1) _________________________________________ _________ 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 suffering from dyslexia when she was too young. She couldn’t read and write until she was older.

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.

Agatha Christie was one of the most successful writers in history.

She had some problems in her childhood

Her school life wasn’t good

4) _________________________________ One day Agatha’s 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 married to a doctor and went to Paris. She got divorced in 1928 and she got married again.

6) __________________________________ She wrote her first 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.

She worked hard.

One event changed Agatha’s life.

She had a simple private life.

What was Agatha famous for?

She was famous for her detective novels

How many detective novels did she write?

She wrote 80 detective novels

When was she born?

She was born on 15 September 1890

When did she die?

She died on 12 June 1976

Was she successful when she was young?

No she wasn’t

Could she read and write soon when she started the school

No she couldn’t

Why did she hate her school days?

Because she had problems with writing.

Could she have high grades in writing?

No she couldn’t

Could she spell well when she became a

famous writer?

No she couldn’t

Where did she write her first detective novel?

She wrote her first detectice novel in Paris.

THE STORY OF THE STOLEN NECKLACEThe 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.

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.

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 hard-working. When Ms.

Camay was bored, she went to the

hairdresser’s.

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

Was Ms. Camay a rich woman?

Yes she was

Did she wake up late that morning?

No, she didn't.

3. Could she find her gold necklace when

she opened the jewellery box?

No, she couldn’t.

4. What did she do when she couldn’t

find her gold necklace in the jewellery box?

4. She called the police soon.

5. Did she like wearing expensive

clothes and jewellery?

Yes, she did.

6. Who was Ms. Camay’s best friend?

Sandra Orson.

7. What was Sandra’s job?

She was a hairdresser

8. Where did Ms. Camay meet Sandra?

Ms. Camay met her in the hairdresser’s.

9. What happened when Sandra got to Ms. Camay’s house?

Ms. Camay accused Sandra of stealing

her necklace.

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.

When the detective Danny Moran saw Sandra, she was crying silently.D : 1) ______________________________________Sandra: Sure. My name is Sandra Orson.D : 2) _______________________________________Sandra: I am a hairdresser.D : 3) ______________________________________ Sandra: Yes, she is. She often comes to the hairdresser’s and I always do her hair.D : 4)_______________________________________Sandra: Yes, I do because we are close friends or we were...

Can I take your name, madam?

What’s your job?

Is Ms. Camay your costumer?

Do you go to her house?

D: 5) ______________________________________Sandra: Yes, I do. She broke her arm last month and I looked after her.D: 6) ______________________________________Sandra: Yes, I did because she couldn’t do anything by herself.D: 7)______________________________________Sandra: Five days.

Do you know her house well?

Did you stay at her house when she broke her arm?

How long did you stay there?

D: __________________________________Sandra: Err... No, I couldn’t.D: 9) ______________________________________Sandra: I was at the hairdresser’s.D: 10) ___________________________________Sandra: She came to the hairdresser’s and I did her hair yesterday.D: Thank you, Sandra.

Could you notice something unusual while you were staying there?

Ms. Orson, where were you yesterday?

When did you last see Ms. Camay?

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 yesterdayafternoon.

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..

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