LUD en BLN Ney Arthur Conan Doyle Come e coat Clarence Rook Classic Detective Stories Hl | per lel Tal ame alec ls oat In these four stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Re eke ae eee ect PT et etd cpa 6 coo Detective Stories Bre OSL eet eee en becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to expl historical background, cultural connections and other topics Dee ae ence Oren Deru ci Se eee eee ee eeetea any eres Si apeens Seis reer t) Sorta’ SEs ee pene Sas eg eee tae eal a ed eee DSA ecr aan esArthur Conan Doyle Charles Dickens Clarence Rook Gilbert Keith Chesterton Retold by Joshua Anderson Acivitios by Frederick Garland strated by Gianluca GarofaloEditors: Rebecca Ri Dosing and art dicectic Computer graphics: Si Picture research: Laura Lagomarsino 2, Joanna Burgess Contents Arthur Conan Doyle 4 ive O PART ONE 7 PART TWO 17 PART THREE, 2 Charles Dickens 3a Down PART ONE at PART TWO 50 PART THREE, sa Clarence Rook 70 Stir Out Ro 4 Ibert Keith Chesterton 4 PART ONE a8 PART TWO 97 PART THREE 105 Dossier nglish Detective F 6 INTERNET PROJECT a 13,28, 33, 46, 5, 64, 81,99, 102, 113 18 120 55,57, 72, 96, 102, 104, 119 Te GRADES Trinity-style activities 15,48, All of the stories are recorded on the accompany Outside the Café Royal’ which is downlonda wow blackcatvicensvives.net FB those symbols indicate the beginning and end ofthe passages FES inked to the listening activities. @® rvs eaves This chapteris downloadable fo 1g CD except ‘The Stir rom our website: ‘our websiteThe axe Or nge PipsIntroduction Before y: read Vocabulary Label the pictures with the words below. Use a dictionary if you need help. keyhole pips flap lid luggage draughts PART ONE When I look at all my notes about Sherlock Holmes’s cases between 1882 and 1890, there are so many strange cases that it is not easy to decide which ones to write about. Some, also, were never completely solved and if they were stories would not have satisfactory endings. There is one, however, which was so strange and unusual that lam going to write about it now. It all began in September. The weather was terrible, 1 remember. It rained and it was very windy all day. The weather grew worse in the evening. Sherlock Holmes and I sat by the fire in his flat in Baker Street. We did not say much. Holmes was working fe papers and I was reading a story. Suddenly 1 heard the bell "who is that?' I said, ‘Are you expecting a friend, Holmes?” 'No,' he said. ‘You're my only friend, Wats. people visiting me at home. “Then it must be a client,’ I suggested If it is a client,’ Holmes replied, ‘it is a serious case. No one ‘would walk through this storm if the case were not serious.’suse. A few of Holmes's flat. ve just come ur shoes, landlady : the cheating : Plic Detective Stories ‘But you've had hundreds of cases,’ the young man continued. ‘Four defeats are nothing against hundreds of successe: sure you'll be successful with my case." ‘it's true that I'm usually successful, but please tell us about it,’ my friend suggested 's a strange case,’ the young man began. “The things that have happened in my family are very mysterious.’ “Tell us everything,’ Holmes repeated. ‘My name is John Openshaw,’ the young man said. ‘This story isn't really about me. To understand have to know you something about the history of my family. My grandfather had ‘two sons — my father Joseph and my Uncle Elias. My father had a bicycle factory in Coventry. He was very successful and he became a rich man, ‘My Uncle Elias went to America when he was a young man. He, too, became a successful man. He owned a plantation! in Florida, He fought for the South in the American Civil War. He not want became a Colonel in the Confederate ? army. He black people in America to have the vote. When the South was defeated, my Uncle Flias returned to his plantation in Florida for three or four years. Then he came back to England, ‘He bought a house in Horsham. He was a strange man, He ed by himself. His neighbours sometimes saw him in his garden, but he usually stayed in the house, He drank a lot of brandy? and he never had any was not very friendly and he sitors. He did not want to see his brother. 1. plantation : large piece of land where cotton, tea and sugar are grown, 2. Confederate: the Confederates were the Southern States im the American Civil War (1861-65). They fought to defend slavery and were defeated 3. brandy : strong alcoholic drink 40 “He seemed fond of me, however,’ Mr Openshaw continued. ‘He asked my father if I could live with him. 1 first went to his house when | was about twelve years old. He was kind, in his ‘own way. When he wasn’t drinking he played draughts with me, and he put me in charge of the servants in the house. By the time | was sixteen, I was master of the house. | had all the keys of the house and I could do what | wanted. ‘There was only one place | couldn't go into,’ Mr Openshaw said, ‘There was a room in the attic! that my uncle kept locked all the time. He didn’t allow anyone to go in there. | looked through the keyhole of that room when | was a boy, but it wasn’t very interesting. | could only see pieces of old luggage and boxes of papers. ‘One day in March 1883 my uncle received a letter. It was unusual for him to receive letters because he didn't have any friends. He looked carefully at the foreign stamp on the envelope. “From India! What can it be?” he said. He looked at the postmark on the envelope. “From Pondicherry,” he said. He opened the letter quickly. Five orange pips fell out of it onto the table. My uncle went very pale. He looked terrified. “KKK!” he cried, ‘What is it, Uncle’ Death,” he said. “That's what this letter means. | have done cried, bad things in the past — and now I'm going to di " He got up from the table and went into his room. He was still very pale. I picked up the envelope and saw the letters “KKK” written on the inside of the flap. There was no letter inside it. Just the five orange pips. | couldn't understand what was happening. | left the 1. attic: the top house under the roof. 44The text and beyond Detec Pi airfare are veel seeoeietiewen tall petatrombeareriny @ Comprehension check uincle coming down the’ stairs. He was carrying a key in'one hand Answer the following questions. and a small metal box in the other. He had been into the locked GCN e Fal a pair ein duseie Rentaa meee in room in the attic. civil war? ‘They can try if they want,” he said to himself mysteriously. “put my lawyer “That afternoon the lawyer arrived. My uncle called me into 2 What did Mr Openshaw see in his uncle's attic? 3. Where did the letter that Uncle Elias received come from? ‘4 What was in the envelope? 5 what did the letter mean to Uncle 6 What was written on the inside of the flap? Zz 8 ° || win in the end.” Then he spoke to me. “Call Mr Fordham, he ordered, the room. There was a fire burning in the room. There were lots ‘What did Uncle Elias burnin the fire? ts ening in th ib x from the attic room was Gihapets buehlng ithe) Reet [ne bexeno dese What was written on the inside of the lid of the box? open on the table. eee letters “KKK” on the inal of the lid, PUA il el cael Fi teseestand oho HE m making a will," Uncle Elias told me. “I'm leaving 40° Where was Unele Elga's body founct? everything to your father. When he dies, you will have it all, John. 11 What did the police say about Uncle Elias's death? it if you can,” he told me. Then he said a very strange thing. “But if you can’t enjoy it, give everything to your worst © The case of the missing prepositions enemy!” For each question, choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each “My uncle changed after that day. He began to drink a lot fa more. He spent most of the time in his room. Once or twice he © [have all of my uncle’s letters ..fcam.. 1870 to 1876. came out of the room carrying a gun. He sometimes ran into the @from Bto € among D between garden, crying that he was not afraid of anyone. 1 Holmes did not have ay friends except Watson because he liked 4 living imsel ‘One day he ran into the garden with his gun. This time he did ene ab sae eel Diy not come back. We found him at the edge of a little pool in the a hlenen ieinebeay iatcetae. “ie a5. garden. His head was in the water. He was dead. Aby B about cin Don ‘there was an investigation, of course. The police decided that 3. Mr Openshaw entered... .. Holmes’s drawing-room. Uncle Elias had killed himself. My father inherited 3 the house.’ Ain Be € into D about 4 Mr Openshaw’s father told him the bicycle factory. A about B from chy Dio Tlaeryer) potaon he elt aed noted emer Taw nt presente a teat moines Sctober them in court ; ae oe We 2. will : document in which you say what you want to happen to your ae cn y Getter when pouldies 6 Mr Openshaw went . his uncle's study. 3. inherited: received because ofthe dead man's Ain 2 € into D about 42 43© Vocabutary Fill in the word maps using the words in the box. They must be related to the central words. There are nine words that you do not, need to use. All the words come from Part One. storm flat envelope house stamp case pips factory brother colonel rained umbrella windy will inherit garden grandfather dirt brandy keyhole sons gun coat shoes uncle postmark father keys client attic knocked cheat cards _ locked LANDLADY DRESSED nanos Sinveui ARMY aoe LAWYER Games Partai cpt ana eee poor od eee T@Rape 6. Speaking: fashion Sherlock Holmes's new client was a well-dressed young man. Bring to the class a photograph of a well-dressed person, or bring a favourite article of clothing which you think makes you look well dressed. Talk about the following questions. Describe the clothes in the photograph or your article of clothing and say why you think these clothes make someone look well dressed 2 what do you prefer to wear to school/at the weekends/on special occasions? have been invited to a party on Saturday night. the same clothes as you? Before you read I @ Listening FET Listen to the beginning of Fart Two, You will hear Mr Openshaw talking to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson about his father. For each question, put a tick (¢) in the correct box. 1 When did Mr Openshaw's uncle receive the five orange pips? ‘a [fi 2nd May 1883 B [I] 2nd May 184 ¢ [J] toth March 1883 When did Mr Openshaw’s uncle die? A [ll] 2nd March 1883 B [I] 2nd May 1883 ¢ [J] 22nd May 188316 What was written on the label on the inside of the box? aD kkk 8 [] civil war [El Records What was in the box? a [D] nothing B [ll] letters, papers and receipts ¢ [I] records What did Mr Openshaw's uncle think about the political situation in Florida afterthe war? 1A [1] He was happy about the new freedom that black people had. B ne []]) He didn’t ike the new freedom that black people had and he didn't like the politicians from the North. ced the politicians from the North who came to Florida, How did Mr Openshaw’s father feel when he received the five orange pips? A [BD scared [interested ¢ Ey confused Where were the papers? A [I] onthe floor in the attic B [1] onthe sundial ¢ [I] Uncle Elias had destroyed them Where was the letter posted? A [I] tondan B [|] Pondicherry ¢ Ei Dundee PART TWO ‘one moment,’ said Holmes. ‘This is a very interesting story. 1 Jat want to be sure of the facts. When did your uncle receive the letter with the five orange pips?" “The letter arrived on the 10th of March, 1883,’ Mr Openshaw replied. ‘And when did he die?" Holmes asked him. ‘He died seven weeks later, on the 2nd of May,” Mr Openshaw replied. ‘I see,’ Holmes said. ‘Now please continue the story. Tell us what happened next. ‘My father examined the house very carefully,’ Mr Openshaw said. ‘He searched the room in the attic. The metal box was there. A label! on the inside of the box had the letters “KKK” written on it. There was a note on the label, which said, “Letters and papers”. The box was empty, but my father found some other papers in the attic. These were documents about my uncle’s career in the army. Other papers came from the period 1. label : piece of paper attached to an object with information about it. w7B Classic Detectiv after the c far. They showed that my uncle didn’t like the new political situation in America. He didn’t like the new freedom that black people had. He ike the new politicians from the North who came to Florida. My father came to live in the house in Horsham at the he was sitting with an envelope in one hand. In was holding five orange pips! Of course he w the story of the five orange pips, but he had always .oked inside the envelope. “You're right,” he said. “But what about this?” he asked. “What does this mean’ "He showed me the envelope. Above the letters “KKK” there was some writing. “put the papers on the st “what papers? | don’ “The papers must be d to fight his fear. decided. “Where does this letter come from?” “I looke t the postmark on the envelope. “Dundee, in m, “The letter was posted in Dundee.” for a moment.ssic Detective Stories “1 think you should tell the police,” | told my father. “They'd laugh at me!” he said quickly. “This is just a stupid joke, John. We'll say no more about it ‘Itried to persuade my father to do something about the letter and the five orange pips. It was no good. He refused to do anything. ‘About three days later he went to stay with an old friend of his, Major Freebody. | was happy my father was away from the house. | thought he was out of danger — but | was wrong! “The Major sent me a telegram two days after my father's arrival. Something terrible had happened. My father had fallen over the edge of an open mine! while he was out walking one evening. He died a few days later. ‘L investigated the accident very carefully, Mr Holmes. There ‘was no evidence of murder. The police decided that my father had died as a result of an accident. “That is the story of my family," Mr Openshaw said. ‘That is how 1 became the owner of my uncle's house about three years ago. I have lived there very happily, Mr Holmes.” Mr Openshaw stopped talking for a moment. He put his hand in his pocket and took out an envelope. “until yesterday morning that is,' he said slowly. He put the envelope on the table in front of him. There were five orange pips in it. “The envelope was posted in London,’ Mr Openshaw told us. ‘There was the same message that my father received: “KKK Put the papers on the sundial "What have you done about it?” Holmes asked. 1. open mine : a big wide hol other minerals he ground where people dig for coal or The Five Orange Pips ‘Nothing,’ the young man replied. ‘Nothing?’ Holmes repeated in surprise. ‘What could | do?’ Mr Openshaw asked him. ‘I feel like an animal ina tra "You must do something!’ Holmes said. ‘You must save yourself.’ 11 went to the police,’ Mr Openshaw said. ‘But it was no good. They listened to my story, but they didn’t believe me. They just sent a policeman to the house,’ he added, "Why did you come to me?’ Holmes asked. ‘And why didn’t you ‘only spoke to Major Prendergast today,’ the young man said. Holmes began to speak quickly. “You received the letter yesterday,’ he said. 'Do you have any other evidence to show me?" ‘Only this,’ Mr Openshaw told him. He put a piece of blue paper on the table. “found this piece of paper in my uncle's room after he burnt the papers from the metal box,’ he explained. ‘it was on the floor. It seems to be a page from a diary. The writing is my uncl Holmes and | looked at the piece of paper. It was dated ‘march, 1869, and under it was written: 4th, Hudson came. Same old platform. 7th, Sent the pips to McCauley, Paramore, and John Swain of, St, Augustine, ‘9th, McCauley cleared. 10th. John Swain cleared. 12th, Visited Paramore. All well.Classic Detective Stories Holmes studied the piece of paper for a few minutes and then he turned to Mr Openshaw. ‘You must go home at once,’ he ordered him. ‘Put this piece of paper into the metal box from the room in the attic. Then put the box on the sundial in the garden. You must also write a note, Explain that your uncle burnt all the other papers. You can do nothing else at the moment. Do you understand?" ‘Yes, | do,' Mr Openshaw said. ‘I'll do what you advise, Mr Holmes.’ ‘Go home immediately,’ Holmes told him. ‘And be very careful — you are in great danger!’ 'm carrying a gun,’ Mr Openshaw replied. ‘Good,’ Holmes replied. ‘I will begin working on the case tomorrow,’ “You'll come to the house in Horsham, then?’ Mr Openshaw asked him. ‘No,’ Holmes sald. ‘The secret of the case is here in London. | will stay here to solve the mystery.” ‘Then | will visit you again in a day or two with news. And | will follow your advice,’ Mr Openshaw said. He shook hands with us and left. The text and beyond @ Comprehension check Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) and then correct the false ones. TF 1 After receiving the envelope with the five orange pips, Mr Openshaw's father called the policeimmediately. (J (I) 2. Mr Openshaw's father went to see an old friend, ‘ Major Freebody, five days after receiving the pips. oo 3. Mr Openshaw's father died five days after recaivina the pio oa 4 The police said that somebody had pushed him into an open mine. oo 5 Mr Openshaw became the owner of his uncle's house after his father died. aa 6 MrOpenshaw had always been very frightened of eee GB 7 MrOpenshaw received the pips the day before he came to see Holmes, a 8 MrOpenshaw didn't come to see Holmes immediately because he did not know about him until the day he came to see him. a © opposites A. Match the following words from the text (1-7) with their opposites (AG). 1 [carelessly A sooner 2B B careful 3 danger 4 D refused 5 E quickly 6 F empty 7 G happilyB_ Now fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the opposites froma. 1 Mr Openshaw did not go to see Mr Holmes wre because he did not know about him. Mr Openshaw looked for the papers everywhere in the house but he couldn't find them. Despite the death of his uncle in the house, Mr Openshaw lived there on vw until He too received a letter with the five Pips. Holmes told Mr Openshaw to be very careful because he knew that he was in great... Mr Holimes never .. an interesting case. The box with ‘KKK’ written on the inside was ee because Mr Openshaw’s uncle had burned all the papers. 7 1am reading the story of ‘The Five Orange Pips' very because | want to sce how Holmes will solve the * mystery. FET @ sentence transformation Here are some sentences from Parts One and Two. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words, There is an example at the beginning O. ° ‘The letter arrived on the 10th of March. ‘The letter was on the 10th of March, 1 He said you could solve any mystery. He said that there... --« yOu could net solve, 2. ‘Thave come for advice,’ said the young man. ‘The young man said that for advice. 3. He spent most of the time in his room. He rarely 4 He was not afraid of anyone. NObOdY newer RE, 5 The box was empty. There... in the box. 7 don’t understand any of this. 6 We were silent for a moment. We did not . . for a moment, Lunderstand of this. 8 There were five orange pips in the envelope. ‘The envelope snes Five orange pips. FET O writing Mr Openshaw has a girlfriend called Julia and now that he is in great danger, he wants to explain his situation to her. ‘After all he thinks, “if they kill me, 1 want her to know my story.’ Imagine you are Mr Openshaw. You are writing this very important letter to Julia, In your letter you should tel her: + that some people want to kill you + about your uncle, his life and beliefs how your father died + about how you met Holmes and why you trust him. Finish the letter using about 100 words. My dearest Julia! | Something terrible has hoppened and | fel that | should explain everything to you. After al, we are going to be married seen and you should knaw everything about your future husband.Before you read IE @ ustening FET Listen to the beginning of Part Three. You will hear Holmes and Watson talking about the facts of the case. Fil information in the numbered spaces. in the missing A DIFFICULT CASE, Silent thought Before talking about the case with Watson, Holmes (1) Holmes's questions Holmes wants to know: ‘Why the colonel left (2) Why he lived alone in 8) Some answers | ‘The writer of the letters was (4)... when he sent them. The writer of the letters is interested in the Colonel's ©) KKK’ are not (6) “KKK are (2). © Reading pictures Look at the picture on page 31 and answer the following questions. 1. Where are Holmes and Watson? hat are they doing? 3. What do you think Holmes has just discavered? PART THREE Holmes and I sat in silence for a while. Then he lit his pipe and MET smoked for a few minutes. ‘This is a strange case, Watson,’ he said at last. ‘John ‘Openshaw is in very great danger — very great danger inde ‘But what kind of danger, Holmes?" | asked, ‘Who is this “KKK’ nT We also have “Pass me the American Encyclopaedia,’ he said, ‘I think we find out something if we look under the letter to think about Colonel Openshaw. Why did he leave America? Was he frightened of something? And why did he lead such a solitary life when he arrived here in England? Was he still afraid of something? What do the envelopes tell us?’ he asked me, ‘Where were the letters sent from, Watson?’ “They were sent from Pondicherry, Dundee and London,’ | said “The last one came from East London,’ he said. ‘What does that information tell you, Watson?” “They are all seaports!’ | cried. ‘The writer was on a ship.’ ‘Excellent!’ said Holmes. ‘Now think about this. Colonel ‘Openshaw died seven weeks after he received the orange pips. 27ssic Detective Stories His brother died only a few days after he received the pips. How do you explain that, Watson?” ‘can't,’ I said. ‘What does it mean, Holmes?" ‘The writer sends each letter on the mail boat,’ ! Holmes said. He then takes another boat to come to England. There is always a delay between the arrival of the letter and the death. The reason for the delay is clear. The mail boat is a fast ship. The writer of the letters travels on a slower boat!” ‘But why, Holmes,’ asked. ‘What is the reason for these murders? ‘Colonel Openshaw's papers were very important to the writer of these letters,’ Holmes said. Watson, There have been two murders. That suggests an think there is more than one man, organisation. “KKK” are not the letters of an individual's name. They are the sign of an organisation, you see. The organisation wants Colonel Openshaw’s papers. And they ‘what organisation, Holmes?” Holmes turned the pages of the American Encyclopaedia “The Ku Klux Klan, Watson. It’s a secret organisation that was started after the American Civil War. It had centres in Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida. Colonel Openshaw lived in Florida, you remember. What the Ku Klux Klan wanted was terrible, They were against giving black Americans the right to vote. They were very dangerous. They also had a strange tradition, Watson. if they wanted to kill a man, they sent him a message first. They Used oak? leaves, melon seeds or orange pips. The victim then had a chance to behave differently or to leave the country. The ku Klux Klan finished in 1869. Openshaw came to England in 1, mail boat : ship that carries post, 2. oak: type of tree, from which a new plant grows kill to get them.” FE Five Orange Pips 1869,” he continued. ‘I think he was carrying the Ku Klux Klan's papers. That may be the reason for the organisation’s sudden end. His diary contains details about the organisation’s members. ‘They are not safe until they have the diary back.’ “What about the page from the diary?’ | asked, ‘What does that mean?" “it’s quite clear what it means,’ Holmes said. “Sent the pips to McCauley, Paramore, and John Swain of St. Augustine.” That's the message, you see. The next entry says, “McCauley cleared.” That means he ran away. Then there's the final entry, “Visited one.’ Paramore.” | expect the visit was a fal ‘The next morning Holmes and I had breakfast together at his flat. worried about Mr Openshaw,’ he told me. ‘I may go to Horsham, after As he spoke, | picked up the newspaper that was on the table. | saw the heat ine immediately. ‘Holmes,’ I cried, ‘you're too late!” “What do you mean?’ Holmes asked. I passed him the morning newspaper. TRAGEDY NEAR WATERLOO BRIDGE Police Constable ' Hook was on duty yesterday evening near Waterloo Bridge. He heard a cry for help and then a splash in the water. It was a very dark night and the weather was bad. The Constable could not save the man. The police found the body of a young man in the river. The man was John Openshaw of Horsham. Police beliave that he was running through the dark streets and fell into the river by accident. There was no sign of violence on the body. 1, Constable : police officer of the lowest ranka ae E Classic Detective Stories Holmes put the newspaper down. I have never seen him look so angry. \d them, Watson. I'll find the men who did this!’ my friend said. ‘Openshaw came to me for help. Now he's dead. hought for a moment before sa going out!’ he police?’ | asked him, ‘Are yo to them?’ he mystery.” I did not see my friend for the rest of the day. I returned to ‘Not yet, Watson — not unti the flat in Baker Street early that evening. Holmes was not there so | waited for him. He came in at about 10 o'clock. He was pale and he looked very tired. He immediately ate a piece of bread and took a long drink of water. I said. ‘I haven't eaten since this morning,’ he told me. ‘I've been very busy all day.’ He looked at me excitedly. ‘vive got them, Watson. I've got them!” he cried. ‘I know who they are now. And I know what I'm going to do le took an orange from the table and began to pull the pips . He put five pips into an envelope and wrote a name and ou address on it: ‘Captain James Calhoun, Barque Lone Star, Georgia.’ ‘That message be waiting for him when he arrives in the port,’ Holmes said with a smile. But who is he? Who is this Captain Calhoun?’ | asked. He's the leader of the organisati ‘How did you find out about him?’ | asked. ‘I spent the day studying old newspapers,’ he told me. ‘| made a list of all the sailing ships that stopped at Pondicherry inssic Detec January and February 1883. There were thirty-six of them. One of them was called the Lone Star. The name gave me a connection with America, you see.’ “Texas is sometimes called the Lone Star State,’ | said, ‘Then what did you do, Holmes: “imade list of all the sailing ships that stopped in Dundee in January 1885," Holmes said. ‘Again, the Lone Star was one of them. Then I discovered that the Lone Star arrived in London a week ago. [thas left London now and is returning to Savannah,” ‘What are you going to do?’ “That's easy," Holmes replied. ‘Only three members of the crew are Americans — Captain Calhoun and two others. | also know that the three Americans left the ship last night. | spoke to ‘one of the sailors on the boat, you see. The mail boat is faster than the Lone Star. My letter will be waiting for these three men the American police!’ when they arrive — and so wi Holmes was wrong, however. The murderers of John Openshaw never received the five orange pips that he sent them. The police never arrested them, either. The weather that year was very bad and there was a great storm in the Atlantic Ocean. ‘The Lone Star sank in the storm and everyone on the ship died! 1, sank: went to the bottam af the ocean, The text and beyond @ comprehension check Change the following statements into What, When, Where, Why or pW aston The sereree aoa © They found something in the American Encyclopaedia, What did they find in the Arrerican Encyclopaedia? They found what ‘KKK’ was. 1 The letters were sent from somewhere, For some reason there was always a delay between the arrival of the letter and the death, The letters ‘KKK’ stand for something. “The ‘KKK’ came into existence during a certain period. ‘The ‘KKK was against certain things. ‘The ‘KKK’ sent cakleaves, melon seeds or orange pips for a specific The ‘kkk’ wanted Uncle ‘According to the police, John Openshaw died in a certain way. 9 Holmes sent something to Captain James Calhoun, 10. Holmes found out about James Calhoun in a certain manner. ML The police never arrested J jias's diary back for certain reasons o nes Calhoun for a certain reason. ‘Was he frightened of something?’ ‘Some, any, somebody, anybody (or someone, anyone), something, anything, somewhere, anywhere are used in the following ways: A If the sentence is positive we use some (somebody, something, somewhere) B If the sentence is negative or a question we use any (anybody, anything, anywhere). But there are several exceptions! + if we are offering or giving we say: ‘Would you like some tea?’ oF ‘Would you like to go somewhere this afternoon?”+ If we expect o think that the answer to our question will be yes: ‘Do you think he has lost something?” © Any (anybody, anything, anywhere) can also mean ‘itis not important which one': “You can ask anybody and they can tell you where Mr Sherlock Holmes lives." = It doesn't matter who you ask (in other words, everybody knows) and he/she can tell you where Mr Sherlock Holmes lives.” @ Fill in the gaps the gaps with some, any, somebody, anybody, something, ainything or somewhere. ‘There was no sign Of cn Mr Holmes, do you think .. really think it was an accident? led my father? Or do you Do you want advice, Mr Openshaw? . Mr Openshaw, l advise you to take rain from Waterloo Station and return home as quickly as possible. Captain, are there Americans travelling on the Lone Star? ‘Yes, Mr Holmes, there are . Three, I believe. sent letters from Pondicherry, Dundee and London. 8 The murderers of John Openshaw didn't receiv Sherlock Holmes because their ship didn’t arrive in America. some Americans on board. 9 Wewill find out vsuu tseful if we look in the American Encyclopaedia. 10. Mr Openshaw's uncle did not allo room in the attic 11 Was Colonel Openshaw frightened of 12 Mr Holmes went out... . .» to go into the © Thinking like Holmes Match the facts (1-8) with the meaning that Holmes gives to them (AL). There are four meanings that you do not need to use, Facts 1 [ij Actienthas come to Holmes’s house in the middle ofa storm. 2 [I] The client has a certain kind of dirt on his shoes from the uth-west. fe letters were sent from Pondicherry, Dundee and London, three seaports 4 [I The letter arrives and then, after some time, the person is killed. | there have been two complicated murders, [5 An organisation was involved. 1 Etias Openshaw lived in Florida [Bl Eas Openshaw left America in the same year that the Ku Klux Klan ended. Meanings A. The initials KKK do not refer to an individual. B The papers are connected with the destruction of the Ku Klux Klan. ‘The letter was sent on a mail boat and the killer then arrives on the ship. ‘The writer was on a ship. It isa serious case, ‘An organisation was involved, ‘The organisation in question is the Ku Klux Klan. ‘The writer was in America ithome. E F c H_ He came to London fram the south-west. 1 J Kt was raining before he a He is not Holmes's friend.The criminal organi ° 9 ions file Sherlock Holmes has a file on all the major criminal organisations in the world. He fills in a standard form for each one. Using the full text below from the American Encyclopaedia, fill n the form for Holmes. Ku Klux Klan The name comes trom an imaginary resemblance to the clicking sound rade \when cocking a rifle. This terrible secret society was formed by ex- Confederate solders in the Southern Stats ater the Cl War and irapily | {formed local branches in different parts ofthe country, notably in Tennessee, Louisiana, the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida ts power was used for poltical ‘purposes, principally for terorising black voters and murdering or driving from the country those who did not agree with them. ts crimes were usually preceded by a waming sent to the marked man in some unusual way ~ some oak leaves, melon seeds or orange pips. When the victim received one of ‘hese warnings, he could either change his opinions oF leave the country, It he decided to face the situation, he would always die in some strange and unpredictable way. The organisation ofthis society was so perfect that there is hardly a case on record where any man was able to escape death or in which the peoo For some the United Eventually, in the year 1869, the society suddenly collapsed, although crimes like the ones described above have been reported since that date, Fullname Founders: (3) When founded: Criminal aims: (6) Methods: (7) The success of the police in fightin i 1918 a second Ku Kiux Klan began. This second and explain them tothe class. | esi 1 What is the name of the film? 2 When did it come out? 3 What is 4 What novel is this film based on? 5 Who played the roles of tho Afro-Americans? 6 How does this film show Afro-Americans? a7ETN Down Charles DickensFer iD troduction Before you read Listening Listen to the beginning of Part One and then decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. Ifit is correct, put a tick (¥) in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick (/) in the box under B for NO. Then read the text and correct the incorrect sentences. AB YES NO narrator has workedin insurance for thirty years. 1] [] 2. The narrator doesn't like to see the clients who come nta his office. 3. The clerk tel Mr Sampson that the name of the visitor is Mr Julius Slink 4 Mrslinkton is abo hatr forty with 5. MrSlinkton speaks to the narrator. 6 MrSampson immediately dislikes Mr because he is rude. 7 MrSlinkton and Mr Sampson are old fi 8 MrSlinkton came to the office to gef an insurance form. | nds. a | j 9. Mr Slinkton already knew Mr Sampson's name. 10 Mr Sampson met Mr Slinkton again three weeks later: 40 PART ONE Most people have a chance to see exciting events in their lives. | am the Cl Manager of an insurance office, ' and 1 think | have seen more exciting events in the last thirty years than most men do. Iam very good at understanding the character of a person from studying their face. I confess that many times 1 have been wrong, especially about friends. But why was I wrong? Because | lowed t a se people to come near to me and tell me their stories. My first impression of these people, based on face and manner was always correct. My office had one wall of glass, which separated my office from the gene! | office. | could see everybody who came into the insurance office. | liked to study the faces of new clients before | spoke to them. ida I decided what kind of people they were before they word to me. | learned to trust my first impression of people. 1. insurance office :b clients against risk of death and against property. aussic Detective Stories ‘t's not a policy for me,’ Mr Slinkton said. ‘It's for a friend of mine. He asked me to get the information for him. I don’t know if he will take out the policy. People often change their minds, don’t you think, Mr Sampson?” "ves, I replied We began to talk about other things. “your profession has suffered a great loss,’ Mr Slinkton said suddenly. 1 did not know what he was talking about. a loss?" | asked in surprise. ‘What kind of loss, sir — a financial one?’ Mr Slinkton laughed, ‘don't mean a financi Mr Meltham Now I understood what he was tal loss,’ he explained, ‘I was referring to ’ng about. ‘ah, yes, Mr Meltham,’ | agreed. ‘That was indeed a sad loss. He was the most brilliant man | have ever known in the insurance profession. But did you know Mr Meltham?’ 1 asked. 1 knew about him,’ Mr Slinkton told me. ‘What a sad story it is! A young man like that suddenly gives up his work and retires from the world.’ Ihave said that | di the insurance office. | si iinkton when | first saw him in iked him. 1 did not think he I decided to ask Mr Slinkton some questions. | wanted to find out more about this ked Mr I di was really sad about Mr Meltham at business?’ | asked. ‘Have you heard why Mr Meltham left ‘have only heard stories about ity’ he said. ‘It seems that Mr Meltham was not happy in love.’ Down “That's not the truth,’ | told him. ‘The truth is that the lady died’ ‘She died, did she?! Mr Slinkton repeated. ‘That's terrible — poor Mr Meltham. How very sad for him! felt that Mr Slinkton was not sincere. There was something false about him. ‘Then he said to me, ‘You are surprised that Mr Meltham's story makes me so sad. | can see that, Mr Sampson but I, too, have suffered a terrible loss recently. I have two nieces, you see. One of them, a girl of twenty-three, died recently. The other niece is also not well. The world is a very sad place!’ Now 1 thought | understood Mr Slinkton. He was a sensitive man who had suffered. 1 was angry with myself for not liking him, 1 watched him for the rest of the evening and he seemed to he a good man. He talked politely to everybody and everybody seemed to like him. | decided that my first impression of Mr Slinkton was wrong. I spoke to our host about Mr Slinkton. He told me that he had not known him for very long. He told me that Mr Slinkton had taken his two nieces to Italy for their health. It was there that one of them had died. He had returned to England afterwards with his other niece. Now | felt that | understood Mr Slinkton. | was very embarrassed because I had not liked him before this evening.Per The text and beyond @ compreension check Complete the following summary of Part One using single words or oe son He has worked in order to form an opinion of a Mr Mr Sampson works as the (1) there for @).. 3 new customer Mr Sampson always (3) Sampson also trusts At the beginning of this story Mr Sampson sees a new customer whose name is Mr Julius Slinkton. Right from the start Mr Sampson ©. ‘even though he seems to be a perfect gentleman, ‘Two weeks later at a party, Mr Sampson meets Mr Slinkton. Mr Sampson that he had gone to the insurance office Is Mr Sampson that ©. he is very sad to hear that (7) w.Mr Sampson, however, thinks that he inkton understands eee snnes ONE of them (9) and that is why he is so sorry about Mr Meltham, Later, Mr Sampson talks to his host about Mr Slinkton. The host confirms the story and adds that Mr Slinkton had gone 40) but (11) After hearing this Mr Sampson feels (12) because he had thought badly of Mr Slinkton, @ Dickens and crime Read the text below and choose the correct word (A, B, C oF D) for ‘each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Carles Dickens is best 0) .©., for his great comie stores 1) uche also wrote stories about crime. He (2) a friend of Charles Frederic Feld (1805-1874), Field was a police inspector, one of the first (3). England. Dickens liked going out with Feld to learn 4) ondon crime and police detection. They went sn OF 46 the poorest areas of London. This is how Dickens became familiar this new (6) policeman. He wrote a number of | work | in his magazine Household Words. Field then became the model for the (7)... nspector Bucket in the Dickens novel Bleak House (1852-53). Bucket is one of the firstpolice detectives in | fiction. He is not a genius ) son Sherlock Holmes, but he is clever and very persistent. He has (9)... in common with the famous television police detective Lieutenant Columbo. Then a (10)... years after Dickens wrote the mystery story ‘Hunted Down’ (1861), Dickens's young friend and ‘stucien ‘Wilkie Collins (1824-1880), wrote the first modern detective story, The Moonstone (1868). This novel, of course, has a detective, Sergeant cuff. © Aconsidered 8 thought ©known. D famous 1A however B but and Dso 2 A got B turned ¢ had D became 3 Ain Bat c by D around 4 A about Bon cof D from 5 Aany B few Cc every D some 6 A kind B style C variety D form 7 A person B character © actor D role B Aas B similar € like D related 9 Alot B many € very D much 10 A some C few D small 47me rer reoraves © speaking: health and ftness {A Mr Slinkton took his nieces to Italy for ther health. Look atthe pictures below and describe what you can see in each one and how itis good for your health, B_ Bring to the class an advertisement for a health and fitness club or gym. Talk about the following questions. 4 What does the advertisement describe? Does it describe specific ways of keeping fit? De you go to a gym or do any sports? what do you do and why did you choose this particular activity? What's the best way to stay healthy? How importants it to stay healthy? au Before you read Otistening Listen to the beginning of Part Two. You will hear about Mr ‘Sampson's further meetings with Mr Slinkton. For each question, put a tick () in the correct box. How did Mr Sampson feel about Mr Slinkton when he saw him for the second time in the office? A [I] He felt sorry for him because of bis niece. B [1] He was happy to see him. ¢ []] Hedisliked him. a8 = Why did Mr Slinkton return to the insurance office? [BH He needed another incurance form. B [i] He wanted to know if his friend had started an insurance policy. ¢ [i] He wanted to start an insurance policy for himself. \What was the amount ofthe policy that Mr Beckwith wanted? £2,000 » [fl] £20,000 c [ll] e200 Who did Mr Beckwith want to write the reference for him? A [ll] Mrsampson ¢ [Ij mrslinkton’s niece Who had come to talk to Mr Sampson earlier that day? A [l] Mr Beckwith 8 [|] aprivate visitor c El] Mrsilinkton’s niece When did Mr Beckwith’s insurance policy begin? AB apr B LH March c [i May ‘Where did Mr Sampson see Mr Slinkton after this? A [lj inthe office again 5 [ct another party ¢ [J on the beach at Scarborough ‘Who was with Mr Slinkton in the time? A Ei his niece B [ED] MrBeckwith c Ey his sister 49PART TWO Two days later I was sitting at my desk as usual. 1 saw Mr AT Slinkton come into the office. As soon as | saw him | disliked him again. Mr Slinkton saw me and came into my office. I have come back,’ he said, ‘because | want to find out what has done with the insurance forms. | want to know my friey whether he has sent them back to the company. His family is worried about him, you see. They want him to buy a good insurance policy.’ ‘perhaps | can help,’ | said. ‘What is your friend’s name, Mr Slinkton?’ I asked. ‘Beckwith,’ he said. 1c led the clerk into my office. 1 asked him to find out if a man called Beckwith had started an insurance policy with the company. The clerk looked through his papers for a moment and then he brought me some papers. “Yes, Mr Sampson,’ he said. ‘We received these forms from Mr Beckwith. He wants a p icy for two thousand pounds and he has asked Mr Slinkton to write a reference! for him.’ 1. reference: (here) 2 letter saying if someone isa good or a bad person. 50 Down Mel’ cried Mr Slinkton in surprise. He thought for a moment. ‘But of course I can do that for him.’ Mr Slinkton sat down in my office and wrote the reference for Mr Beckwith. He left the forms in my office, said goodbye politely and then left. Mr Slinkton was not my anly visitor that day. Very early that morning someone else had come to see me at my house. The visit was a very private one. No one knew anything about it at al Mr Beckwith's insurance policy began in March. I did not see Mr house, but ! was not home. He asked me once to have dinner with him but | was busy. Late in September | went to Scarborough and 1 met Mr Slinkton walking on the beach. It was early evening and he came towards me. He was with a young lady who was dressed in black. He introduced her as his niece. Her name was Miss Niner. \kton again for six or seven months. He called once at my I looked at her carefully. She was very pretty but 1 was sorry to see that Miss Niner did not look very well at all ‘Shall we walk together?’ he asked. ‘with pleasure,’ I replied. ‘As we walked along the sand, Mr Slinkton pointed to some marks in the sand. He laughed "Your shadow! has been here again,’ he joked to Miss Niner. ‘shadow? What shadow?’ | asked, ned. ‘There is an ‘my uncle is joking, Mr Sampson,’ she expl elderly gentleman here in Scarborough. He moves around in a wheelchair. | see him so often that my uncle calls him my shadow.’ 1, shadow : (here) someone following her 51