Amazing Performers (Level 1)

Theinspiringstoriesof6peoplewhochangedhistory.Contents:GlennMiller,theleaderofthemostfamousbigbandintheUSAPérezPrado,theCubanmusicianwhowasknownas‘theKingofMambo’EllaFitzgerald,themostpopularfemalejazzsingerintheUSALucianoPavarotti,oneoftheworld’sbestoperasingersJohnLennon,memberofthefamousbandTheBeatlesBRITISHENGLISHWordcount:7,530Headwordcount:687EachbookincludesafreeCDwithafullrecordingofeachstory.PLUS:visitwww.collinselt.com/readersforvideos,teacherresourcesandself-studymaterials.ThisbookisLevel1intheCollinsELTReadersseries.Level1isequivalenttoCEFlevelA2.AbouttheAmazingPeopleseries:AuniqueopportunityforlearnersofEnglishtoreadabouttheexceptionallivesandincredibleabilitiesofsomeofthemostinsightfulpeopletheworldhasseen.Eachbookcontainssixshortstories,toldbythecharactersthemselves,asifintheirownwords.Thestoriesexplainthemostsignificantpartsofeachcharacter’slife,givinganinsightintohowtheycametobesuchanimportanthistoricfigure.Aftereachstory,atimelinepresentsthemostmajoreventsintheirlifeinaclearandsuccinctfashion.Thetimelineisidealforcheckingcomprehensionorasabasisforprojectworkorfurtherresearch.CreatedinassociationwithTheAmazingPeopleClub.AboutCollinsELTReaders:CollinsELTReadersaredividedintofourlevels:Level1-elementary(A2)Level2-pre-intermediate(A2–B1)Level3-intermediate(B1)Level4-upperintermediate(B2)Eachleveliscarefullygradedtoensurethatthelearnerbothenjoysandbenefitsfromtheirreadingexperience.