Подготовлено учителем английского языка Соболевой Алевтиной Владимировной. МОУ «Гимназия 4», г.о. Электросталь, Московская область год К УМК И.Н.Верещагиной, О.В. Афанасьевой, 5 класс LESSON 3
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on 15 September 1890 in England. She was only eleven when her father died. On Christmas Eve of 1914 Agatha married Archie Christie, her first husband, an aviator. Their daughter was born on 5th August 1919 but in 1928 they divorced. In 1930 she met Max Mallowan, her second husband, an archaeologist. She and Max were happily married for 46 years. After a hugely successful career and a wonderful life Agatha died peacefully on 12 January 1976.
Agatha Christie is known all over the world as the Queen of Crime. She wrote about 70 crime novels, 19 plays and 6 romantic novels. Her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. She is the third best-selling author in the world (after Shakespeare and the Bible). Many of her novels and short stories have been filmed.
Some of them
She invented Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, the most famous detectives.
« Ten Little Niggers» -Десять негритят. "The murder on the Oriental Express-Убийство в «Восточном Экспрессе». «The Murder of Roger Ackroyd» - Убийство Роджера Экройда "The Mousetrap"- Мышеловка. "Witness for the Prosecution"- Свидетель обвинения. and many others….. " Poirot Investigates" -Пуаро расследует. «Murder at the Vicarage»- Убийство в доме викария.
1. When and where was Agatha Christie born? 2. How old was Agatha when she lost her father? 3. Who was her first husband? What was he? 4. She had a son and a daughter, didnt she? 5. How old was Agatha Christie when she married for the second time? 6. Which famous characters did she create? Why is she called the Queen of Crime? 7. Have you read any of her books in Russian? In English? Name some of her novels. 8. Would you like to read A. Christie's books? 9. Have you seen any of the films based on her works? 10. Is reading one of your hobbies? Are you fond of reading detective stories? Why?
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