MACMILLAN READERS
BEGINNER LEVEL
Founding Editor:
John Milne
The Macmillan Readers provide a choice of
enjoyable reading
materials for learners of English. The series is published at six
levels — Starter, Beginner,
Elementary, Pre-intermediate,
Intermediate and Upper.
Level control
Information, structure and vocabulary are controlled to suit the
students'
ability at each
level.
The number of words at each level:
Starter
about 300 basic words
Beginner
about 600 basic words
Elementary about
1100 basic words
Pre-intermediate
about 1400 basic words
Intermediate
about 1600 basic words
Upper
about 2200 basic words
Vocabulary
Some difficult words and phrases in this
book are important for
understanding the story. Some of these words are explained in the
story and some are shown in the pictures. From Pre-intermediate
level upwards, words are marked with a number like this: ...3.
These words are explained in the Glossary at the end of the book.
