Dead Mans Folly: B1 (Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers)

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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 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1 with a word count of 11,000 20,000 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:
Poirot receives a phone call from famous crime writer Ariadne Oliver she is staying with friends in Devon and she believes a murder is going to take place. When Poirot arrives to investigate, he cant understand her concerns everyone is busy working together to prepare for a village fete. Why would anyone be planning a murder
Soon Poirot realizes that everything is not as it seems but can he act quickly enough to stop the murder being committed

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.