Collins brings the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie to English language learners Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time & 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 22000
- 30000 words Each book
Includes:: Full reading of the adapted version available for free online Helpful notes on characters Cultural & historical notes relevant to the plot A glossary of the more difficult words Free online resources for students & teachers atwwwcollinseltcomreaders The plot Hercule Poirot the famous detective is on holiday in the south of England when he meets a lady called Nick Buckley Nick has had a lot of mysterious accidents' First her car brakes failed Then a large rock just missed her when she was walking & later a painting almost fell on her while she was asleep Finally Poirot finds a bullet hole in her hat! Nick is in danger & needs Poirot's help Can he find the guilty person before Nick is harmed? 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 & benefits from their reading experience