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Ian Rankin

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    Ian Rankin is a famous British writer.
    His hero, John Rebus, is a police investigator who lives in Edinburgh, in the south east of Scotland. There is also a young woman inspector, Siobhan Clarke.
    Rebus is now retired, so he is not very busy, and he works with her on her investigations. He also sometimes gives classes to young police officers at the police training school.


What is Ian Rankin's job ? He is a football player.     He is a nurse.
     He is a teacher.
     He is a writer.
What kind of books does Ian Rankin write ? Cook books.     Crime novels.
     Love stories.     Tourist guides.
Where is Rankin from ? He is American     English
     Scottish     French
Who is the hero in his books ? Edinburgh     John Rebus
     Mickey Mouse     Siobhan Clarke
Where does Rebus live ? He lives in Edinburgh     in London
     in the south of England      in Los Angeles
What is the name of the female character
in Rankin's books ?
Maggie Thatcher     Miss Marple
     Siobhan Clarke     Tessa Cox
What does she do ? She does not work.     She is a police investigator.
     She teaches.     She works in a hospital.
Tick all the correct answers. Rebus is young.
Rebus sometimes teaches.
Siobhan Clarke is Rebus's wife.
Rebus is not young.
Rebus is now retired.
Siobhan Clarke is young.

Rebus is Siobhan Clarke's father.
Siobhan Clarke is old.

Rebus lives in Edinburgh.

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Cinq mots
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dans le texte
et dans le
questionnaire.

un écrivain

a writer ("Ian Rankin is a famous British writer").

une enquête

an investigation ("he works with her on her investigations").

un roman

a novel (crime novels).

un personnage

a character (What is the name of the female character ?).

célèbre

famous ("Ian Rankin is a famous British writer").

 

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