Task 1 Read the text. Then choose the correct answers.
A SUCCESSFUL WRITER
Agatha Christie is one of the most successful writers ever. She was born in England in 1890 and during her
lifetime wrote sixty-six detective novels and six romantic novels. She died in 1976.
She created two 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.
1 What sort of books did Agatha Christie write?
non-fiction
fiction
newspaper articles
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