STUDENT’S GUIDE Didactic Project GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes 2 INDEX B BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE… Before SESSION 1 : SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS ACTIVITY 1 : THE SYNOPSIS ACTIVITY 2: THE CHARACTERS ACTIVITY 3 : WHAT CAN YOU HEAR? SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY ACTIVITY 1 : SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS ACTIVITY 2: THE GREAT SHERLOCK HOLMES ACTIVITY 3: PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE SESSION 3: THE ENDING ACTIVITY 1 : ASKING FOR INFORMATION ACTIVITY 2: THE CURSE ACTIVITY 3: TOWARDS THE END A 3 3 4 7 8 8 10 11 12 12 13 14 AFTER THE PERFORMANCE… After SESSION 4 : EXPRESS YOURSELF ! ACTIVITY 1 : THE END OF THE PLAY AND YOUR IMPRESSIONS ACTIVITY 2 : VALUE THE PLAY ACTIVITY 3 : ROLE PLAYS 15 15 16 17 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before 3 SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS Activity 1: The Synopsis Read the synopsis of SHERLOCK HOLMES. Here is a glossary of words to help you! UNEXPECTED: regarded as unlikely to happen. SETTLE DOWN: live in. Adopt more steady or secure style of life. CONCERNED: worried, troubled or anxious. CURSE: a solemn statement intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. WHOLEHEARTED: showing complete sincerity and commitment. _________ (0) Sir Charles Baskerville dies unexpectedly, his nephew and heir Sir Henry has just settled down in his uncle’s house. Dr. Mortimer. The local doctor is concerned _________ (1) Sir Henry’s safety as he is convinced _________ (2) Sir Charles was literally frightened ______ (3) death. He consults Sherlock Holmes and recounts the tale of one Sir Hugo Baskerville who, several generations previously, had been killed ______ (4) a huge hound and _________(5) now is believed by some to be a curse on (6) the family. Holmes agrees to take ______ (7) the case as it becomes apparent that Sir Henry’s life is______ (8) danger. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his wholehearted assistant Dr. Watson are brought in ______ (9) investigate. Choose the correct preposition from the following options. 0 as / before / when 6 on / in / with 1 about / of / to 7 on / up / within 2 8 at / without / in in / that / than 3 and / without / to 4 by / of / over 5 that / which / whose 9 to / until / towards GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before 4 SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS Activity 2 : Getting to Know the Characters Take a look! The characters from SHERLOCK HOLMES are introducing themselves. Can you help them? Read the extracts from the plot to deduce information and make up sentences for each character. • • • • • Here are some “Introducing” words to help you…. How do you do? Let me introduce myself... Pleased to me you Hello there! Good morning/afternoon/evening About Sherlock Holmes in the play: Oh there you are Dr. Mortimer! Did I frighten you? WATSON: DR. MORTIMER: Oh no! You’ll never know how grateful I am that you are here, Watson! Where is Mr. Holmes? at his watch.) ,n five… four. Whree… two… He will be here soon. (Looking WATSON: (Holmes enters.) and one! You are always on time! Elementary, my dear Watson. HOLMES: DR. MORTIMER: A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Holmes. I’m Dr. Mortimer. I was a very close friend of Sir. Charles Baskerville; he used to be the owner of this house. Nice to meet you too, Dr. Mortimer. I hope you enjoyed your walk around the HOLMES: Grimpen Mire. DR. MORTIMER: How do you know I have been there? GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS About Sir Henry in the play: (Offstage.)Mrs. Barrymore! Mrs. Barrymore! I have a few ideas for changing SIR HENRY: WKLVold fashioned decor! (Enter a good looking young man, Sir Henry 2KHere you are! (He sees Holmes and Watson.) Baskerville.) MRS. BARRYMORE: He has recently arrived from the United States. Now that his uncle is no longer with us, he is the new owner of the estate, including the house. SIR HENRY: (To Watson.) You must be Mr. Holmes! (Exit Mrs. Barrymore.) WATSON: No, I’m Watson SIR HENRY: What? WATSON: Son. SIR HENRY: What son? WATSON: Watson! To Holmes.) SIR HENRY: Whose son? (Confused. Your son? About Dr. Watson in the play: KATHY: SIR HENRY: KATHY: SIR HENRY: WATSON: Is it safe? Barrymore’s left, if that is what you mean. We should put these in water. This (She is holding a bouquet of flowers.) SODFHlooks awful, it’s so old fashioned. Yes it is, it needs some colour. I will introduce myself to your young and beautiful friend. My name is Watson, John Watson. 5 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS About Mrs. Barrymore in the play: HOLMES: Excuse me Mrs. Barrymore, may I ask how long you have been in service at Baskerville Hall? MRS. BARRYMORE: I’ve been in service here most of my life. HOLMES: In fact, you appear in Sir Charles’ will. MRS. BARRYMORE: Correct. HOLMES: Interesting. WATSON: Then you must know the area pretty well? MRS. BARRYMORE: I grew up here, Mr. Watson. HOLMES: In that case you must know the locals? MRS. BARRYMORE: I do. About Kathy in the play: Good evening Henry. KATHY: SIR HENRY: Kathy? Yes, Kathy…. Sweet, warm and innocent Kathy. KATHY: SIR HENRY: What’s wrong with you? I told Holmes I was scared something bad might happen to you. He knows you are married to Jack. Does he? I will have to deal with that later. KATHY: SIR HENRY: Did you plan all this together? ((YLOODXJK.) Jack? Don’t be such a fool, he is weak. I had it all planned. KATHY: SIR HENRY: I… I don’t understand. 6 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS Activity 3: What can you hear? Listen to TrackWR and answer the following questions: Who was the first member of the family to be murdered by the big black beast? Dr. Basketball Sir Hugo Boss Sir Hugo Baskerville Henry Baskerville What does Sherlock Holmes see on Dr. Mortimer’s shoes? nothing mod mud strange colours What does Dr. Mortimer give to Holmes? best regards a diary a newspaper the curse Did the body found show any sign of violence? yes no What did Dr. Mortimer find around the body? a knife a woman’s footprints footprints a gigantic hound Why is Watson staying at Baskerville Hall while Sherlock goes to London? to take a rest to resolve the case to look after Sir Henry to find out how long Mrs. Barrymore has been in service at Baskerville Hall From what you have heard, who do you think appears in Sir Charles’ will? Dr. Watson Dr. Mortimer Mrs. Barrymore none of them 7 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before 8 SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY Activity 1: Synonyms and antonyms Link each word to its definition or synonym as in the example. This will help you understand the plot. MANOR HOUSE Malediction HOUND crying sounds CURSE casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people GOSSIP HARM (TO)STARVE Injury attempt to find to suffer or die from hunger WEEPING SOUNDS a large country house with land EVIL a breed of dog used for hunting, especially good at tracking scents LOOK FOR great wickedness and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before 9 SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY Complete the box below: Antonyms Synonyms Adjectives Beautiful L_ _ _ly, a_ _racti_e, a_ _eali_g, pl_asing_ _ _ _y Important Signif_ _ _nt, co_s_der_ _ _ _, mar_ed _ _rth_ _ _ _ Worried Tr_uble_, concerned, _ung _p, di_turb_d _ _ _ p_ Shocked _tartled, hor_ _fied, _gape, a_ _ _un_ed _ _ _axed Scared F_ _ghte_ _d, _ _ arful, a _ _ aid, spooked F_ _r_ _ss Warm _ender, friend_ _, sy _ _at _etic Tough Innocent G_ _lt_ _ss, blame_ _ _ _, naive _uilty Complete the sentences below using the adjectives from the antonyms column: _ Jack is very temperamental and was very tough to Sir Henry. _Sir Henry used to live _Sherlock went _Everybody was in the manor house. to the mountain by night. when Sherlock Holmes resolved the case. _Everybody was thinking that Mrs. Barrymore was . _At the beginning Jack´s bad humour seemed to be . _The bouquet of flowers that Kathy was holding was not at all. GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY Activity 2: The Great Sherlock Holmes From what you know, write a description of Sherlock Holmes. You can comment on the following aspects to justify what you write: Tenacious – observant – calculating – interesting – serious - intelligent In my opinion… In the first act, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are interviewing Mrs. Barrymore. Watson asks: “Why are you making such a mystery out of it?” What does that mean? 10 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY Activity 3: Past Simple Passive Change these sentences in the same way from Active to Passive. Use was or were + the past participle. • A big black hound murdered Sir Hugo Baskerville. Ex. Sir Hugo Baskerville was murdered by a big black hound. • Dr. Mortimer’s little dog bit the walking stick. • The diary explained the origin of the curse of the Baskervilles. • Dr. Mortimer performed the police autopsy. • Someone cut words out of the London Times. 11 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before SESSION 3: THE ENDING Activity 1: Asking for information Write questions using these sentences. Begin each sentence with a question word (what, where, how much, who etc.). Note the example. • Sherlock and Watson went to Baskerville Hall to solve the mystery. Why did Sherlock and Watson go Baskerville Hall? • Sir Henry was living in the manor house • Mrs. Barrymore has been in service at Baskerville Hall for most of her life. • That house over there belongs to Mr. Stapleton and his sister Kathy. • Kathy Stapleton is a very good looking woman. • This morning the sun was shining so I went for a walk around the mountains. 12 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before 13 SESSION 3: THE ENDING Activity 2: The Curse Take a look! Each number represents a letter of the alphabet. If you can find the words in the gaps below, you will be able to know how the curse will be broken. E 2 10 10 W - 4 17 - E 3 10 10 12 - U 16 K E E 12 2 14 - - 5 16 3 10 10 - E E - 5 6 - 5 - 6 E E 6 - 14 7 - 15 6 2 15 4 U Y 12 - 2 12 3 21 12 10 2 7 20 17 19 - 15 6 __ __ __ __ E __ • A flower with a colour’s name: 16 3 19 10 -- 4 __ __ P E • A feeling of expectation and desire: 17 19 - • The unlawful premeditated killing of one person by another: __ U __ __ E __ 16 -- 5 6 -- 5 __ E __ K • It is under the head: 15 -- 7 - • A large building, typically of the medieval period, which is (or was formerly) fortified as a stronghold: __ __ __ __ __ E 7 2 14 4 10 -- __ U __ __ E • A solemn appeal to a supernatural power to inflict harm 7 -- 5 14 -on someone or something: __ __ __ • The opposite of small 12 3 21 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes B Before SESSION 3: THE ENDING Activity 3: Towards the End Imagine you work as a journalist for the prestigious newspaper London Times. Write a few lines describing what happened in Baskerville Hall and say how Sherlock is going to solve the crime. If you want you can draw a picture as a summary. If you want you can choose between the following headlines. • “Sherlock solves the mystery “ • “Baskerville Hall shrouded in mystery “ • “Nobody knows what happened 14 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes A After 15 SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! Activity 1: The End of the Play And Your Impressions Now you have seen SHERLOCK HOLMES. Was it how you imagined it to be? Compare the real thing with what you imagined the play to be. I prefer my ending / the real ending / my interpretation of the characters / the actor’s interpretation because……… I prefer my ending / the real ending / my interpretation of the characters / the actor’s interpretation because……… ..more (+)… ..it was… • original • entertaining • boring • interesting • dynamic • emotive • creative • realistic GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes A After SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! Activity 2 : Value the Play Did you enjoy SHERLOCK HOLMES? What did you think? Theatrical criticism. In order to analyse a show you should think about several things: • General evaluation of the play. •General evaluation of the show. •Plot. •Topic. •Message. •Acting. •Adaptation. •Scenography. •Dressing. •Atmosphere. •Music. Write a sentence for each: Use verbs such as “to like”;” to love”, “to enjoy”. Use verbs such as “to hate”; to prefer ………. to ……………». 16 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes A After SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! Activity 3: Role Play Here there are three extracts from the play. Choose one to act out in groups. ACT I, Scene 1 Characters: Dr. Mortimer, Dr. Watson, Holmes (A large living room in Baskerville Hall, a manor house located in the English mountains. Dr. Mortimer is on stage reading a diary. DR. MORTIMER: (Reading.) “March, 27th 1892. Of the origin of the hound of the Baskervilles there have been many statements. Hugo Baskerville was murdered by a big black beast. It was the biggest hound I had ever seen before.” (Someone knocks at the door. Watson enters.) WATSON: Oh there you are Dr. Mortimer! Did I frighten you? DR. MORTIMER: Oh no! You’ll never know how grateful I am that you are here, Watson! Where is Mr. Holmes? WATSON: (Looking at his watch.),n five… four…. three… two He will be here soon. (Holmes enters.) $nd one! HOLMES: WATSON: <ou are always on time! HOLMES: Elementary my dear Watson. DR. MORTIMER: A pleasure to meet you Mr. Holmes. I’m Dr. Mortimer. I was a very close friend of Sir. Charles Baskerville; he used to be the owner of this house. HOLMES: Nice to meet you too, Dr. Mortimer. I hope you enjoyed your walk around the Grimpen Mire. DR. MORTIMER: How do you know I have been there? HOLMES: Because I can see some mud on your shoes. And that kind of mud is only found at the Grimpen Mire. his hands.) Oh! Bravo! Bravo! You certainly live up to your reputation! DR. MORTIMER: (Clapping HOLMES: Judging from the colour of the mud, you were there within the last three hours. DR. MORTIMER: Amazing! 17 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! HOLMES: I must advise you that next the time you come, you shouldn’t take your little dog with you. DR. MORTIMER: Why? And how do you know I have a dog? HOLMES: Teeth marks on your walking stick. The space between the marks is not large so it must be a small dog. DR. MORTIMER: You take my breath away Mr. Holmes! HOLMES: Elementary. WATSON: You said you needed our help. DR. MORTIMER: I do. HOLMES: Is it related to the death of Sir Charles Baskerville? DR. MORTIMER: It is. WATSON: The London newspapers said it was a heart attack. DR. MORTIMER: Not exactly. Perhaps this will explain. (He gives the diary to Holmes WATSON: What is this? HOLMES: It describes the origin of the curse of the Baskervilles. WATSON: Curse? DR. MORTIMER: The curse says that all the Baskerville descendants will be murdered by a big black hound. WATSON: You don’t believe this mumbo jumbo, do you? It’s a fairy tale. DR. MORTIMER: Sir Charles believed in the curse. HOLMES: As I recall, Sir Charles only lived here for a few years. DR. MORTIMER: That’s correct. HOLMES: Who looked after Baskerville Hall? 18 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes 19 SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! DR. MORTIMER: Mrs. Barrymore, the housekeeper. She was the one who found the body. HOLMES: No sign of violence on the body? DR. MORTIMER: None… But the expression on his face showed panic. WATSON: Who performed the police autopsy? DR. MORTIMER: I did. HOLMES: Any more facts? (Fearing.) I saw some marks around the body. DR. MORTIMER: WATSON: What kind of marks? DR. MORTIMER: saw footprints. HOLMES: A man’s or a woman’s? DR. MORTIMER: (Pausing and speaking in a low voice.) They were the footprints of a gigantic hound. (Enter Mrs. Barrymore.) MRS. BARRYMORE: Excuse me Dr. Mortimer. It’s Sir Henry, I saw him from Upstairs. DR. MORTIMER: Thank heavens! I’m going to tell him that Mr. Holmes and Mr. Watson are here! (Pause.) Mr. Holmes will you take the case? HOLMES: Mmm….. DR. MORTIMER: Of course you will. HOLMES: I will do my best, but I must spend a few days in London. I shall leave Watson here to look after Sir Henry. DR. MORTIMER: Whatever you think is best. (Exits.) (Dr. Mortimer exits and Holmes stops Mrs. Barrymore.) GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! ACT 1, Scene 3 Characters: Sir Henry, Mrs. Barrymore, Watson, Holmes. (Later in the week. Night. There is the sound of wind. Enter Mrs. Barrymore carrying a lamp. She points it at the mountains. She is making light signals. Sir Henry enters.) SIR HENRY: What are you doing here in the dark? (Nervous.) Actually Sir… The truth is MRS. BARRYMORE: (Watson enters.) WATSON: What’s going on here? SIR HENRY: I just found Mrs. Barrymore here sending light signals through the window! WATSON: Is it true Mrs. Barrymore? MRS. BARRYMORE: Mmmm… errr…. SIR HENRY: You’d better tell me what’s going on here if you want to stay in this house! WATSON: Tell us the truth, Mrs. Barrymore. What’s going on here? MRS. BARRYMORE: Well… I’d better explain. My poor brother is starving out there in the mountains. SIR HENRY: You mean your brother is…? MRS. BARRYMORE: The escaped convict Sir. Sheldon McAllister, but he is my younger brother. He has the Devil in him. He is quite insane, but he still is my brother. WATSON: Did you talk to him? MRS. BARRYMORE: Yes, a few days ago he came here asking for help and food. Every night I come up here and I send him light signals to check that he is all right and take him something to eat. It’s cold out there, so I also gave him an old coat that belonged to Sir Henry. (Crying.) Somehow I still feel quite responsible for him. WATSON: Is there anything else you didn’t tell us? MRS. BARRYMORE: Yes. I should have told you all this before. I know why Sir Charles was in the mountains the night he died. SIR. HENRY: Well? MRS. BARRYMORE: He was going to meet a woman. 20 GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes 21 SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! SIR. HENRY: I don’t believe it. This letter came the morning of your uncle’s de MRS. BARRYMORE: (Taking out a letter.) WATSON: (Reading.) “Please, please, as you are a gentleman, burn this letter after \RXUHDGLWand meet me by the mountain gate at ten o’clock” SIR HENRY: What’s the woman’s name? WATSON: No name. MRS. BARRYMORE: Only the initials “L.L.” If you don’t have any more questions I’d rather go to bed. (Exit Mrs. Barrymore.) Good night. SIR HENRY: SIR HENRY: (Reading the letter again.) Please, please, as you are a gentleman, burn this letter after you read it, and meet me by the mountain gate at ten o’clock. L.L” L.L, what does it mean? (Enter Homes.) HOLMES: Laura Lyons! WATSON: Mr. Holmes! SIR HENRY: What are you doing here? WATSON: We thought you were in London! HOLMES: That is exactly what I wanted you to think. SIR. HENRY: I’ve never been happier to see anyone in my whole life. But… If you were not in London, where were you? HOLMES: Here! Up in the mountains. WATSON: Since when? HOLMES: Since the day Mr. Mortimer invited us for tea. WATSON: Then you never left. HOLMES: Correct. How did it go here? What did you find out? WATSON: Nothing special, except for two things. HOLMES: I’m listening. GRADE1 (1º2º E.S.O.) Sherlock Holmes SESSION 4 : Express Yourself ! WATSON: The first thing we did when you left was to find out who lived nearby. There are two houses less than 500 metres away. One belongs to Jack Stapleton and his sister Kathy. Jack is rather eccentric; he is obsessed with butterflies and botany. His sister Kathy is a charming and attractive lady, (Under his breath.) and it seems that our friend here Sir Henry gets on particularly well with her. HOLMES: I see. WATSON: The other house is home to a lady named Laura Lyons. Initially it didn’t seem she had anything to do with Mr. Charles’ murder, but now Mrs Barrymore has given us a letter, that seems to have been signed by Laura Lyons. If the evidence is proven correct, it will make her a direct suspect of Sir Charles’ murder. SIR HENRY: We found Mrs Barrymore sending light signals through the window. It seems that Sheldon McAllister, the murderer who escaped from prison, is her brother. That’s the reason why she was crying every night. HOLMES: Who was crying? WATSON: Mrs. Barrymore. Some nights we could hear weeping sounds, coming from the second floor. SIR HENRY: After pressurising her into talking, she confessed everything. She also told us about the night Sir Charles died, how she had found a letter in his office asking him to leave the house at ten o’clock and wait by the garden gate. HOLMES: Is there anything else I don’t know about? (Sir Henry and Watson look at each other.) WATSON: No. SIR HENRY: What about you? What did you learn out there? HOLMES: I will answer that question when the time comes. But remember my warning: You must not venture out alone into the mountains at night. SIR HENRY: What’s out there, Mr. Holmes? You know, don’t you? HOLMES: There is more evil surrounding Baskerville Hall than I have ever seen before. (Sound of "something" on the mountains.) HOLMES: Listen! SIR HENRY: It can’t be… HOLMES: I fear it is. The horror that killed Sir Charles is haunting the mountains once again. 22 COLABORA CON: OTHER SHOWS GRADE 1 (1º2º E.S.O.) 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