Elementary

Contents:
Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press
Louis Braille, creator of an alphabet for blind people
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone
Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric light bulb
Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless system
John Logie Baird, inventor of the television

BRITISH ENGLISH
Word count: 6,805
Headword count: 726

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

Oxford Read and Imagine graded readers are at eight levels (Starter, Beginner, and Levels 1 to 6) for students from age 4 and older. They offer great stories to read and enjoy. Activities provide Cambridge Young Learner Exams preparation.
At Levels 1 to 6, every storybook reader links to an Oxford Read and Discover non-fiction reader.

Audio in a choice of American and British English is available for every reader.
At Levels 1 to 6, audio is available in CD packs for every reader.

Oxford Read and Imagine graded readers are at eight levels (Starter, Beginner, and Levels 1 to 6) for students from age 4 and older. They offer great stories to read and enjoy. Activities provide Cambridge Young Learner Exams preparation.
At Levels 1 to 6, every storybook reader links to an Oxford Read and Discover non-fiction reader.

Audio in a choice of American and British English is available for every reader.
At Levels 1 to 6, audio is available in CD packs for every reader.

Oxford Read and Imagine graded readers are at eight levels (Starter, Beginner, and Levels 1 to 6) for students from age 4 and older. They offer great stories to read and enjoy. Activities provide Cambridge Young Learner Exams preparation.
At Levels 1 to 6, every storybook reader links to an Oxford Read and Discover non-fiction reader.

Audio in a choice of American and British English is available for every reader.
At Levels 1 to 6, audio is available in CD packs for every reader.

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