14 December 2022

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Sherlock Holmes

Planning

Listening (Video + questions)

Reading (Letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes)

Speaking (Discussing in groups of three)

Writing (A letter in groups of three)

Writing ( A short story)

What will you need today?

Laptop or notebook.

Worksheet.

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Make the preparation exercise

On your worksheet.

Answers

1. g         Ruthless - cruel and having no compassion.
2. h         Flawed - not perfect.
3. d         A blockbuster - a film that is very popular and makes a lot of money.
   
4. f          Out of your mind - to become crazy or confused.
   
5. a         A cart - a small, wheeled vehicle, often pulled by a horse
6. b        Foggy - full of a weather condition that makes the air cloudy and grey with small                                                  particles of water.
7. e        Be behind something - be the person who has secretly organised something.
8. c        Pop in - go in or visit for a short time.

Answers video

1. False
   
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. True

Jigsaw reading: A Sherlock 

Holmes mystery

You will get 3 letters to Mr Sherlock Holmes about a murder case.

- The police chief, Inspector Lestrade.

- The arrested suspect.

- The victim’s housekeeper.

 Form groups of 3, each will read one of the letters. 

 After reading, talk to each other and solve the murder.

 Did Mr Jenkins really kill Mr Ram, or did they arrest an innocent man? 

Writing practice

 You are Sherlock Holmes.

 In your groups of 3, write a letter to Inspector Lestrade as 

Sherlock.

 Explain who killed Mr Ram and why.

Choose a picture

- What do you think is happening in this picture?

- What happened before?

- What will happen now?

Use your imagination and write a short story based on the picture.

Use at least a 100 words.

Closing

What did you learn today?

What do you now know about Sherlock Holmes that you didn't know before?