1984: CEFR level B1 (ELT Graded Reader)

By Karen Kovacs

*WINNER OF A LANGUAGE LEARNER LITERATURE AWARD*

Bring this classic story into your classroom, perfectly adapted for CEFR B1.

"The huge face of the Party leader looked down from every street corner. "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU," the words on the posters said, the dark eyes seeming to look into Winston's own."

This dystopian novel is a powerful story about control and resistance, adapted for language learners.

Winston Smith lives in Oceania, in the year 1984. The government tries to control everything, even people's thoughts. "Big Brother is watching you."

Will Winston find freedom?

This book:

is suitable for self-study or group readingis an award-winning adaptation for language learnersuses grammar and vocabulary appropriate for CEFR B1includes a glossary of above-level wordscomes with language-learning exercises available on my website

This book has 16,500 words and 1,600 headwords.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 191460010X
• ISBN13: 9781914600104
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Read Stories - Learn English
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"