David Maule

Over hundreds of years, the Romans built an empire. As they occupied the countries around them, they took with them their skills as builders and their language, laws and lifestyle. They changed the western world. But who were the Romans? How did they live? How were they ruled? How did they build their empire and how did they lose it?

Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to the present day.

Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner's own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to the present day.

Welcome to DK ELT Graded Readers. They explore aspects of the world around us and show the different ways in which people live now. They give you material for reading for information and reading for pleasure. You can use you English to do something real and the illustrations will help you to understand the text and the Picture Dictionary will help you understand the special words for this topic. You can also listen to the CD or cassette as well. DK ELT Graded Readers are a new series of readers for adolescent and young adult learners of English. They draws on the proven strengths of DK books for native speakers of English; an interesting approach to factual topics clear detailed illustrations and a combination of education information and enjoyment. These same strengths are now available to teachers and learners of English. The levels have been chosen for ease of use to approximate to the various UCLES exams and the readers can be used alongside the appropriate course book. The authors are practising ELT teachers and trainers with a special interest in the use of reading in and out of the classroom. The book is intended as a starting point and is useful for discussions workshops and general practice.