Amazing Architects and Artists

A2-B1

F. H. Cornish, Fiona MacKenzie, F. H. Cornish, Fiona MacKenzie

• Publisher: Collins
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9780007544967
• eBook ISBN: 9780007556922
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: History of Architecture
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.

Contents:
Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona Lisa
Christopher Wren who rebuilt London
Antoni Gaudí who built the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish painter
Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican female artist

BRITISH ENGLISH
Word count: 10,172
Headword count: 941

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Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure.

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GLOSSARY

abdomen NOUN

the part of your body below your chest

acrobat NOUN

someone who entertains people by performing difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus

appoint VERB

to choose someone for a job or a position

apprentice NOUN

a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill

arrest VERB

to take someone to a police station, because they may have broken the law

artificial ADJECTIVE

made by people, instead of nature

bandage NOUN

a long strip of cloth that is wrapped around an injured part of your body to protect or support it

belief NOUN

a powerful feeling that something is real or true

bishop NOUN

a leader in the Christian church whose job is to look after all the churches in a particular area

brick NOUN

a rectangular block used for building walls

cathedral NOUN

a large and important church

ceramic ADJECTIVE

made from clay (= a type of earth) that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard

ceramics PLURAL NOUN

objects made from clay (= a type of earth) that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard

chapel NOUN

a room or part of a church that people pray in

civil war NOUN

a war between different groups of people who live in the same country

classical ADJECTIVE

of a style from ancient Greece or Rome, with columns and large arches

client NOUN

a person who pays someone for a service

commission NOUN

a request from someone to do a piece of work for them and be paid for it

VERB

to arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you

communism UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the political idea that people should not own private property and workers should control how things are produced

communist NOUN

someone who supports the ideas of communism

costume NOUN

a set of clothes that someone wears in a performance

creative ADJECTIVE

using something in a new way

criticize VERB

to express your disapproval of someone or something

cure NOUN

a treatment for getting rid of a particular disease

destruction UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

damage that is so severe something cannot be used again or does not exist any longer

detail NOUN

one of the small, individual parts of something

detailed ADJECTIVE

containing a lot of details

dimensional ADJECTIVE

A three-dimensional object is solid. A two-dimensional object is flat.

dome NOUN

a round roof

dream (dreams, dreaming, dreamed or dreamt) VERB

to see events in your mind while you are asleep

dreamer NOUN

someone who looks forward to pleasant events that may never happen instead of thinking about what they are doing now

drug NOUN

a substance used as a medicine

easel NOUN

a stand that supports a picture while an artist is working on it

exhibit VERB

to put an object in a public place such as a museum so that people can come to look at it

geology UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the study of the Earth’s structure, surface and origins

geometry UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

a type of mathematics relating to lines, angles, curves and shapes

gothic ADJECTIVE

of a style from the Middle Ages, with high curved ceilings and pointed arches

harp NOUN

A musical instrument that has strings stretched from the top to the bottom of a frame. You play the harp with your fingers.

income NOUN

the money that a person earns or receives

injury NOUN

damage to someone’s body, especially as a result of an accident

inspire VERB

to give you new ideas and a strong feeling of enthusiasm

instrument NOUN

an object that you use for making music

interrupt VERB

to say or do something that causes someone to stop what they are doing

interruption NOUN

an occasion when someone is interrupted

invade VERB

to attack and enter a country

inventor NOUN

someone who thinks of and makes things that have never existed before

local ADJECTIVE

in or from the place where you live

make peace with VERB

to end an argument with someone, especially by saying sorry

mathematician NOUN

someone who is trained in the study of numb...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Christopher Wren
• Antoni Gaudí
• Pablo Picasso
• Frida Kahlo
• Glossary
• Keep Reading
• Copyright
• About the Publisher