It includes the agatha cristie's biography and a detective story

1. 1) Agatha Christie was one of the most successful writers in history.
_________________________________________ _________
She was famous for her detective novels. She wrote 80
detective novels. She was born on 15 September 1890 and
she died on 12 January 1976.
2) _________________________________________ She was
She had some problems in her childhood
suffering from dyslexia when she was too young. She
couldn’t read and write until she was older.
Her school life wasn’t good
3) ______________________________________ She hated her
schooldays because she had problems with writing. She
usually got low grades in writing. In short, she was
unhappy in school. She decided to leave school. Her
parents were disappointed when she left school early.

2. 4) _________________________________ One day Agatha’s
One event changed Agatha’s life.
little sister said:‘Can’t you read and write? What a shame
of you!’. She worked hard and she could read and write.
Then, she started writing. When she became a famous
writer, she couldn’t still spell well.
5) ____________________________________ In 1914 she got
She had a simple private life.
married to a doctor and went to Paris. She got divorced
in 1928 and she got married again.
6) __________________________________ She wrote her first
She worked hard.
detective novel in Paris. Unfortunately, publishing
houses refused her book. She went on writing and one
publishing house accepted the book in 1920. She
travelled around the world. She won the Grand Master
Award and Edgar Award in 1955. Queen Elizabeth II
gave her the prize of The Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire in 1971. She died on 12 January 1976. All in
all, most people know her books and enjoy reading them
nowadays.

3. What was Agatha
famous for?
She was famous for
her detective novels

4. How many detective
novels did she write?
She wrote 80
detective novels

5. When was she born?
She was born on 15
September 1890

6. When did she die?
She died on 12 June
1976

7. Was she successful
when she was young?
No she wasn’t

8. Could she read and
write soon when she
started the school
No she couldn’t

9. Why did she hate her
school days?
Because she had
problems with
writing.

10. Could she have high
grades in writing?
No she couldn’t

11. Could she spell well
when she became a
famous writer?
No she couldn’t

12. Where did she write her
first detective novel?
She wrote her first
detectice novel in Paris.

13. THE STORY OF THE STOLEN
NECKLACE
The First Part – In the morning
In a summer morning, Ms. Camay woke up
early. She had a shower and she got dressed.
After she had a big breakfast, she went to
her bedroom. She opened her jewellery box.
She looked for her gold necklace, but she
couldn’t find it. She called the police soon.

14. Ms. Camay was a rich woman and she
lived alone. She never got married. She
was in her sixties. She was proud and
selfish. She was always fashionable. She
liked wearing expensive clothes and
jewellery.

15. She had a best friend. Her name was Sandra
Orson. She was an old and single
woman, too. She wasn’t rich. She was a
hairdresser. Ms. Camay met her in the
hairdresser’s. She loved her because shewas
very nice to her. She was shy and hardworking. When Ms. Camay was bored, she
went to the hairdresser’s.

16. One morning Sandra’s phone rang loudly. It
was Ms. Camay and she was very unhappy.
When Sandra got to Ms. Camay’s house, Ms.
Camay accused Sandra of stealing her
necklace. Unfortunately, the police found
the necklace in Sandra’s handbag. They
found Sandra’s fingerprints and footprints
in Ms. Camay’s house too.So, they arrested
her and they took her to prison

17. Was Ms. Camay a
rich woman?
Yes she was

18. Did she wake up late
that morning?
No, she didn't.

19. 3. Could she find her
gold necklace when she
opened the jewellery
box?
No, she couldn’t.

20. 4. What did she do when
she couldn’t find her
gold necklace in the
jewellery box?
4. She called the police
soon.

21. 5. Did she like wearing
expensive clothes and
jewellery?
Yes, she did.

22. 6. Who was Ms. Camay’s
best friend?
Sandra Orson.

23. 7. What was Sandra’s job?
She was a hairdresser

24. 8. Where did Ms. Camay
meet Sandra?
Ms. Camay met her in
the hairdresser’s.

25. 9. What happened when
Sandra got to Ms.
Camay’s house?
Ms. Camay accused
Sandra of stealing her
necklace.

26. 10. Why did the police
arrest Sandra?
10. Because the police found Ms.
Camay's necklace in Sandra’s
handbag. They found Sandra’s
fingerprints and footprints at
Ms. Camay’s house too.

27. When the detective Danny Moran saw
Sandra, she was crying silently.
Can I take your name, madam?
D : 1) ______________________________________
Sandra: Sure. My name is Sandra Orson.
D : 2) _______________________________________
What’s your job?
Sandra: I am a hairdresser.
Is Ms. Camay your costumer?
D : 3) ______________________________________
Sandra: Yes, she is. She often comes to the
hairdresser’s and I always do her hair.
Do you go to her house?
D : 4)_______________________________________
Sandra: Yes, I do because we are close friends
or we were...

28. Do you know her house well?
D: 5) ______________________________________
Sandra: Yes, I do. She broke her arm last
month and I looked after her.
Did you stay at her house when she broke her arm?
D: 6) ______________________________________
Sandra: Yes, I did because she couldn’t do
anything by herself.
How long did you stay there?
D: 7)______________________________________
Sandra: Five days.

29. Could you notice something unusual while you were staying there?
D: __________________________________
Sandra: Err... No, I couldn’t.
Ms. Orson, where were you yesterday?
D: 9) ______________________________________
Sandra: I was at the hairdresser’s.
When did you last see Ms. Camay?
D: 10) ___________________________________
Sandra: She came to the hairdresser’s and I
did her hair yesterday.
D: Thank you, Sandra.

30. B. The detective: Good
morning, Ms. Camay. Can I ask you
a few questions?
E. Ms. Camay: Of course, you can.
C. The detective: Where were you
yesterday?
F. Ms. Camay: I was at home
yesterday morning, but I went to
the hairdresser’s yesterday
afternoon.

31. G. The detective: What were
you wearing yesterday
afternoon?
H. Ms. Camay: I was wearing a
nice expensive dress and a pair
of black shoes.
A.The detective: Were you
wearing your stolen necklace?
K. Ms. Camay: Yes, I was
wearing it.
.

32. J. The detective: Did you take
it off when you came home
yesterday?
I. Ms. Camay: Yes, I took off it.
Err... I’m sorry dear, but I can’t
remember.
L. The detective: When did you
notice it was stolen?
D. Ms. Camay: This morning