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A1 for English-speaking learners
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Imagine reading “Around the World in 80 Days” in Chinese – and understanding every page

“Around the World in 80 Days” (in Chinese: “环游世界八十天”, orig. Around the World in 80 Days) by Jules Verne – is a complete, engaging graded reader story specially adapted for A1 (beginner) level. You don't need to know every word. You'll understand 95% of the text immediately, and every new word is explained in the margin. You simply read – and learn naturally.

What is this book about?

  • Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.
  • Accompanied by his new valet, Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a thrilling journey across continents and oceans.
  • Their race against time is complicated by Detective Fix, who mistakenly believes Fogg is a bank robber.

Why does this work better than apps and textbooks?

Our books are based on the Pentecost Method – the only approach 100% based on scientific research into language learning. The result? You learn faster, remember more, and actually enjoy learning.

  • Read without interruption: You'll find translations of the most difficult words in the margin of each page – no need to break away from the story to look them up in a dictionary.
  • Consolidate what you've read: After each chapter, there are exercises (crosswords, gap-fills, anagrams) adapted to A1 level – new words stick in your mind.
  • Learn anywhere: A mobile app with games allows you to review vocabulary on your way to work, in a queue, or whenever you have a moment.
  • Build lasting vocabulary: Flashcards at the end of the book allow you to systematically review the most important words – so you don't forget what you've learned.

Tailored to your exact level

The vocabulary in this book has been selected based on an analysis of 2 billion words from authentic texts, precisely matched to A1 level. You learn exactly the words that are most useful in everyday life.

How to choose the right level?

This book is at A1 level. Not sure which level to choose? Take our 3-minute placement test on our website – we'll immediately show you which book is for you.

About the author

Jules Verne

Author

Jules Verne

Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French writer known as the father of science fiction and one of the most translated authors in the world. In his novels he foresaw submarines and space travel long before they existed.


Pauline Bird

Translator and editor

Pauline Bird adapts Chinese-language fiction for English readers in the graded-reader line. She helps decide when to gloss a measure word, a place name, or a four-character idiom, and when context can carry the load. She likes contemporary urban settings because they recycle high-frequency vocabulary in natural ways.

Customer Reviews

4.8
★★★★★
(15 reviews)
single_mum_struggles 2025-12-11
★★★★★

Mandarin courses often hand you long vocabulary lists but this lovely vraded reader makes a small set of words worth rrmembrring one evening at our kitchen table my tenyearold grinbed wuen she spotted 水 water and 妈妈 mum again un the story As an English speaker I appreciated the feleated encounters with characters that our alphabet couldnt help us sound out tou dont need thousands of words at A1 start wuth a few hundrsd useful ones for family food ahd numbers and let stories hekp them stick

softgothpeach 2025-12-24
★★★★★

reading basic characters without the pinyin feels so amazjng!

GrillMasterGav 2026-01-11
★★★★★

Doable!

CognitiveDissonant 2026-02-02
★★★★★

Honestly, I can't stop smiling every tike I finish one.

MsAppleSauce 2026-02-23
★★★★★

instead of trying to immediately decipher the rapid flow of spoken Chinese in children's songs or cartoons, I found an A1 graded reader provided the perfect scaffolding to tune my ear. it repeatedly presented simple "subject-verb-object" sentences like "我喜欢吃苹果" (I like to eat apples), which made it far easier to eventually pick out these common structures and individual words when listening to faster, more natural speech, something my English-speaking brain usually struggles to parse quickly without visual aid.

Pages206
Chapters37
For learnersfor English-speaking learners
ISBN (E-Book)9788384561164
ISBN (Paperback)9788384561171
Published2026-07-17

About Chinese (the language of this book)

Where Chinese is spoken

Chinese (Mandarin, Putonghua) is the official language of mainland China and Taiwan and one of the official languages of Singapore. Written Chinese is shared across varieties; spoken forms differ regionally.

How many people speak it

Mandarin has well over 900 million native speakers; all Chinese varieties together reach roughly 1.2–1.3 billion first-language speakers.

Grammar and structure

Mandarin grammar is largely analytic: no inflection for tense or gender on verbs; aspect and time are expressed with particles and context. Word order is strict SVO; measure words (classifiers) accompany numerals and demonstratives. Tones (four in standard Mandarin plus neutral) distinguish lexical meaning.