THE SIGN OF FOUR (B2.1)

The Red-Headed League " and ' " The Speckled Band " are taken from Conan Doyle's " The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ". In these two stories we join Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in Victorian London as they try to solve two of their most mysterious and terrifying cases. What is the secret behind the Red-Headed League ? And why does a young shop assistant spend so much time in a dark cellar ? How can a young woman be murdered inside her bedroom after she locked the door one night ? And why were her last words'the speckled band'? Wide range of activities covering the four skills ; KET-style exercises ; Trinity-style exercises (Grade 3/4) ; Dossier on London in the Times of Sherlock Holmes ; Internet projects ; Special Audio CD/CD-Rom containing the story recorded in full plus a variety of games and activities for further practice in the four skills ; Exit test with answer key.

A mysterious lodger, strange messages, a secret society and a terrible murder are the elements of a case that Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson have to solve... This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this reader contains : A biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ; A wide range of activities practising the four skills ; KET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grade 3) ; Dossiers : Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, Victorian Writers and Police and Detectives in the 19th Century ; Intemet projects ; Special AUDIO CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice ; Exit tests and keys at blackcat-cideb.