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020 _a013093982X (Student Book)
020 _a9780201619966 (Student Book)
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035 _aocm49749431
035 _zocm270748704
040 _aABES
_eAFNOR
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100 1 _aBroukal, Milada
245 1 0 _aWhat a Life! :
_bStories of Amazing People (Beginning) /
_cMilada Broukal.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aWhite Plains, NY :
_bLongman,
_c2000.
300 _avi, 101 p. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
440 _aWhat A Life!
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 _aIntroduction -- Unit 1 William Shakespeare, Writer -- Unit 2 Louis XIV, Royalty -- Unit 3 Florence Nightingale, Nurse -- Unit 4 Emily Dickinson, Poet -- Unit 5 Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer -- Unit 6 Marie Curie, Scientist -- Unit 7 Madam C.J. Walker, Entrepreneur -- Unit 8 Albert Einstein, Scientist -- Unit 9 Pablo Picasso, Artist -- Unit 10 Jean Paul Getty, Oil executive -- Unit 11 Terry Fox, Runner and activist -- Unit 12 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Athlete -- Unit 13 Minoru Yamasaki, Architect -- Unit 14 Akio Morita, Entrepreneur -- Unit 15 Maria Callas, Opera singer -- Unit 16 Fazil Say, Composer and pianist -- Unit 17 Anne Frank, Diarist -- Unit 18 Roberto Clemente, Baseball player -- Unit 19 Jane Goodall, Scientist -- Unit 20 Pelé, Soccer player -- Unit 21 Muhammad Ali, Boxer -- Unit 22 Anita Roddick, Entrepreneur -- Unit 23 Maya Lin, Architect -- Unit 24 Princess Diana, Royalty -- Unit 25 Wang Yani, Artist -- Bibliography
520 _a''What A Life! Stories of Amazing People, an engaging reader for beginning students of English, focuses on the lives of 25 fascinating people from around the world and across history. These biographies - surprising and always intriguing - explore the accomplishments and uniqueness of each individual. Students will be inspired by these people's lives and remarkable contributions to our world. Each unit of What A Life! features prereading, vocabulary, comprehension, discussion, and writing exercises.'' (Book Cover)
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aBiography
_xProblems, exercises, etc.
650 0 _aReaders
_xBiography.
856 _uhttps://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/404116026
_zCheck the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) catalog.
942 _2z
_cBK