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Listen to a quiz about these three writers and answer as quickly as possible.
Who wrote the first detective story?
What’s the name of Agatha Chritie’s famous detective?
When did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle create Holmes?
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the first detective story.
Hercule Poirot is the name of Agatha’s Christie famous detective.
Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes in 1887.
How long ago did Agatha Christie create Hercule Poirot?
Did Poe only write mystery stories?
How long ago did Poe write the first detective story?
When did Hercule Poirot first appear?
What did Doyle do in 1891?
She created Hercule Poirot 92 years ago.
No, he didn’t. He also wrote love poems.
He wrote the first detective story 171 years ago.
He first appeared in 1920.
Doyle killed Holmes.
Practise speaking: use the information below to ask and answer questions. Look at the example:
J.K. Rowling
write/ the first Harry Potter book
When did J.K. Rowling write the first Harry Potter book?
She wrote the first Harry Potter book in 1997.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
Practise speaking: use the information below to ask and answer questions. Look at the example:
J.K. Rowling
write/ the first Harry Potter book
How long ago did J.K. Rowling write the first Harry Potter book?
She wrote the first Harry Potter book 15 years ago.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
Now, it’s your turn.
Sir Alexander Fleming
discover/ penicilin
When did Sir Alexander Fleming discover penicilin?
He discovered penicilin in 1928.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
Now, it’s your turn.
Sir Alexander Fleming
discover/ penicilin
How long ago did Sir Alexander Fleming discover penicilin?
He discovered penicilin 84 years ago.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
Neil Armstrong
walk on the moon
When did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon?
He walked on the moon in 1969.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
Neil Armstrong
walk on the moon
How long ago did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon?
He walked on the moon 43 years ago.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
France
give/ the Statue of Liberty to the USA
When did France give the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA in 1886.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
France
give/ the Statue of Liberty to the USA
How long ago did France give the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA 126 years ago.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
Thomas Edison
Invent / the electric light bulb
When didThomas Edison invent the electric light bulb?
He invented the electric light bulb in 1878.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago
Thomas Edison
Invent / the electric light bulb
How long ago didThomas Edison invent the electric light bulb?
He invented the electric light bulb 134 years ago.
1878/…… years ago.
1886/ …… years ago
1928/ …… years ago.
1969/ …… years ago
1997/ …… years ago