Oxford Bookworms Factfiles: Level 3

Series · 5 books · 1997-2003

By Alan C. McLean, Steve Ziolkowski, Paul A. Davies, and more

Books in series

The Olympic Games

2001

Factfiles are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students of English who are not so much interested in fiction. This Stage 3 reader takes a look at the Olympic Games.

The Cinema

1997

Factfiles are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students on a wide variety of themes. Exercises at the back of each book check student's understanding of the text and provide ideas for activities and project work.

Laughter

2003

This full-color series presents nonfiction topics about interesting places and subjects. Each title features color photographs and a glossary to help with vocabulary comprehension. Exercises and suggestions for project work are also included. The books are graded at 400-to 1,400-word vocabulary levels. Audio CDs or Cassettes are available for select titles.

Oxford Bookworms Factfiles

Information Technology: Level 3: 1000-Word VocabularyInformation Technology

2002

Features topics such as environmental issues, historical facts, and culture. Full-color photographs, introductions, glossaries, and exercises enhance student reading and learning. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

Martin Luther King

2001

Authors

Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico.

John Escott started by writing children's books and comic scripts, but now writes and adapts books for students of all ages. He especially enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers, and is a member of the British Crime Writers Association. With Oxford University Press John has published London for the Oxford Bookworms Factfile series; Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery, Star Reporter, Girl on a Motorbike, The Fly and Other Horror Stories, and The Scarlet Letter for the Oxford Bookworms Library series; The Magician, Time for a Robbery, Star for a day, Tomorrow's Girl, and The Man with Three NAMEs for the Hotshot Puzzles series; and A Pretty Face for the Dominoes series.