4.50 From Paddington: B2+ Level 5 (Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers)

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

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Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 5 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 5 is equivalent to CEF level B2+ with a word count of 22,000 30,000 words.

Each book includes:
Full reading of the adapted version available for free online
Helpful notes on characters
Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot
A glossary of the more difficult words
Free online resources for students and teachers at
www.collinselt.com/readers

The plot:
A woman is murdered on a train.
When Miss Marple telephones her friend Lucy Eyelesbarrow and asks her to go undercover to investigate, Lucy quickly accepts the challenge! Who is the dead woman What was the motive for her murder And why was the body thrown from the train and later hidden at Rutherford Hall
When a second murder takes place, everyone at Rutherford Hall seems in danger, so Miss Marple sets a trap to catch the murderer.

About Collins ELT Readers

Collins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels:
Level 1 elementary (A2)
Level 2 pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Level 3 intermediate (B1)
Level 4 upper- intermediate (B2)
Level 5 upper-intermediate+(B2+)
Level 6 advanced (C1)
Level 7 advanced + (C2)

Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

Author Bio

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.