Broukal Milada. What A Life! Stories of Amazing People

Челмсфорд, 2001. — 201 c.William Shakespeare Writer.
Louis XIV Royalty.
Florence Nightingale Nurse.
Emily Dickinson Poet.
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky Composer.
Marie Curie Scientist.
Madam C.J. Walker Entrepreneur.
Albert Einstein Scientist.
Pablo Picasso Artist.
Jean Paul Getty Oil executive.
Terry Fox Runner and activist.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Athlete.
Minoru Yamasaki Architect.
Akio Morita Entrepreneur.
Maria Callas Opera singer.
Fazil Say. Composer and pianist.
Anne Frank Diarist.
Roberto Clemente Baseball player.
Jane Goodall Scientist.
Pele Soccer player.
Muhammad Ali Boxer.
Anita Roddick Entrepreneur.
Maya Lin Architect.
Princess Diana Royalty.
WangYani Artist.What A Life! Stories of Amazing People is a beginning reader. It is the first in a three-book series of biographies for students of English as a second or foreign language.Twenty-five people have been selected for this book: 12 women and 13 men.Their backgrounds and talents are very different, ranging from a nineteenth-century Russian composer, to an African American boxing champion, to a young Chinese artist. All of them have made significant contributions to the world.
Each unit focuses on one person’s biography and contains:
A prereading activity.
A reading passage (300-350 words).
Topic-related vocabulary work.
Comprehension exercises, including pair work.
Discussion questions.
A writing activity.