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    Amazing Explorers: B1
    Amazing Explorers: B1
    Amazing Explorers: B1
    Audiobook1 hour

    Amazing Explorers: B1

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers

    Narrated by Anne Collins

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    About this audiobook

    The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

    Contents:
    Marco Polo who taught the world about China
    Ibn Battuta who travelled to 44 countries
    Christopher Columbus who discovered new worlds
    James Cook, first to sail around the world in both directions
    David Livingstone who explored Africa
    Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space

    BRITISH ENGLISH
    Word count: 14,679
    Headword count: 1,163

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

    This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series.
    Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level 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 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJul 13, 2017
    ISBN9780008268572
    Amazing Explorers: B1

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