Penguin Readers Level 6: Slumdog Millionaire (ELT Graded Reader) – Swarup Vikas (2021)

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted texts, new illustrations and language-learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions for accessing supporting material online. The series features popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Its eight levels follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning. Exercises at the back of each reader help learners practise grammar, vocabulary and key exam skills, while questions before, during and after reading test comprehension and develop vocabulary. With the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a poor eighteen-year-old waiter in Mumbai. Ram appears on a television quiz show and answers every question correctly, but the programme's staff believe he has cheated, so he must explain how he knew the answers.