Рассказ про агату кристи на английском языке 7 класс

Childhood and youth

Agatha Christie was a famous English writer. She was born on 15 September 1890 in Torquay, Devon. Her parents were wealthy US immigrants. Agatha was the youngest daughter in the family.

During World War I Agatha Christie worked as a hospital nurse. She liked it very much. First time she got married on Christmas Day (in 1914). Her husband Archibald Christie was an army officer. Five years later Agatha gave birth to their daughter Rosalind. This was the time when she started her career as a writer. In 1920 Agatha Christie published her first detective novel “The mysterious affair at Styles”.

In 1926 Agatha’s mother died, and soon after that her husband fell in love with another woman and asked for a divorce. In December 1926 Agatha Christie disappeared. She left a letter where she wrote that she was heading to Yorkshire. Nothing was known about her for 11 days. She didn’t explain her disappearance. In 1928 Archibald and Agatha divorced.

Second marriage and later years

In 1930 Agatha Christie went to Iraq. During that journey she met her future husband archaeologist Max Mallowan. Agatha Christie’s second husband was 15 years younger than her. They travelled together a lot. Agatha accompanied him on his trips to Iraq and Syria. Christie often used those settings for her new novels.

In 1971 her health became worse. There is an opinion that Agatha Christie suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Nevertheless, she kept on writing. Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976 at her home in Wallingford (Oxfordshire).

Agatha Christie’s works

Christie published more than 60 detective novels, 6 psychological novels and 19 story collections. Her 16 plays have been staged in London.

The most famous works by Agatha Christie are “And then there were none”, “Murder on the Orient express”, “Poirot investigates”, “The man in the brown suit” and many others.

Перевод на русский язык

Детство и молодость

Агата Кристи – известная английская писательница. Она родилась 15 сентября 1890 года в городе Торки, графство Девон. Ее родители были состоятельными переселенцами из США. Агата была младшей дочерью в семье.

Во время Первой Мировой войны Агата Кристи работала медсестрой в госпитале. Ей нравилась эта работа. Первый раз она вышла замуж на Рождество (в 1914 году). Ее муж Арчибальд Кристи был армейским офицером. Через пять лет Агата родила дочь Розалинду. Этот период стал началом творческого пути. В 1920 году Агата Кристи опубликовала свой первый детективный роман «Таинственное происшествие в Стайлз».

В 1926 году умерла мать Агаты, а вскоре после этого ее муж полюбил другую женщину и попросил развод. В декабре 1926 года Агата Кристи исчезла. Она оставила письмо, в котором написала, что отправилась в Йоркшир. В течение 11 дней о ней ничего не было известно. Сама она не объяснила свое исчезновение. В 1928 году Арчибальд и Агата развелись.

Второе замужество и последние годы

В 1930 году Агата Кристи поехала в Ирак. В этом путешествии она познакомилась со своим будущим мужем – археологом Максом Маллоуэном. Второй муж Агаты Кристи был моложе ее на 15 лет. Они много путешествовали вместе. Агата сопровождала мужа в поездках по Сирии и Ираку. Часто местом действия ее новых романов становились эти места.

В 1971 году ее здоровье стало ухудшаться. Существует мнение, что Агата Кристи страдала болезнью Альцгеймера. Тем не менее, она продолжала писать. Умерла Агата Кристи 12 января 1976 года у себя дома в городе Уоллингфорд (Оксфордшир).

Произведения Агаты Кристи

Кристи опубликовала более 60 детективных романов, 6 психологических романов и 19 сборников рассказов. 16 ее пьес были поставлены в Лондоне.

К самым известным произведениям Агаты Кристи относятся «Десять негритят», «Убийство в «Восточном Экспрессе», «Пуаро ведет следствие», «Человек в коричневом костюме» и многие другие.

Биография Агаты
Кристи

Childhood
and youth

Agatha Christie was a famous English writer. She was born on 15
September 1890 in Torquay, Devon. Her parents were wealthy US immigrants.
Agatha was the youngest daughter in the family.

During World War I Agatha Christie worked as a hospital nurse.
She liked it very much. First time she got married on Christmas Day (in 1914).
Her husband Archibald Christie was an army officer. Five years later Agatha
gave birth to their daughter Rosalind. This was the time when she started her
career as a writer. In 1920 Agatha Christie published her first detective novel
“The mysterious affair at Styles”.

In 1926 Agatha’s mother died, and soon after that her husband
fell in love with another woman and asked for a divorce. In December 1926
Agatha Christie disappeared. She left a letter where she wrote that she was
heading to Yorkshire. Nothing was known about her for 11 days. She didn’t
explain her disappearance. In 1928 Archibald and Agatha divorced.

Second
marriage and later years

In 1930 Agatha Christie went to Iraq. During that journey she
met her future husband archaeologist Max Mallowan. Agatha Christie’s second
husband was 15 years younger than her. They travelled together a lot. Agatha
accompanied him on his trips to Iraq and Syria. Christie often used those
settings for her new novels.

In 1971 her health became worse. There is an opinion that Agatha
Christie suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Nevertheless, she kept on writing.
Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976 at her home in Wallingford
(Oxfordshire).

Agatha
Christie’s works

Christie published more than 60 detective novels, 6
psychological novels and 19 story collections. Her 16 plays have been staged in
London.

The most famous works by Agatha Christie are “And then there
were none”, “Murder on the Orient express”, “Poirot investigates”, “The man in
the brown suit” and many others.

Детство и
молодость

Агата Кристи – известная английская писательница. Она родилась
15 сентября 1890 года в городе Торки, графство Девон. Ее родители были
состоятельными переселенцами из США. Агата была младшей дочерью в семье.

Во время Первой Мировой войны Агата Кристи работала медсестрой в
госпитале. Ей нравилась эта работа. Первый раз она вышла замуж на Рождество (в
1914 году). Ее муж Арчибальд Кристи был армейским офицером. Через пять лет
Агата родила дочь Розалинду. Этот период стал началом творческого пути. В 1920
году Агата Кристи опубликовала свой первый детективный роман «Таинственное
происшествие в Стайлз».

В 1926 году умерла мать Агаты, а вскоре после этого ее муж
полюбил другую женщину и попросил развод. В декабре 1926 года Агата Кристи
исчезла. Она оставила письмо, в котором написала, что отправилась в Йоркшир. В
течение 11 дней о ней ничего не было известно. Сама она не объяснила свое
исчезновение. В 1928 году Арчибальд и Агата развелись.

Второе
замужество и последние годы

В 1930 году Агата Кристи поехала в Ирак. В этом путешествии она
познакомилась со своим будущим мужем – археологом Максом Маллоуэном. Второй муж
Агаты Кристи был моложе ее на 15 лет. Они много путешествовали вместе. Агата
сопровождала мужа в поездках по Сирии и Ираку. Часто местом действия ее новых
романов становились эти места.

В 1971 году ее здоровье стало ухудшаться. Существует мнение, что
Агата Кристи страдала болезнью Альцгеймера. Тем не менее, она продолжала
писать. Умерла Агата Кристи 12 января 1976 года у себя дома в городе
Уоллингфорд (Оксфордшир).

Произведения
Агаты Кристи

Кристи опубликовала более 60 детективных романов, 6
психологических романов и 19 сборников рассказов. 16 ее пьес были поставлены в
Лондоне.

К самым известным произведениям Агаты Кристи относятся «Десять
негритят», «Убийство в «Восточном Экспрессе», «Пуаро ведет следствие», «Человек
в коричневом костюме» и многие другие.

   После ознакомления с содержанием Топика ( Сочинения ) по теме «Знаменитые Люди»   Советуем каждому из вас обратить внимание на дополнительные материалы. Большинство из наших топиков содержат дополнительные вопросы по тексту и наиболее интересные слова текста. Отвечая на не сложные вопросы по тексту вы сможете максимально осмыслить содержание Топика ( Сочинения ) и если вам необходимо написать собственное Сочинение по теме  «Знаменитые Люди» у вас возникнет минимум сложностей.

   Если у вас возникают вопросы по прочтению отдельных слов вы можете дважды нажать на непонятное слово и в нижнем левом углу в форме перевода есть отдельная кнопка которая позволит вам услышать непосредственно произношение слова. Или также вы можете пройти к разделу  Правила Чтения Английского Языка и найти ответ на возникший вопрос.

Agatha Christie

   Agatha Christie is known all over the world as the Queen of Crime. She wrote 78 detective novels, 19 plays, and 6 romantic novels. Her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. They are the third best-selling books in the world (after Shakespeare’s works and the Bible). Many of her novels and short stories have been filmed. The Mousetrap, her most famous play, is now the longest-running play in history of world theatre.
   Agatha Christie was born at Torquay, Devonshire. She was educated at home and took singing lessons in Paris. She began writing at the end of the First World War. Her first novel, «The Mysterious Affair at Styles» was published in 1920. That was the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, who became one of the most famous private detectives since Sherlock Holmes.
   Agatha Christie became generally recognized in 1926, after the publishing of her novel «The Murder of Roger Ackroyd». It is still considered her masterpiece.
   When Agatha Cristie got tired of Hercule Poirot she invented Miss Mar-pie, a deceptively mild old lady with her own method of investigation.
   The last Poirot book, The Curtain, appeared shortly before the writer’s death, and the last Miss Marple story, The Sleeping Murder, and her autobiography were published after her death.
   Agatha Christie’s success with millions of readers lies in her ability to combine clever plots with excellent character drawing* and a keen sense of humour with a great observation. Her plots always mislead the reader and keep him in suspense. He cannot guess who the criminal is. Fortunately, evil is always conquered in her novels.
   Agatha Christies language is simple and good and it is pleasant to read her books in the original.

Агата Кристи

   Агата Кристи известна во всем мире как Королева Детективов. Она написала 78 детективных романов, 19 пьес и 6 романов. Ее книги были переведены на 103 иностранных языка. Они третьи в мире бестселлеры (после работ Шекспира и Библии). По многим из ее романов и коротких рассказов были сняты фильмы. «Мышеловка», ее самая известная пьеса, является пьесой, дольше всего не сходящей со сцены в истории мирового театра.
   Агата Кристи родилась в Торки, Девоншире. Она получила образование дома и брала уроки пения в Париже. Она начала писать в конце Первой Мировой войны. В 1920 г. был издан ее первый роман, «Таинственное Дело в Стайлсе». Это было первым появлением Эркюля Пуаро, который стал одним из самых известных частных детективов со времен Шерлока Холмса.
   Агата Кристи завоевала всеобщее признание в 1926 г., после публикации ее романа «Убийство Роджера Акройда». Его все еще считают ее шедевром.
   Когда Агата Кристи устала от Эркюля Пуаро, она изобрела мисс Марпл, обманчиво мягкую пожилую леди со своим собственным методом расследования.
   Последняя книга о Пуаро, «Занавес», появилась незадолго до смерти автора, а последняя история о мисс Марпл, «Спящий убийца», и ее автобиография были опубликованы после ее смерти.
   Успех Агаты Кристи у миллионов читателей заключается в ее способности соединять умные сюжеты с превосходным описанием персонажей и тонкое чувство юмора с большой наблюдательностью. Ее сюжеты всегда вводят в заблуждение читателя и держат его в напряжении. Он не может догадаться, кто преступник. К счастью, зло всегда побеждено в ее романах.
   Язык Агаты Кристи прост и хорош, и приятно читать ее книги в оригинале.

Agatha Christie (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976)

The biography of Agatha Christie is adapted for an intermediate level. You can also read her biorgaphy in Russian.– Agatha Christie. The Biography (in Russian)

You will find all books by Agatha Christie on the website englishstory.ru in English and in Russian.

Agatha Christie is a very well-known woman writer. During her 86 years she wrote 78 detective stories, 150 short stories and 19 plays. Her books are published in 104 languages. They are sold in the third place after Shakespeare and the Bible.

But what kind of person was she? If you ask yourself this question, read the biography of Agatha Christie and you will get to know some interesting fact about her life and literary career.

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Words to understand:

1. slow-witted – медленно соображающий
2. to freeze up – застыть
3. a guest of honor – почетный гость
4. agoraphobia – агорафобией, боязнь пространства
5. mental disorder – психическое расстройство
6. to go through a bitter divorce – пережить тяжелый развод
7. “The Mousetrap” – «Мышеловка»
8. «The Murder of Roger Acroyd» – «Убийство Роджера Экройда»

Part 1. Famous and Strange

Let us start with her character. It was strange that being so famous, she didn’t like it, on the contrary she avoided publicity and never gave speeches in public. By nature Agatha Christie was a very shy and reserved person and only close people could understand her complex personality.

In her childhood Agatha Christie was kind of slow-witted and hardly could express her feelings. When her mother noticed this strange peculiarity of her daughter’s character, she tried to get her into music. It worked. She played the piano very well but for the same reason she would never become a professional pianist. Even small audiences made Christie freeze up when playing the piano.

Growing older she didn’t change. The incident that happened to her at the age of 72 proves that fact. In 1962 she was invited to a party organized in her honor. It was the celebration of the 10th anniversary of her play “The Mousetrap”, which took place in London, in Savoy Hotel. But when the doorman, not knowing her personally, refused to let her in, Agatha Christie just sadly turned away and went home. As the guest of honor didn’t appear, the party was a failure. It is believed that Christie may have suffered from a chronic form of a mental disorder, called agoraphobia. This illness creates a great fear of public places.

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Part 2. Adventurous and Brilliant

Christie was born in an upper class family at Torquay, Devonshire. All her childhood she spent in a large villa on the English seashore. She was very happy as a child.

Little Agatha was allowed to do what she wanted and she often amazed family with her actions. Once, at a very young age, she persuaded her brother to go out to sea on a sailboat. At the age of 6, she climbed out the 4th floor window and walked along the foot-wide ledge.

In 1911, at the age of 21, she went up in an airplane, which was a new invention for that time. Despite her public shyness, Agatha was adventurous and brave.

Agatha got home education, which was common for the young women during the Victorian era. Agatha was a brilliant pupil, she demonstrated excellent abilities in mathematics, logic, and music. Later her mother sent her to Paris to take singing lessons. But Agatha didn’t have friends and was often lonely. Having nobody to speak to, she talked… to trees in her garden and the imaginary creatures who lived in it.

When Agatha grew up and turned into a tall slim blonde. Young men found her very charming and she had had many admirers before she finally married. She started writing stories at a young age competing with her mother, who also had such a hobby. When Agatha’s father died at an early age, the family got into money difficulties. And Agatha thought that she would earn money for her family, writing books. She signed her first publishing contract at the age of 29. As a result she became a famous writer, who knows whether it would be possible in other circumstances.

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Part 3. Married and Divorced

Agatha married Archie Christie in 1914 and took his last name. Twelve years she lived rather happily but in the year of 1926 the misfortune started. First Agatha’s mother died. Hardly could she recover from her grief, the same year her husband announced that he was going to divorce her and marry their mutual friend, Nancy Neele. Agatha went through a bitter divorce and, as a result, became very depressed and mentally exhausted. These two events influenced her greatly and soon after that she disappeared. Her car was found outside London and the police started searching the ponds for her body but 11 days later she was discovered staying at a hotel in the north of England, under the name of Teresa Neele.

She said that she remembered nothing only that she had been in a car accident, though there was no any sign of damage to her car. The doctors suggested that she had an amnesia but everybody thought that it was a lie. The last name Neele that she had used in the hotel appeared on the front pages of every newspaper in England. It was the name of the woman that her husband wanted to marry.

Christie didn’t like to remember that incident, and it only increased her hatred for the press for the rest of her life.

Despite the divorce, Agatha Christie was still the center of attention with men. And, at the age of 40, Agatha married Macmillian Mallown, who was 15 years younger than she. This marriage appeared to be arranged in heaven. They were madly happy. Her second husband adored her and they spent almost every day together. He was an archeologist and Agatha followed him to Egypt and other countries, helping him to arrange artefacts and make excavations. She was very worried that she would probably die earlier and it really happened. He lived rather lonely till the end of his life.

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Part 4. The Secret of Christie’s Popularity

You still wonder why books by Agatha Christie have become so popular among many people of different nationalities? Here are some ideas.

First of all, she had a genius for constructing complex plots. She had no difficulties to find ideas for her novels. On the contrary, she would have 5 different stories in mind at the same time, and it took her much effort to concentrate on one of them.

Secondly, Christie had a genius to create her great detective Poirot in her first novel. He has became one of the most popular private detectives since Sherlock. He has an image of a funny little man, with an egghead and moustache. By the way, it is strange that Christie never mentioned his nation, his family and class.

Agatha Christie became well-known in 1926 after the publishing of her novel «The murder of Roger Acroyd». It is still considered her masterpiece. She was very creative and wrote at least one novel a year for the rest of her life. When Christie got tired of Poirot, she invented Miss Marple, an old lady with her own method of investigation.

The plots of her books always keep the reader in suspense because till the last page he cannot guess who the criminal is. Agatha Christie’s language is rather simple and language students are usually advised to read her books in the original.

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