Penguin Readers Level 3: Roald Dahl George’s Marvellous Medicine (ELT Graded Reader)

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George's Marvellous Medicine, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.

"Don't forget to give Grandma her medicine," says George's mother. Most grandmothers are kind, but George's grandmother is not. George is frightened of Grandma. But maybe he can make a new medicine for her, which will make her kinder. What will happen when Grandma takes George's Marvellous Medicine? Let's see!