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    Amazing Scientists: B2
    Amazing Scientists: B2
    Amazing Scientists: B2
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    Amazing Scientists: B2

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers

    Narrated by Collins

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    About this audiobook

    The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

    Contents:
    Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery
    Michael Faraday, inventor of the electric motor
    Marie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivity
    Albert Einstein, creator of the Theory of Relativity
    Alexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibiotic
    Linus Pauling, chemist and peace activist

    BRITISH ENGLISH
    Word count: 15,287
    Headword count: 1,631

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

    This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series.
    Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2.

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJul 13, 2017
    ISBN9780008268602
    Amazing Scientists: B2

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