Pages 6-7

Reading Check
1 Are these sentences True or False?
a) Holmes and Watson are sitting at the breakfast table when John
McFarlane knocks on their door TRUE
b) Holmes housekeeper, Mr Hudson, opens the door to McFarlane TRUE
c) McFarlane is very excited TRUE
d) Watson knows McFarlanes name FALSE
e) McFarlane says that the police want to send him to prison TRUE
f) Jonas Oldacre lives in Blackheath FALSE
g) McFarlane lives alone FALSE
h) Lestrade wants to arrest McFarlane for the murder of Jonas Oldacre
TRUE
2 Match the first and second parts of the sentences
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Where are all those clever criminals? Holmes asks Watson

I like living a quiet life myself Says Watson to Holmes
The police want to arrest me Says McFarlane
He comes from a good family Thinks Watson about McFarlane
Can I ask why the police have not already arrested you? Holmes
asks McFarlane
f) I am arresting you for the murder of Jonas Oldacre Says Lestrade to
McFarlane
Word Work
1 Correct the wrong words
Sale-safe
Ball-hall
Clock-knock
Talking brick-walking stick
Motor-motive
Tremble-trouble
History-story
Building-builder
Floodstains-bloodstains
Reminds-remains
Put off-put out
Badly-sadly

Pages 12-13
Reading Check
1 Put the sentences in order
1) Oldacre walks into McFarlane office
2) Oldacre asks McFarlane to copy his will
3) Oldacre tells McFarlane that he wants to leave him everything in his
will
4) Oldacre tells McFarlane to say nothing to his parents
5) McFarlane takes the train to Norwood
6) McFarlane arrives at Deep Dene House
7) Oldacres housekeeper opens the door to McFarlane
8) Oldacre and McFarlane eat sandwiches
9) Oldacre takes papers out the safe
10)
McFarlane leaves Deep Dene House through the French
windows
11)
McFarlane spends the night at a hotel in Norwood
Word Work
2 Use the correct words in the safe to complete the sentences
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

The city
Astonished
Lawer
Will
Copy
Dining room
French windows

Pages 18-19
Reading Check
1 Match the first and the second parts of these sentences
A2
B3
C1
D7
E4
F5
G6

Word Work

Find words in the train on page 19 to complete the sentences

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Stupid
Innocent
Cruel
Slashed
Thoughtfully
Lines
Convince

Pages 26-27
Reading Check
1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)

Easily
Large
Timber Yard
Knows
McFarlane
Buttons
Mrs. McFarlane
Thumbprints
Doesnt have
Housekeeper
Dead

Word Work
1 Find 10 word from the chapter 4 in the sword square
Shone, Lawn, Ashes, Deed, Buttons, Search, Evil, Drew, Footprints
2 Use the words of exercise 1 to complete
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)

Ashes
Timber Yard
Shone
Search
Buttons
Footprints
Deeds
Evil
Hay
Crouched
Drew

Pages 34-35
Reading Check
1 Are these sentences true or false?
a) T

b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)

T
T
F
T
T
F
T
T
T
T

Word Work
1 Complete the words
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Violin
Reason
Chequebook
Nots
Fresh
Give up
Mad

40-41
Reading Check
1 Correct eleven mistakes
Telegram , John McFarlane, Norwood, Train, Mrs. Lexington , Thumbprint,
Wall, Mrs. Lexington, Sergeant Judd, not
Word Work
1 Match the words in the violin with the sentences
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Gently
Telegram
Opinion
Doorbell
Proof
Cab
Thumbprint