Graded readers are tricky to write and use, but recently I've had a few ideas swimming around my head that I've finally started to put down on paper. After doing a lot of background reading, especially on Rob Ware's fantastic website, I've produced what I hope is the first of many graded readers plus students' worksheets and teacher's notes, which are completely free to download and use in the classroom.
Champagne life, lemonade money is an elementary reader for teenage learners and dabbles in relevant themes for modern teens such as social media pressures, cyberbullying and money. Here's the summary:
After she pretends to lead a rich and extravagant lifestyle but posting fake photos online, Sophie falls victim to cyberbullies and quickly loses control. She thinks that deleting her online persona will resolve the problem, but then she discovers that one of her virtual friends has transferred to her school.
Click on the new 'Graded Readers' tab to find out more or click on the links below to download for free!
Download the graded reader (PDF)
Download the student's worksheet
Download the teacher's notes
Download the graded reader (PDF)
Download the student's worksheet
Download the teacher's notes
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