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Amazing Writers by Adapted by Anne Collins, Series edited by Fiona MacKenzie

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Amazing Writers

Collins Amazing People ELT Readers (Related to this series)

Narrator
Collins
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date
13 July 2017
Run Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

Contents:
Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English Literature
William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history
Charles Dickens who wanted to make England a better place
Victor Hugo, the French writer who cared about the poor
Leo Tolstoy, the man who wrote War and Peace
Rudyard Kipling who wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize

BRITISH ENGLISH
Word count: 12,886
Headword count: 1,039

PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials.

This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series.
Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1.

About the Amazing People series:
A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen.

Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character’s life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure.

After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research.

Created in association with The Amazing People Club.

About Collins ELT Readers:
Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels:
Level 1 – elementary (A2)
Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1)
Level 3 – intermediate (B1)
Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2)
Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

Critics Review

  • ‘As a teacher using the Amazing People ELT Readers in an Extensive Reading Project, I’m as happy as my students are: motivating topics/real people, interesting facts and a great alternative to Graded Reader fiction. Having said that, the same class is also reading books from the Agatha Christie series, and enjoying them very much. Their Reading Diaries are full of questions, speculation about who-dunnit and comments about “unputdownability”. The buzz in the classroom when we’re swopping books is tangible.’
    Hania Bociek, Zürich, Switzerland

User Reviews

Book 5.0

Narration 5.0

  • 5.0 5.0

    Entertaining
    (I am a native speaker of English)

    Sans 2022-12-18

Details

Author
Adapted by Anne Collins, Series edited by Fiona MacKenzie
Narrator
Collins
Duration
1 hour 15 minutes
Release Date
13 July 2017
ISBN
9780008268589
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Genre
Language readers
Rating
5.0(1 review)
Narration
5.0(1 review)

Synopsis

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents:Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English LiteratureWilliam Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in historyCharles Dickens who wanted to make England a better placeVictor Hugo, the French writer who cared about the poorLeo Tolstoy, the man who wrote War and PeaceRudyard Kipling who wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize BRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 12,886Headword count: 1,039 PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series.Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1. About the Amazing People series:A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character’s life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers:Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels:Level 1 – elementary (A2)Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1)Level 3 – intermediate (B1)Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2)Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

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