Key phrases

He/ she was
He/ she was born
She first started
Eventually
Later
People love her/ his work because

Language point: Paragraphs and topic sentences

Early career
Achievements
Life

Read the biography
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie was a British writer. She was born in England in 1890 and died there in 1976. She first started writing when she was sixteen. Later, when she was a nurse, she had the idea for a detective story and she published her first novel in 1920. She was a very shy person,

Agatha Christie eventually became one of the most popular writers in history. She wrote more than sixty novels, as well as plays and poetry, and sold more than two billions books. There are translations of her book in more than 100 languages. People love her work because the characters and the mysteries are so interesting.

Think and plan

Life

What did Agatha Christie do?
Where was she born?
Where did she die?
Early career

When did she first start writing?
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Achievements

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Write
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Life
Early career
Achievements
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Checklist

· Key phrases
First conditional
Modal verbs (can, should, must)

once a city mouse visited his cousin in the country. the country mouse shared his simple but wholesome food. peas, tasty roots were stored in the mouse’s home in the field.

«i find the countryside charming,» the city mouse said to his cousin, «but your food is plain, and your home quite dreary.»

«come to the city and live with me, we shall play in my luxurious home – and will have a banquet each day.»

so they left the green country and moved to the city. the noise, the traffic, bustling crowds jostling each other was almost too much for the simple country mouse.

«here we are at last,» said the sophisticated city mouse as they entered into a huge towering mansion.

the house was elegant… deep carpets, plush furniture – and a pantry that was full of the best food. swiss cheese, salty bacon and fresh biscuits – all were there, ready to eat.

hungry from long journey, the city mouse and the country mouse began their feast.

suddenly a heavy door slammed, loud footsteps of big boots were heard – the threatening deep purr of an angry cat chilled the air.

«what was that? » the country mouse stuttered. 

«oh, that is the master with his big cat.»

«good-by, cousin,» the country mouse squealed as he leaped through the hole in the pantry wall. «i’m going back to the country. i prefer to live with the woods and the fresh gurgling streams rather than in your exciting city.»