HarperCollins Publishers Amazing Medical People +MP3 CD (Amazing PR.2)

This book is Level 2 in the Amazing People Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1. Each book includes a free CD with a full recording of each story.
Contents:


• Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease, smallpox


• Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as ‘the lady with the lamp’


• Elizabeth Garrett, England’s first female doctor


• Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mind


• Jonas Salk who defeated the dangerous illness, polio


• Christiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heart

Word count: 10,006 / Headword count: 883

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 five or 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.


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