The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Penguin Readers Level 5 wer. angielska

The Penguin Readers series offers language learners the opportunity to explore the works of bestselling authors through carefully adapted texts, new illustrations, language practice activities, and additional online resources. The collection includes beloved classics, dynamic contemporary fiction, and stimulating non-fiction. "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry," classified as a Level 5 Reader, aligns with the B1 level of the CEFR framework. The book features sentences with up to four clauses and covers grammatical structures such as present perfect continuous, past perfect, reported speech, and second conditional. The narrative is also enhanced by regular illustrations. Harold Fry's life in England is rather uneventful and subdued. However, everything changes when he receives a phone call informing him that his old friend Queenie Hennessey is terminally ill. Intending to send her a letter, Harold embarks on a journey to the post box, but soon finds himself reflecting deeply on his life and family. This introspection leads him to make an unexpected decision—to keep walking until he reaches Queenie's home, 500 miles away.