Complete & Answer
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a. Tick the words you associate with detective stories:
WITNESS
LOVE
CHILDREN
POLITICS
FINGERPRINTS
MURDER
CLUES
ZOO
SECRET
SCHOOL
LUNCH
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MESSAGE
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CASE
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SUSPECT
25
INVESTIGATION
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b. Now, look at the pictures and answer the questions below.
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1
1 What are these detective stories about?
2 Which of these books would you like to read? Why?
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B
Guess & Match
Match the descriptions of five different people to the correct pictures.
Careful! There are three extra pictures you do not need.
b
a
1
Sue is a doctor who lives in Sydney,
Australia. She usually wakes up very
early and has a healthy breakfast
before going for a walk.
c
2
d
His name is Luis and he’s from Spain.
After graduating he applied for a
teaching job at University. He plays
football in his spare time.
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e
He’s from Brazil and most people know
him by his alias “Rango”. He works alone,
and travels around the world attending
Street Art meetings.
f
4
g
Jonathan rents a flat in New York and
studies Literature at University. He rarely
walks to work because he works in
a library one hour from his place.
h
5
Her name is Anna and she is Italian.
She lives with her parents in Rome.
She loves sports and wants to become
a professional player.
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Read & Complete
C
Choose the correct option A, B or C.
1
Professor Moriarty created a secret machine to get rid of
a. Sherlock Holmes.
b. Mycroft Holmes.
c. his assistant Agna.
2 Irene Adler was Professor Moriarty’s
a. cousin.
b. niece.
c. daughter.
3 Mycroft Holmes accepted Irene’s dinner invitation because he
a. wanted to meet Professor Moriarty.
b. was hungry and didn’t have anything to eat at home.
c. liked Irene.
4 Professor Moriarty used an Afro wig when he
a. danced.
b. worked on his secret machine.
c. received his guests.
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Agna, the Professor's assistant,
was in love with
a. Mycroft.
b. Sherlock Holmes.
c. Professor Moriarty.
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Irene, Agna, Mycroft and Professor
Moriarty learnt how important it is
a. to accept yourself and
pursue your dreams.
b. to pretend to be
someone else.
c. to forget about
your own dreams.
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D
Listen & Choose
Listen to Mycroft reading the note his brother left and
identify the correct one below.
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2
Dear brother Mycroft,
I have to live out of town.
An important place has come up.
I will come back in a few months.
Please, take care of my home.
I’ll send you a card soon.
Your brother,
Sherlock
Dear brother Mycroft,
I had to leave home.
A problem has come up.
I will solve it in a few minutes.
Please, make yourself a cup
of coffee. I’ll see you at work.
Your brother,
Sherlock
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Dear brother Mycroft,
I had to leave town.
An important case has come up.
I will solve it in a few days.
Please, make yourself at home.
I’ll see you soon.
Your brother,
Sherlock
Dear brother Mycroft,
I had to leave town.
An important cause requires
my presence. I will return in
a few days. Please, make
yourself at home.
I’ll see you next week.
Your brother,
Sherlock
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Speak & Complete
E
Work with a partner to complete the crossword.
Read the instructions below.
Student A
Do not show your crossword to your partner.
Take turns to help each other to guess the missing words
by providing definitions and/or synonyms.
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G L
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Student B
Do not show your crossword to your partner.
Take turns to help each other to guess the missing words by
providing definitions and/or synonyms.
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N C
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F
Listen & Put in order
Listen to the 'Love Theme' and put the lines in the correct order.
In love I fell.
a
But now we’ve stopped pretending
b
I'm in love with you, (TWICE)
c
Someone else.
d
I'm in love with you, (TWICE)
e
It’s a feeling I can’t contain!
f
But I tried to be
g
And our dear hearts are trembling
h
When I saw you
i
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I can feel the love running through my veins, j
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G
Imagine & Write
In pairs, imagine the meeting between Mycroft and his brother,
the legendary Sherlock Holmes. Would Mycroft tell him about Irene?
Would he describe the strange events that took place at Professor
Moriarty’s house? Use your imagination and write their conversation.
Sherlock:
Mycroft:
Sherlock:
Mycroft:
Sherlock:
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Mycroft:
Sherlock:
Mycroft:
Sherlock:
Mycroft:
Sherlock:
Mycroft:
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