A. Reading comprehension

Read our article on Beatrix Potter on pages 8-9 of English Now No 87. Then decide if the statements below are true (correct) or false (incorrect). If a statement is false, think about why it is false. Then check your answers in Part B.

1. A new Beatrix Potter book, called The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, will be published this September.
- true
- false
2. Potter loved animals and nature from a young age, and she had many pets.
- true
- false
3. She lived with her family in Perthshire, Scotland, and later in the Lake District.
- true
- false
4. She wrote a lot of books about mycology, which is the scientific study of fungi.
- true
- false
5. She started making money from her illustrations when she was in her teenage years.
- true
- false
6. Her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, originated as a letter that she wrote to the son of her former governess.
- true
- false
7. She wrote around 30 books in her lifetime and also sold a lot of merchandise related to Peter Rabbit.
- true
- false
8. She bought and preserved a lot of the land that is now part of the Lake District National Park.
- true
- false
9. She died at the age of 77 at Hill Top Farm, which is now a major tourist attraction.
- true
- false
10. You can read a book about the life of Beatrix Potter called Miss Potter.
- true
- false

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A. Reading comprehension

1. A new Beatrix Potter book, called The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, will be published this September.

2. Potter loved animals and nature from a young age, and she had many pets.

3. She lived with her family in Perthshire, Scotland, and later in the Lake District.

4. She wrote a lot of books about mycology, which is the scientific study of fungi.

5. She started making money from her illustrations when she was in her teenage years.

6. Her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, originated as a letter that she wrote to the son of her former governess.

7. She wrote around 30 books in her lifetime and also sold a lot of merchandise related to Peter Rabbit.

8. She bought and preserved a lot of the land that is now part of the Lake District National Park.

9. She died at the age of 77 at Hill Top Farm, which is now a major tourist attraction.

10. You can read a book about the life of Beatrix Potter called Miss Potter.