6.sherlock holmes(split group.session5)
- 1. INSPIRING QUOTATIONS It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. Any truth is better than indefinite doubt. When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
- 2. Elementary, my dear Watson! www.sherlockholmesonline.org
- 3. LISTENING COMPREHENSION CONAN DOYLE AND SHERLOCK HOLMES 1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an 4. Besides being a writer, Conan Doyle English writer was a a) True a) Journalist b) False b) Doctor c) Chemist 2. In what Scottish city was Conan Doyle born? 5. When did the character Sherlock a) Edinburgh Holmes first appear in print? b) Glasgow a) 1888 c) Inverness b) 1887 c) 1889 3. How many brothers and sisters did Conan Doyle have? 6. Sherlock Holmes most famous a) 7 quotation is b) 10 a) Elementary, my dear colleague b) Naturally, my dear Watson c) 9 c) Elementary, my dear Watson http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=6205
- 4. What was Sherlock Holmes wearing? A pipe A cloak A deerstalker hat
- 5. READING COMPREHENSION TASKS Find a synonym in the text for the following words: Popular (adjective) (Paragraph 1): FAMOUS Sad (adjective) (Paragraph 2): MISERABLE Very angry (adjective) (Paragraph 3): FURIOUS Find an opposite in the text for the following words: Hard-working (adjective) (Paragraph 2): LAZY Funny (adjective) (Paragraph 3): SERIOUS What is the meaning of the English expression Enough is enough? (Paragraph 3) USED TO SAY THAT SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING SHOULD STOP
- 6. Write about a fictional character
- 7. Description of a fictional character Paragraph 1: Introduction of the character Where did I appear? (book/film/comic, etc.) Who was my creator? Hello! Im X, Im one of the most pupolar characters in Paragraph 2: Physical appearance Gender (boy/girl, man/woman, hero...) I am tall/short, slim/fat, etc. Face: I have got (fair/dark) hair, (blue / green) eyes, (big / thin,) nose Body: My legs, arms are thin / long / fat / short / Clothes: I often wear black trousers and a white shirt. Paragraph 3: Personality description: I am outgoing, lazy, hard-working, bad-tempered, modest, etc. REMEMBER TO USE: quite, very, not very, not at all Last sentence: final description I am the best detective in the world
- 8. OUR EXAMPLE SHERLOCK HOLMES
- 9. REVISION EXERCISE What was the most visited video in Youtube in 2012? Gangnam Style video Choose the original and a version http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/21/world/asia/gangnam-style-rehashed.html?ref=multimedia#index Create a Venn Diagram http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/venn
- 10. COMPLETE THE DIAGRAM The original video is more adjective than thevideo Both videos are as adjective as The original video has many X / a lot of X / much X