Amazing Scientists

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.