Amazing People ELT Readers. Amazing Mathematicians A2-B1. Adapted - Anna Trewin

Series edited by Fiona MacKenzie The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents Galileo who wanted to show that the earth went around the sun Ren Descartes the Frenchman who famously said I think therefore I am Sir Isaac Newton who proved how gravity works Carl Friedrich Gauss the Prince of Mathematicians Charles Babbage who invented computers Ada Lovelace who wrote the first computer program BRITISH ENGLISH Word count 8 351 Headword count 790 This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-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 ided 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.