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C. Complete the notes. Read the article again if necessary.
Person who Sherlock Holmes was based on: Dr. Joseph Bell
Relationship to Conon Doyle:
(1) ... .
Where / When met Conan Doyle: (2) ... , (3) ... .
Dr. Bell observed about patients: the way they moved, (6) ..., their
accents, (7) ... .
Date first Homes story published: (8) ... .
Letters for Sherlock Holmes sent to:
(9) ...
D. Read the article again and find the words that mean …
1) good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly (adj.)
2) a feeling of great respect and linking for someone or something
(noun)
3) unusual or surprising and therefore deserving of attention or praise
(adj.)
4) new idea, method, etc. that is used for the first time (noun)
5) when a lot of people like someone or something (noun)
E. Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1. What new information have you learned about Sherlock Homes?
2. Do you think you are observant like Dr. Bell? Would you be a
good witness in a crime situation?
F. Match the verbs and phrases from the box with the definition (a-j)
below.
commit arson commit fraud be arrested convict someone of
sentence someone to get away with something make a claim
pay a premium
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a) to be taken to a police station because the police think you’ve done
something illegal
b) to commit the crime of deliberately making something burn,
especially a building
c) to officially decide in a court of law that someone is guilty of a
crime
d) when you pay money to a company and they pay the costs if you
are ill, have a car accident, etc.
e) to pay an amount of money for insurance
f) to give a legal punishment to someone who is guilty of a crime
g) to request that an insurance company pays you for something that
has happened
h) to commit the crime of deceiving people to get money
i) to start a legal process to get money from someone who has
harmed you in some way
j) to not be caught or punished when you have done something
wrong
G. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb phrases
from the previous exercise.
1. She plans to ... the hospital after they gave her the wrong
operation.
2. Bailey was ... to three years in prison for his part in the robbery.
3. He ... by pretending that an expensive painting had been stolen to
get the insurance money.
4. He was ... and taken to the police station for playing the loud
music all night every day.
5. He tries to ... not paying on buses whenever he can.
6. They don’t think the fire was an accident. They think someone ... .
7. I’d like to be ... to cover things that are stolen from the while I’m
on holiday.
8. I decided to ... after my camera was stolen, and the insurance
company paid for a new one.
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9. My neighbor has been ... of shoplifting but luckily he doesn’t have
to go to prison.
10. The cost of the annual ... has gone up again because of the
number of claims last year.
GRAMMAR TASK
Defining relative clauses. Non-defining relative clauses.
Defining relative clauses
The bold part of the sentence is essential to the meaning of the
sentence.
Commas are not used to separate the clauses.
Who and which can both be replaced by that.
E.g. Dr. Joseph Bell was the man who inspired the character of
Sherlock Holmes.
Bell was 39 years old when Conan Doyle first attended one of the
lectures.
Non-defining relative clauses
The bold part of the sentence gives us extra information. This clause
can be removed without affecting the central meaning of the sentence.
Use commas at the beginning and end the sentence.
Who and which cannot be replaced by that.
E.g. Perhaps the most famous story was The Hound of the
Baskervilles, which has been made into several films.
Bell, who was a brilliant doctor, liked writing poetry, playing sport
and bird-watching.
Conan Doyle, whose Sherlock Homes novels were enormously
popular, died in 1930.
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H. Rewrite the sentences to make one sentence.
The police have found the man. He stole my bag.
1. John’s been my best friend since school. He’s helping me start a
new business.
2. My current flat needs redecorating. I’ve been in it for a couple of
years.
3. Tamsin’s going to Australia for the winter. Her parents emigrated
there last year.
4. My neighbor has given me his old computer. I’ve always liked
him.
5. The family at the end of the road are thinking of moving. Their
dog barks constantly.
6. Her car is for sale. She’s had it for years.
I. Complete the sentences below with the correct compound
adjective, combining a word from box A and a word from box B.
A
tongue- far- well- middle- colour- pig- gift- red- fire-
B
fetched proof headed dressed handed
wrapped aged coded tied
1. Adam and Lean were a ... couple — probably in their 40s.
2. They were ... in smart, clean clothes which looked new.
3. Jan and Marek were rather ... and couldn’t answer the ranger’s
questions clearly.
4. The explanation for the crime story is either something really
simple or really ... .
5. The thief was caught ... as he walked out of the shop holding
laptop he hadn’t paid for.
6. They were saved by the fact that the building has ... doors.
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7. The books are ... according the genre. Crime is red, science fiction
is blue, etc.
8. The thief was determined to do things his own way and was so ...
that he didn’t listen to anyone’s advice.
9. A bag full of ... presents were stolen from my car.
J. Read an interview with an ordinary American whose name is
“Sherlock Homes”.
1. Why do you think he has this name?
2. What do you think are the possible consequences of having a name
like this?
Interviewer: Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I must ask you first … How is it
that you have the same name as Sherlock Homes, the great detective from
London?
S.H.: Please, call me Holmes — that’s what my friends and family
call me — well, you see, my parents were great fans of the original Conon
Doyle stories. They were the kind of parents who would spend hours
reading to me … and my father, especially, would spent hours reading the
Sherlock Homes adventures to me — even as a child.
I: Really?
S.H.: Yes, and when I was born, they discussed a number of first
names. They want to give their son a name that was uncommon — but also
that represented something special. They didn’t take long to decide on
Sherlock Homes as he was their favorite literary figure — and they knew
no one would forget me once they’d heard my name. And boy, were they
right!
I: So, how do people in general react when you introduce yourself to
them?
S.H.: Well, I get all kinds of reactions really — everything from the
usual ‘Where’s Dr. Watson’ type comments to people just thinking I’m
being funny.
I: I can imagine … And do you mind?
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S.H.: No, not at all. I’m pretty easy-going person and I never
minded … no. I think, the best reaction was when I was in San Francisco
one time. I went into an electronic store to buy a TV. The clerk behind the
counter was a young lady about eighteen or so. After noticing the name on
my credit card, she stared at it for about ten full seconds. Then, she slowly
lifted her face to look at me and she said, in all sincerity, “I didn’t know
you were real! Wait until I tell my friends I saw the real Sherlock Homes!”
I: No!
S.H.: Yes! It may sound far-fetched, but it’s absolutely true … You
could have knocked her over with a feather. The expression on her face
was as if she’d seen a ghost. It was very amusing.
I: Given your name, do you feel that you have any special talent or
ability to solve mysteries in everyday life?
S.H.: Well, I will say that having such a name does mean that people
often turn to me if anything unusual happens. For example, if I’m
watching TV with a friend or family member and a magician comes on
and does some kind of trick — all eyes turn to me to explain how it’s
done.
I: Really? How funny!
K. Explain the significance of the following topics from the interview.
1) the name of “Holmes”
2) the Sherlock Holmes books
3) unusual and special
4) the question “Where’s Dr. Watson?”
5) TV magicians
L. Read the text quickly.
Glossary:
1. Admired: Regarded with respect or approval.
2. Serialized: Published in sequential parts.
3. Installments: Parts of a story released at intervals.
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4. Cliff-hanger: A suspenseful ending to an installment, leaving the
audience eager for the next part.
5. Curse: A supposed supernatural power that brings harm or
misfortune.
6. Beast: A large, wild animal.
7. Estate: A large area of land, usually with a grand house.
8. Heir: A person legally entitled to inherit property or a title.
9. Inquest: A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an
incident.
10. Footprints: Marks left by feet on a surface.
11. Supernatural: Attributed to some force beyond scientific
understanding.
12. Culprit: A person responsible for a crime or misdeed.
13. Victorian: Relating to the period of Queen Victoria's reign
(1837–1901).
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE HOUND
OF THE BASKERVILLES
1. The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the most famous and
admired detective stories ever written. Published in 1901 and 1902, it
originally appeared in nine monthly installments in the Strand magazine.
Like Dickens’s serialized novels of the same era, each installment ended
with a suspenseful “cliff-hanger” that kept author Arthur Conan Doyle’s
audience clamoring for more.
2. In the story, the old and noble Baskerville family is threatened by
a curse: “A great, black, beast, shaped like an enormous wild dog or
hound, yet larger than any hound that has ever been seen” terrorizes and
kills any family member who comes to live at the Baskerville estate. As
the story opens, the hound seems to have claimed its latest victim. Sir
Charles Baskerville, Sir Charles’s nephew, Henry, the new heir to the
estate, is about to take up residence the next day. A friend of the family,
Dr. Mortimer, comes to consult the famous Sherlock Holmes in his rooms
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at 221b baker Street, though he admits he doesn’t know if the case is more
suitable “for a detective or a priest”. The first installment of the novel
originally ended as Dr. Mortimer explains:
3. “… One false statement was made by Barrymore at the inquest. He
said that there were no traces upon the ground round the body. He did not
observe any. But I did — a short distance away, but fresh and clear”.
“Footprints?”
“Yes, footprints.”
“A man’s or a woman’s?”
Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant, and his voice sank
almost to a whisper as he answered: “Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints
of a gigantic hound.”
4. Into this atmosphere of ancient secrets, deadly curses and
supernatural beasts comes the supremely rational Sherlock Holmes — a
man described by his friend Watson as “the most perfect reasoning and
observing machine the world has ever seen”. Piece by piece Holmes and
Watson solve the mystery and find the culprit. In the end, they reassure the
characters in the novel (as well as Conan Doyle’s Victorian readers). The
behind the thread of a supernatural “hound of hell” is a perfectly scientific
explanation.
M. Read the text once again. Which statement is correct?
1. It summarizes the complete plot and characters of The Hound of
the Baskervilles.
2. It describes Conan Doyle’s career, using The Hound of
Baskervilles as an example.
3. It explains the background to The Hound of Baskervilles and gives
the main points of the store.
N. Read the text and define true (T) and false (F) statements.
1. The Hound of the Baskervilles was originally a series of magazine
stories.
2. People believed that a hound has killed Sir Charles Baskerville.
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3. Sir Charles was Henry Baskerville’s uncle.
4. Henry Baskerville comes to see Sherlock Holmes.
5. Dr. Mortimer is a friend of Sherlock Holmes.
6. Dr. Mortimer has some shocking new evidence about the mystery.
7. Sherlock Holmes believe in scientific explanations.
8. Holmes and Watson immediately solve the mystery.
O. Find the words (1–8) in the text. Decide if they are verbs, nouns
or adjectives and match them with the definitions (a–h).
1) cliff-hanger
2) curse
3) beast
4) estate
5) heir
6) consult
7) inquest
8) rational
a) (n) an animal (especially a wild or dangerous animal)
b) (n) a court case which examines the causes of a person’s death
c) (v) ask for advice from an expert
d) (n) a promise or legend that something terrible will happen
e) (n) a large area of land with a house belonging to one person or
family
f) (ad) scientific and logical
g) (n) an exciting development in a plot that makes the reader want to
know more
h) (n) somebody who inherits land or money when a relative die
P Match the situation / description (1–8) with a suitable compound
adjective (a–h).
1. She’s stubborn and never listens to advice.
2. He told us a spaceship had landed in the garden.
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3. The presents were covered in nice paper.
4. When he met the president, Danny couldn’t think of anything to
say.
5. Arturo is 48 and his wife is 43.
6. Elena usually wears a smart suit to work.
7. The police found the man with the stolen camera hidden under his
jacket.
8. Whatever the situation, special doors will not burn.
a) gift-wrapped
b) well-dressed
c) pig-headed
d) fire-proof
e) red-handed
f) tongue-tied
g) middle-aged
h) far-fetched
Q. Complete the sentences with a suitable word.
1. That wasn’t an accident fire, it was ... .
2. The police found him because he left his ... on the weapon.
3. We filed an insurance ... after our suitcase was stolen.
4. The murderer was given a ... of 25 years in jail.
5. The ... saw him set fire to the building.
6. The prisoner wasn’t sent to jail, he was given a ... sentence.
7. $25 million was stolen in the bank ... .
8. In order to ... someone you need to convince a jury of their guilt.
9. The police ... several suspects at dawn this morning.
10. A ... scientist examined the scene of the crime.
11. My car insurance ... went up by 20 % this year.
12. “I didn’t do it — I’m completely ... ,” she cried.
13. After the car crash we decided to ... the other driver for
compensation.
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