Stories from Shakespeare: CEFR level A2 (ELT Graded Reader‪)‬

Improve your English in a fun way, without any extra studying. This book is adapted for learners at CEFR level A2 (pre-intermediate).

Here are two stories by the most famous British writer, Shakespeare, adapted using clear, modern English for learners at level A2.

In the tragedy Macbeth, a man meets three witches and they tell him that he will be king. But to become king, how many people must he kill?
In the comedy Twelfth Night, Viola nearly dies in a storm at sea but starts a new life in Illyria. She has to dress as a man and a woman falls in love with her. And what about Viola's twin brother? Did he die in the storm?
 

Extract from the book:

The witches were all looking at Macbeth with small, bright eyes. He was a little afraid but he didn't want to show it. He moved nearer and asked them, "Who – or what – are you?"

This book:

•includes two brilliant stories: Macbeth and Twelfth Night
•is adapted for learners of English from the classic Shakespeare stories
•uses grammar and vocabulary for learners at CEFR level A2 (elementary/pre-intermediate level)
•has definitions of difficult words

Books at this level have a word count of 7,000–10,000 words and 1,000 headwords.

You will find language-learning exercises for this book on my website.