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Oxford Bookworms Factfiles: Titanic Level 1: 400-Word Vocabulary

Tim Vicary

prize graphic icon WINNER: The Language Learner Literature Award 2010

On a quiet sea, the biggest ship in the world is waiting. There is no noise from the engines. Up in the night sky there are hundreds of stars. Behind the ship, an iceburg - a great mountain of ice - goes slowly away into the black night. In the beautiful first-class rooms, rich passengers eat and listen to music. Down in the third-class cabins, families sleep. An exciting new life is waiting for them in America. But for many of the people in this small "city on the sea", this is their last night alive...

Non-fiction makes up most of what we read today. Oxford Bookworms Factfiles gives students practice accessing information with high-interest topics. Students can select from four levels to find books just right for their reading level and purpose.
Level 1:

400-Word Vocabulary

Average Page Count (Main Text):40

Average Word Count: 5,200

Lexile Measures: 310L-960L<

Approx. Reading Level: Grades 1-10

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Non-fiction makes up most of what we read today. Oxford Bookworms Factfiles gives students practice accessing information with high-interest topics. Students can select from four levels to find books just right for their reading level and purpose.

Language Level: Beginning-High Intermediate

Interest Level: Grades 4-12

Approx. Reading Level: Grades 3-12

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