Agatha Christie is one of the most successful writers ever. She was born in England in 1890 and during her lifetime wrote 66 detective novels and six romantic novels. She died in 1976. She created 2 famous characters, the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the British character Miss Marple. Agatha Christie has sold over two billion books. Her stories have been popular around the world and people have read them in over 103 different languages.
Agatha Christie was very imaginative and wrote many exciting stories about murders and mysteries. Some of the books have become films including Murder on the Orient Express.
There was also a mystery about the real Agatha Christie. In December 1926 she disappeared. Over a thousand police officers looked for her and a newspaper offered a reward of £100. She appeared again after 10 days.
Task 1. Read the text. Choose True or False. [5]
1)Agatha Christie was born in England in 1990. [1]
2)She wrote sixty six detective novels. [1]
3) Agatha Christie has sold over two million books. [1]
4) Agatha Christie was very kind and wrote many exciting stories about friendship and happiness. [1]
5) In December 1826 she disappeared. [1]
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Task 2. Open the brackets. Use Present Perfect: positive and negative [5]
1.I (take) a photo of our new house. + [1]
2.He (not write) a novel about dragons. - [1]
3.She (read) all the Harry Potter books. + [1]
4.My favourite book (not become) a film yet. - [1]
5.I (not see) that film. - [1]
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