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Murder on the Orient Express
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 is on his way home to London on the famous Simplon Orient Express when a murder is committed. It is clear that no one entered or left the train, which means one of Poirot’s fellow passengers must be guilty but which one? And why would they have murdered a man they didn’t know?
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 is on his way home to London on the famous Simplon Orient Express when a murder is committed. It is clear that no one entered or left the train, which means one of Poirot’s fellow passengers must be guilty but which one? And why would they have murdered a man they didn’t know?
96 pages, Paperback
Published October 4, 2017
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January 4, 2018
The beginning of this book is a bit slow. It takes a little time to really get into it. The writing style can make it a little difficult but it picks up and becomes amazingly enjoyable later on. The ending makes the whole book worth reading through!
January 11, 2024
Mais uma vez não descobri quem era o assassino até o final do livro, fico chocada em como todas as vezes eu sou enganada okkkkk eu adoro os livros da Agatha Cristie, adoro ser feita de trouxa.
August 24, 2018
Title:
Murder on the Orient Express
Author:
Agatha Christie
Genre:
Mystery(Fiction)
Summary:
This book is about a detective riding on a train and while on the train there was a murder on the train. He was asked by the conductor and directors to contribute on solving the case. He started to ask passengers about what they were doing at the murder time. he thought it was strange that everyone had a perfect alibi. But as he was a great detective he found little holes between the alibis and discovered the murderer. And the murderer is the unexpected person...
Character:
Main Character-Hercule Poirot-He is the detective that solved the case of the Murder on the Orient Express. He is the best detective of his time. He used to work in the Belgium police with the director of the train. I like this character because of the way he solves the problem is cool. There is a lot of more story about him by Agatha Christie which I really enjoy reading.
Character that I don't like-Ratchett(Cassetti)-He is the man that got killed in the murder. His real name was called Cassetti who kidnapped and murdered a 3-year-old girl. He used the money he got by kidnapping to run away from laws and to escape out of America. When he went out of America he changed his name to Ratchett. I don't like him because he kidnapped and got money but gave the girl back by killing her so lots of people around that girl suicided or died with shock.
Recommendation:
I will recommend to people that are fine with murder and that likes mystery and detective stories. I really recommend to people of all ages but not that young because it's fun for me and my grandma but my brother might get scared.
Murder on the Orient Express
Author:
Agatha Christie
Genre:
Mystery(Fiction)
Summary:
This book is about a detective riding on a train and while on the train there was a murder on the train. He was asked by the conductor and directors to contribute on solving the case. He started to ask passengers about what they were doing at the murder time. he thought it was strange that everyone had a perfect alibi. But as he was a great detective he found little holes between the alibis and discovered the murderer. And the murderer is the unexpected person...
Character:
Main Character-Hercule Poirot-He is the detective that solved the case of the Murder on the Orient Express. He is the best detective of his time. He used to work in the Belgium police with the director of the train. I like this character because of the way he solves the problem is cool. There is a lot of more story about him by Agatha Christie which I really enjoy reading.
Character that I don't like-Ratchett(Cassetti)-He is the man that got killed in the murder. His real name was called Cassetti who kidnapped and murdered a 3-year-old girl. He used the money he got by kidnapping to run away from laws and to escape out of America. When he went out of America he changed his name to Ratchett. I don't like him because he kidnapped and got money but gave the girl back by killing her so lots of people around that girl suicided or died with shock.
Recommendation:
I will recommend to people that are fine with murder and that likes mystery and detective stories. I really recommend to people of all ages but not that young because it's fun for me and my grandma but my brother might get scared.
July 7, 2018
Wow!
Having somehow managed to avoid learning anything of the plot, I thought it was time to read this book before it was spoiled for me by the recent film adaptation. A little slow to start but I found it difficult to put down once the story got going. I’ll admit to feeling a little smug that I noticed an inconsistency in the evidence of a character - I even went back and reread in case I had misremembered!
One negative is that I did find some of Poirot’s guesswork a little fanciful, though I think we can let that slide as the relevant evidence was presented to him in a roundabout way.
As the facts were laid out in the final part the solution dawned on me piece by piece and it is fantastic! Obvious yet subtle. And the final decision on the case is indeed an interesting one!
Having somehow managed to avoid learning anything of the plot, I thought it was time to read this book before it was spoiled for me by the recent film adaptation. A little slow to start but I found it difficult to put down once the story got going. I’ll admit to feeling a little smug that I noticed an inconsistency in the evidence of a character - I even went back and reread in case I had misremembered!
One negative is that I did find some of Poirot’s guesswork a little fanciful, though I think we can let that slide as the relevant evidence was presented to him in a roundabout way.
As the facts were laid out in the final part the solution dawned on me piece by piece and it is fantastic! Obvious yet subtle. And the final decision on the case is indeed an interesting one!
February 16, 2025
Not a victim most would have sympathy for, so the decision is understandable to some extent. I get it but I don't like it as it is unethical, but I understand that letting him keep going and waiting for the law to catch up could also be considered unethical. A moral dilemma. Obviously nowadays there would be no dilemma because there would be cameras on all trains so it wouldn't work.
November 10, 2017
Had to reread this favorite before the movie!
February 3, 2018
found out the answer to who did the murder before finishing the book so never went back to finish it
December 28, 2019
Accidentally ordered the wrong level book, but I believe all in all, everything that was important was mentioned in the book. I enjoyed the character development and the twist at the end. Great book!
January 4, 2020
This was the first time I've read or listened to this classic novel. It was quite interesting. The ending somewhat surprised me!!!
August 6, 2021
Very fun mystery book. I kept trying to figure it out but I was stumped until the big reveal.
January 21, 2024
Nawet ok ale nic specjalnego, rozwiązanie całkiem ciekawe ale nie znoszę tego ile Christie daje postaci więc nawet nie odróżniam niektórych
5/10⭐️
5/10⭐️
August 28, 2022
As much as I enjoyed this book I thought it was a little slower than some of Agatha’s other work. I had higher expectations but enjoyed the book nonetheless.
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