but she saw his face. Now she can never leave him.


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64 pages, Paperback

Published September 30, 2021

Reviews

[Amanda Cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the illustrated version of the classic novel, written for kids and new English speakers.

I found this to be a super-good summary of the main themes in the book. They simplified it and removed extra speech and characters. I actually enjoyed it more than the original 😝

Easy read as a paper-back (less than an hour).

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

You should definitely know the story before reading this

[sonataiscool · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely just the basics, you have to know the story before you read or it won’t make sense.