Upper-intermediate

Contents:
Henry J Heinz, the man who invented tomato ketchup
William Lever who made millions from soap
Michael Marks, founder of the Marks and Spencer stores
Henry Ford, who mass-produced cars and made them affordable
Coco Chanel, the businesswoman who changed fashion for women
Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald’s chain of restaurants

BRITISH ENGLISH
Word count: 18,209
Headword count: 1,624

Each book includes a free CD with a full recording of each story.
PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials.

This book is Level 2 in the Collins E

Contents:
Voltaire, the French writer who believed in equality for all
Charlotte Brontë, the British novelist who wrote Jane Eyre
Mark Twain, the American who wrote Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer
Jacques Prévert, the writer known in France as ‘the People’s Poet’
Ayn Rand, whose writing expressed her own philosophical ideas
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn who wrote about life in a Soviet Labour Camp

BRITISH ENGLISH
Word count: 18,787
Headword count: 1,631

Each book includes a free CD with a full recording of each story.
PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study mate

Contents:
Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery
Michael Faraday, inventor of the electric motor
Marie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivity
Albert Einstein, creator of the Theory of Relativity
Alexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibiotic
Linus Pauling, chemist and peace activist

BRITISH ENGLISH
Word count: 15,287
Headword count: 1,631

Each book includes a free CD with a full recording of each story.
PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials.

This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series.
Level 2 is equivalent to

Poison has often played a part in fictional and real-life mysteries. This reader goes into the history of poison, from the everyday dangers in our food to the elaborate murders of the past.

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. These 96 leveled (A1-B2+), highly engaging titles feature Discovery Education™ videos that are fully integrated into the pedagogy of the readers. Choose from four formats: book plus access code for online content; online only; iOS app; and Android app. The online version of these readers comes complete with a learning management system - class creation, progress tracking, gradebook, and m

Jamal Malik, a street kid from the slums of Mumbai, has been arrested for cheating after answering eight questions correctly on the quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? As Jamal’s story unfolds, it becomes clear to the Inspector of Police that the boy’s troubled and chaotic life has provided him with the answers. Will Jamal succeed in answering the final question… and be reunited with the love of his life, the beautiful Latika?

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.

The People & Places spread at the start of each story sets the scene by introducing the key character

Skin: it covers us, we decorate it, it can tell us if we're healthy or not. Learn about our biggest and most visible organ, and how we can protect it.

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. These 96 leveled (A1-B2+), highly engaging titles feature Discovery Education™ videos that are fully integrated into the pedagogy of the readers. Choose from four formats: book plus access code for online content; online only; iOS app; and Android app. The online version of these readers comes complete with a learning management system - class creation, progress tracking, gradebook, and more - which frees teachers from the mund

What things do you want to do before you die? How can you make sure your life is never boring? Create a "bucket list"! This reader explores the most exciting, unusual, and sometimes crazy ways to build this list.

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. These 96 leveled (A1-B2+), highly engaging titles feature Discovery Education™ videos that are fully integrated into the pedagogy of the readers. Choose from four formats: book plus access code for online content; online only; iOS app; and Android app. The online version of these readers comes complete with a learning management system - class creation, progress tra

When five friends set out to enjoy a carefree skiing trip over New Year's weekend, tragedy was the last thing on their minds. Despite being avid and experienced outdoorsmen, they are no match for Mother Nature. This reader tells the story of young people coping with tragedy and finding redemption.

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. These 96 leveled (A1-B2+), highly engaging titles feature Discovery Education™ videos that are fully integrated into the pedagogy of the readers. Choose from four formats: book plus access code for online content; online only; iOS app; and Android app. The online version of these re

Set in New Zealand and in England, these three short stories by Katherine Mansfield explore the mysterious dark corridors of the mind, where we find happiness, despair and a complex network of other human emotions. In The Garden Party, which is set in New Zealand, Mansfield explores class consciousness, sensitivity and the co-existence of life and death. In The Singing Lesson, a young music teacher experiences a cascade of emotions in the space of a few hours. Feminism, vanity and materialism are the themes of A Cup of Tea.
Katherine Mansfield is one of the great modernist writers who reveals the complexity of human behaviour in seemingly ordinary situations.

Dossiers
Music: An expression of feelings; New Zealand; Edwardian England and

Collins English Readers help learners get the most out of Agatha Christie’s legendary crime stories.

Collins English Readers help learners get the most out of Agatha Christie’s legendary crime stories.

Collins English Readers help learners get the most out of Agatha Christie’s legendary crime stories.