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The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel PrizeAndrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor peopleJohn D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all awayThomas Barnardo who created homes for poor childrenHenry Wellcome who used his money for medical researchMadam C. J. Walker who gave her money to the African-American communityBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 13,950Headword count: 1179Each book includes a full recording ...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello-playerLouis Armstrong, the American trumpet-player and singerFrank Sinatra, the Italian-American singer and actorEdith Piaf, France''s famous singing starMaria Callas, the Greek opera singerElvis Presley, the man who changed pop musicBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 14,723Headword count: 1,121Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher r...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Antoine Lavoisier who wrote the first modern chemistry textbookHumphry Davy who discovered `laughing gas''Charles Darwin who changed people''s ideas with his theory of evolutionGregor Mendel who first discovered the science of geneticsLouis Pasteur who saved millions of lives by killing germsFrancis Crick who helped to discover the structure of DNABRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 13,021Headword count: 1,064Each book includes a full recordi...

The Collins COBUILD Key Words for IELTS series is a brand-new range of three graded books which contain the essential vocabulary students need to succeed in the IELTS exam.These books have been specially created for foreign learners of English who plan to take the IELTS exam to demonstrate that they have the required ability to communicate effectively in English, either at work or at university.Collins COBUILD Key Words for IELTS: Book 1 Starter covers the most common words found in IELTS, and w...

Shortlisted at HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOK AWARDS 2013Be the best you can be in presentations, meetings, negotiations and networking.Collins Key Business Skills gives you the tools you need to succeed in business if English is not your first language.Written by an expert in business and international communication, Key Business Skills offers professional advice and practice in the following areas:* presentations* meetings* negotiations* networkingNon-native English speaker ex...

Make yourself understood in businessThis brand new self-study book is the perfect way for business people who spend a lot of time on the phone or in meetings and want to improve their spoken English, getting their message across effectively. The focus is on the key language required to speak English accurately in business.''Collins English for Business'' is a new series of self-study skills books which focus on the language you really need to do business in English - wherever you are in the worl...

The plot:Poirot is supposed to be on a relaxing holiday in Egypt, but soon finds himself caught in the middle of a confusing murder.The obvious suspect has an alibi, and not a single other person seems to have any reason to want to murder the beautiful young victim.Can Poirot find out the truth before the murderer strikes again?

Collins Easy Learning English Spelling is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their spelling and write more accurately and impressively. By describing the important features of English spelling and rules to use, this book makes spelling easy.Using simple explanations and corpus examples, Collins Easy Learning English Spelling describes the patterns and rules you need to understand and predict how words are spelt in English. It also provides practical advice on learning words that are diffic...

Collins Easy Learning English Idioms is an easy-to-use guide to the most common English idioms, designed for everyone who wants to improve their knowledge of English.With simple and clear explanations, this helpful, and often fun guide will help you understand what English idioms, such as ''the cat''s whiskers'' and ''step up to the plate'' really mean.Examples from the Collins corpus show how key idioms are used in everyday English and usage notes explain where idioms come from and how they sho...

Colonel Bantry and his wife Dolly live in a grand old house outside a small village. Nothing ever happens there.Imagine their surprise when one morning they are woken by their maid who tells them that the body of a girl has been found in their study. Who is she? And how did she end up on their rug?Dolly asks her friend Miss Marple to help discover the truth - can she help explain this mystery and clear Colonel Bantry's name?

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. NowCollins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1 with a word count of 11,000 - 20,000 words.

Career Paths: Genetic Engineering is a new educational resource for agricultural engineering professionals who want to improve their English communication in a work environment. Incorporating career specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking and writing. Career Paths: Genetic Engineering addresses topics including the scientific method, DNA, types of experiments, medical appl...

Hundreds of exercises to get you to the next levelCollins Work on your Grammar - Intermediate (B1) is a new practice book that covers the key grammar points needed by learners of English at Intermediate level (CEF level B1).This book is an essential resource for learners who want to improve their English grammar. Each of the 30 units presents a different area of grammar using clear language and examples. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will remember and be able to us...

A workbook that introduces the most frequently used idioms in English and shows you how to use them effectively.Collins Work on your Idioms is a new practice book for learners who want to increase the number of idioms they know and be confident in using them. Each unit presents students with a selection of idioms and clear examples of when and how to use them. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will be able to remember and use what they have learnt in their written and ...

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.Contents:Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona LisaChristopher Wren who rebuilt LondonAntoni Gaudi who built the Sagrada Familia in BarcelonaPablo Picasso, the famous Spanish painterFrida Kahlo, the famous Mexican female artistBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 10,172Headword count: 941Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials.This book is Le...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote the Brandenburg ConcertosWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child geniusGiuseppe Verdi who wrote the operas Aida and La TraviataJohann Strauss, `The Waltz King''Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who wrote the ballet Swan LakeIrving Berlin who wrote There''s No Business Like Show BusinessBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 8,344Headword count: 723Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinse...

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 PrizeBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 12,886Headword count: 1,039Each book includes a full recordi...

This third edition has been fully updated to reflect today''s business world with new topics and example sentences. Armed with this book, you will learn the words you need for effective business communication.Suitable for intermediate/upper-intermediate learners of English (CEF level B1-B2), Collins Business Vocabulary in Practice presents business words in context and exercises to help you remember them. New words are introduced using Collins COBUILD definitions and supported by examples of rea...

A comprehensive and clear guide for those looking to improve their English grammar for use in the workplace.If you are required to use English at work but feel you need to build up your grammar, Collins new Business Grammar & Practice is the perfect solution.Well-known Business English experts Nick Brieger and Simon Sweeney guide the user through 84 units to explain the structure of the English language. Examples of real usage are followed by a simple but thorough explanation of each grammar...

A comprehensive and clear guide for those looking to improve their English grammar for use in the workplace.If you are required to use English at work but feel you need to build up your grammar, Collins'' new Business Grammar & Practice is the perfect solution.Well-known Business English experts Nick Brieger and Simon Sweeney guide the user through 72 units to explain the structure of the English language. Examples of real usage are followed by a simple but thorough explanation of each gramm...