What worried Mr Horowitz before starting a book?

Why was writing the book about Sherlock Holmes easier than Mr Horowitz thought?

Studying at school

 

Nowadays it is not easy to choose a profession because there are a lot of them: teachers and doctors, engineers and drivers, turners and fitters, machinists and adjusters, etc. all of these professions are of great importance for the country and national economy. And of course, there are many vocational schools, professional colleges and lyceums, institutes and universities, where students can become skilled specialists.

As for me, I followed my parents’ advice and decided to become a turner. So now I study at the professional machine-building lyceum. I’ll be a highly qualified worker if I study hard.

Our lyceum was founded in 1983 and has a long history and old traditions. Our classrooms are situated in a four-storeyed building. The lyceum has a library with a large and cosy reading room, a gym, different workshops and laboratories.

In our lyceum we get general knowledge in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Literature and languages, and also we study special subjects: Technology, Technical Drawing, Electricity and others. Twice a week we have our training at the plants or our workshops. Now I quite realize that workers’ professions are different but interesting. I’m proud to be a student of our professional lyceum.

 

Билет № 7 ( 13 )

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

 

Agatha Christie wrote some of the best detective stories in English. Her own life also contains a mystery that has only recently been solved.

The story began like this. At 9.45 pm on December 3rd 1926, Agatha Christie left her home in the south of England, saying that she was going out for a drive in her car. The next morning, her car was found quite far away crashed. The front end of the car was in some bushes, the headlights were still on. Inside, there were only some women's clothes and Agatha Christie's driving license.

The detective in charge of the case, William Kenward immediately organized a big search of the area. Policemen came from different parts of the country to help in the search, even some famous detective writers were asked to help.

Archie Christie, Agatha's husband, told everyone that his wife was suffering from amnesia. However, soon the police discovered that the marriage between Archie and Agatha Christie was not a happy one, and that Archie and Agatha were having problems. But he could not admit that his marriage was in trouble because people might have thought that he had had something to do with her disappearance.

At this point, the police received a letter. In the letter, Agatha told Archie's brother that she was going away to rest in Yorkshire, Harrogate. The police now went there and looked for her at all the hotels. But they did not find Agatha Christie as she had not checked in using her real name. Instead, she had introduced herself as Neele, a visitor from South Africa.

The situation was very upsetting for the police as they didn't find her.

Instead, the musicians in the dance band at the hotel recognized her. It was not an easy story to believe and most people did not in fact believe it. But all what we know now is that she did not do it for publicity. She did it as she was going through an unhappy time with her husband. Later, in fact, their marriage broke up and they got divorced. However, her disappearance did make Agatha Christie the most popular crime writer in the country.

1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. How did the story begin? Read aloud the extract which says about it.

3. What are the details of the police investigation?

4. Why did Agatha Christie disappear according to the article?

Мифическое исчезновение

Агата Кристи написала несколько самых лучших детективов на английском языке. Ее собственная жизнь содержит тайну, которая недавно была раскрыта. История началась таким образом. В 9.45 вечера 3 декабря 1926года Агата Кристи ушла из дома на юге Англии, сказав, что она уезжает на своей машине. На следующие утро ее машина была найдена разбитой. Передняя часть машины была в кустах. Фары еще горели. Внутри была только какая-то женская одежда и водительские права Агаты Кристи.

Детектив, ведущий это дело, Уильям Кенуорд тут же организовал на этой территории поиск. Полицейские прибыли из разных частей страны помочь в поиске, даже были приглашены некоторые известные писатели- детективы.

Арчи Кристи, муж, Агаты Кристи рассказал всем, что его жена страдала амнезией. Однако вскоре полиция раскрыла, что брак Арчи и Агаты Кристи был несчастливым. У Арчи и Агаты были проблемы. Но он не мог признать, что его брак неудачный, потому что люди могли подумать, что он что-то сделал, чтоб она исчезла.

По этому поводу полиция получила письмо. В письме Агата рассказывала брату Арчи, что она собирается отдохнуть в Йоркшире, Харагейт. Полиция поехала туда и искала ее во всех отелях, но они не нашли Агату Кристи, поскольку она не использовала свое настоящие имя. Вместо этого она представлялась как Нил, гостья из Южной Африки.

Ситуация была очень грустная для полиции, поскольку они ее не нашли. Но тут музыканты танцевальной группы узнали ее.

В эту историю нелегко было поверить. И фактически большинство людей не поверили в это. Но все, что мы знаем теперь, что она это сделала не для огласки. Она это сделала, поскольку у нее был трудный период с мужем. Позже фактически их брак распался и они развелись. Однако ее исчезновение сделало Агату Кристи самой популярной писательницей о преступлениях в стране.

 

1)This text is about Agatha Christie, the famous crime writer in England. It is said about her life, about her unhappy marriage with her husband Archie Christie.

 

2) The story began like this. At 9.45 pm on December 3rd 1926, Agatha Christie left her home in the south of England, saying that she was going out for a drive in her car. The next morning, her car was found quite far away crashed. The front end of the car was in some bushes, the headlights were still on. Inside, there were only some women's clothes and Agatha Christie's driving license. The detective in charge of the case, William Kenward immediately organized a big search of the area. Policemen came from different parts of the country to help in the search, even some famous detective writers were asked to help. Archie Christie, Agatha's husband, told everyone that his wife was suffering from amnesia. However, soon the police discovered that the marriage between Archie and Agatha Christie was not a happy one, and that Archie and Agatha were having problems. But he could not admit that his marriage was in trouble because people might have thought that he had had something to do with her disappearance.

 

3)The detectives immediately organized a big search of the area, where Agatha Christie’s car was found. Policemen came from different parts of the country.

 

4)According to the article Agatha was going through an unhappy time with her husband. She changed her name and she introduced herself as Neele, a visitor from South Africa. The police couldn’t find her.

 

Билет № 7 ( 25 )

James: Morning, mum.

Mother: Good morning, James. Will you, please, help me to get breakfast ready?

James: Sure, mum.Oh, by the way, mum, what will w do this Sunday?

Mother: Well, there are a lot of things we can do, but I think we have to talk to dad about it first. I’m afraid he’ll want to stay home.

James: Oh, well, if he wants to stay in I’ll go and see a football match then. MU’s playing with Chelsea!

Mother: We’ll see about it. We may drive to the country and can all take a long walk in the wood! Then have a picnic by the lake! We haven’t done it for a long time.

James: On, no! It’s so boring! I never enjoy those walks. Besides, they forecast bad weather for the weekend. I’d better stay in town and see a match with the friends. It’ll be great fun I am sure!

Mother: All right. But let’s talk about it later. It’s only Wednesday today!

James: But it will be too late then. The boys are buying tickets for the match now. I won’t be able to get it later!

Mother: Let’s wait for father anyway.

James: OK. When will he be back?

Mother: I’m not sure but I hope he’ll be back at 8 pm.

James: All right, then. I do hope he’ll let me go to the football match.

1. What does the boy want to do?

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