The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.

Contents:

Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in america

Pérez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as ‘the King of Mambo’

Ella Fitzgerald, typically the most popular feminine jazz singer in the USA

Luciano Pavarotti, among the world’s best opera singers

John Lennon, person in the famous band The Beatles

BRITISH ENGLISH

Word count number: 7,530

Headword count number: 687

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This book is Level 1 in the Collins ELT Readers series.

Level 1 is the same as CEF level A2.

About the Amazing People series:

A unique chance for learners of British to read approximately the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the globe has seen.

Each book contains six brief stories, told by the characters themselves, as though in their own words. The tales explain the most important elements of each character’s existence, offering an insight into how they had become such an important historic figure.

After each story, a timeline presents one of the most major events in their life inside a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is fantastic for checking comprehension or being a basis for task work or further research.

Created in association with The Amazing People Club.

About Collins ELT Readers:

Collins ELT Visitors are split into four amounts:

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 make sure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.