Key phrases

He/ she was
He/ she was born
She first started
Eventually
Later
People love her/ his work because

Language point: Paragraphs and topic sentences

Early career
Achievements
Life

Read the biography
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie was a British writer. She was born in England in 1890 and died there in 1976. She first started writing when she was sixteen. Later, when she was a nurse, she had the idea for a detective story and she published her first novel in 1920. She was a very shy person,

Agatha Christie eventually became one of the most popular writers in history. She wrote more than sixty novels, as well as plays and poetry, and sold more than two billions books. There are translations of her book in more than 100 languages. People love her work because the characters and the mysteries are so interesting.

Think and plan

Life

What did Agatha Christie do?
Where was she born?
Where did she die?
Early career

When did she first start writing?
…
Achievements

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Write
Look at your notes and the selection in the model text and decide what information you want to include in each selection:

Life
Early career
Achievements
Then write your biography in your notebook. Include the key phrases. Then use your notes and create a video.

Checklist

· Key phrases
First conditional
Modal verbs (can, should, must)

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