A Jane Austen was a British writer. She was
born in England in 1775.
She lived in England for
her whole life. She died on
18th July in 1817
B By the age of sixteen, Jane Austen was writing
stories, poems and plays. She finished her firse
novel in 1795 and her second novel a year later
However, her father couldn't find a publisher
Her life changed in 1811 when she found a
publisher for her first book. She published the
book anonymously under the name 'A Lady.
C
In total she wrote six novels. She is most famous
for the books Sense and Sensibility and Pride and
Prejudice. Her novels were funnier and more
realistic than other novels of the time.
D Now, students at school and university study her
novels and there are about fifty different film and
TV versions of her stories. There are also two
Jane Austen museums in England.
1 Read the model text. Then match headings 1-5
with paragraphs A-D. There is one heading
that you do not need.
1 How Jane Austen started writing
2 Jane Austen's style of writing and her most
famous books
3 Jane Austen's likes and dislikes
4 How Jane Austen is still famous today
5 A summary of Jane Austen's life
2 Study the model text and find the time
expressions in blue. Then match 1-6 with a-f.​

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