What do

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The basic of the basic
A little deeper in Holmes’s life
1. How is 221B Baker Street important in the
Sherlock Holmes stories? 

A. It's where Watson lives with his wife Mary Morstan

B. It's where Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty fight

C. It's Sherlock Holmes' address in most of the stories

D. It's the restaurant that Sherlock Holmes and Watson visit to hang out and talk
2. If you are talking about Mycroft, who exactly
are you talking about?  

A. Mycroft is Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy

B. Mycroft is Watson's brother

C. Mycroft is Sherlock Holmes' brother

D. Mycroft is Sherlock Holmes' butler

3. How many Sherlock Holmes stories and novels
are there?

A. 56 Stories and 4 novels

B. 50 Stories and 10 novels

C. 60 Stories and 4 novels

D. 60 Stories and 6 novels

4. Which of these is NOT a Sherlock Holmes
quote from the books?

A. "The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."

B. "Elementary, my dear Watson!"

C. "My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know."

D. "Where there is no imagination there is no horror."

5. What is Sherlock Holmes' girlfriend's name? 

A. Irene Adler

B. Violet Smith

C. Mary Sutherland

D. Sherlock Holmes doesn't have any girlfriend

6. Which of these characters is the main Sherlock
Holmes' arch enemy?

A. Sebastian Moran

B. James Moriarty

C. John Douglas

D. Charles Augustus Milverton

7. Which of these is NOT one of Sherlock
Holmes' hobbies?

A. Writing detailed monographs on varied topics

B. Playing the violin

C. Writing down the details of his previous cases in the form of a memoir

D. Conducting chemical experiments

8. How many actors have played the role of
Sherlock Holmes in TV series or movies so far?

A. About 130

B. About 90

C. About 30

D. About 10
9. Sherlock Holmes is the second fictional
character with most appearances in movies or
TV series. Which is the first?

A. Frankenstein

B. Dracula

C. Batman

D. Robin Hood
10.Which of these forensic techniques was NOT
used firstly by Sherlock in a book than in real
life?

A. Fingerprints

B. Blood stain analysis

C. DNA transference

D. Analysis of the wound to know the distance of a shot

 Further discussion

How interested are you in Detective Stories?

Are you good at solving problems?
In which situations would you hire a private detective?
What skills do you think are needed to be a good detective?
Would you like to work in this field of investigation?
What other jobs, apart from detective, are related to
investigation?
Have you ever read a book or watched a movie about a
murder and its investigation? Talk to your friends about it.
Now it’s your turn to be Sherlock!
A murderer
A victim
A mystery
...
A solution
 People Involved

Mr and Mrs Kelley Miss Smith Mr Jones Mr Scott The elevator man
(the victim and his wife) (the neighbour) (the ex business partner) (the neighbour)
 Useful Vocabulary
MURDER = assassinato BULLET HOLE = ferida de bala
BLEED = sangrar KNIFE WOUND = ferida de faca
BLOOD = sangue FINGERPRINTS = digitais
HURT = ferido BLOODSATINS = manchas de sangue
STEAL = roubar DRAGGED = arrastado
MATCH = combiner

If you have other problems, call the teacher!

MURDERER: …
WEAPON: …
TIME: ...
PLACE: ...
MOTIVE: …
MURDERER: Mr Scott
WEAPON: knife
TIME: 12.30 am
PLACE: Mr Scott’s
Apartment
MOTIVE: Mr Scott and
Mr Kelley’s wife were
having a love affair