“Our story begins just outside Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for Young Ladies at Chiswick Mall in London. A large family carriage is waiting for two young ladies, Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp.”

Vanity Fair was written 200 years ago, but it is a thoroughly modern story that provides us with universal truths about what it means to be human, in all its splendour – and with all its imperfections. It is a story full of memorable characters who accompany you on a fascinating journey through the first part of the nineteenth century.

In this Reader you will find:
Focus on sections: W. M. Thackeray, The Book’s Title, The Serial Novel, Waterloo | Glossary of difficult words | Comprehension and extension activities

Syllabus:
Verbs: Past Simple - Past Continuous - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous - Past Perfect Simple and Continuous - Future will and going to - Phrasal verbs. Modal verbs: Could/could have (past ability) - Should/should have - Will/shall - Would/would have (habitual action/ future in the past) - Might/might have (future/present/past possibility) - Must/ must have (obligation/past deduction) - Must not (prohibition) - Need not (necessity).

Stage 5 - Advanced - 2500 headwords - C1 - CAE