The Stories about Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan

“The Stories about Sherlock Holmes” by Arthur Conan Doyle. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS.

Match the words with their explanations. 1) mysterious a) unhappy because thinking about bad things that might happen 2) good-looking b) a small seed inside fruit such as apples or oranges 3) worried c) something bad which happens by chance and hurts someone or damages something 4) equality d) to have something 5) a pip e) unusual and special 6) a lawyer f) something that tells or shows you that something bad may happen 7) accident g) when two people are friends 8) murder h) strange and not explained or understood 9) to own i) the crime of killing someone 10) knowledge j) to be someone’s property 11) friendship k) something that a person or organization has which they can use 12) unique l) information and understanding that you have in your mind 13) resource m) when everyone is equal and has the same rights 14) to belong to n) someone whose job is to explain the law to people and give advice 15) a warning o) attractive

Exercise 1. Complete the gaps with the prepositions. on out in of at with to through for into 1. There is one of his last cases, which was so interesting _____ its details and surprising _____ its results that I’m going to tell you the story now. 2. I was staying ______ my friend Sherlock Holmes ____ Baker Street. 3. If he comes _____ business ____ this weather, it’s very important. 4. A good-looking young man came _____. 5. “I have heard _____ you, Mr. Holmes, and a friend has sent me ____ you. ” 6. The South lost the war, and there was equality _____ black people. 7. Sometimes I looked ____ the keyhole and could see nothing but old boxes. 8. I began to laugh _____ my uncle. 9. I am afraid that my money brings death _____ it. 10. The letter arrived ______ March 10, 1883. 11. “After my uncle’s death, my father moved ____ the house. 12. I shall call ____ you _____ a day or ______ two days. 13. Sherlock Holmes sat ______ some time _____ silence and watched the fire. 14. Sherlock Holmes was talking ____ a low voice. 15. Finally he went _____ the house _____ a hurry.

Exercise 2. Complete the gaps with the words from the table. Use adjectives or adverbs. quiet usual bright heavy hard wild successful easy 1. All the day the wind was blowing ____ and it was raining ____ outside. 2. I was spending a _____ evening at home. 3. You will get my advice _____. 4. The fire was burning _____. 5. Nothing happened to change our lives and we lived our _______ quiet life. 6. One day he ran _____ out of the house. 7. Their way of working was so good that they were always ________.

Discuss the following questions in pairs 1. Who came to Sherlock Holmes’s house at the end of September 1887? 2. Who was John Openshaw’s uncle? Was he a poor man? 3. When did he come to England? 4. How did he live in England? 5. Who did John’s uncle live with? 6. What letter did John’s father get one day? What was there inside the letter? 7. How did John’s uncle behave when he got the letter with five orange pips? 8. Who got the house and the money when John’s uncle died? 9. What happened to John’s father? 10. Why was John so afraid? 11. What advice did Sherlock Holmes give to John Openshaw? 12. Why did Holmes get upset when Dr. Watson read him an article from the morning newspaper? 13. Did Sherlock Holmes find out who had committed the murders and why? 14. Were the murderers arrested?