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Sherlock Holmes andthe Red Circle

Summary-based Activitiesby Kenneth Brodey

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Read the summary of Chapters 1-2 below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. Thereare five words you do not need to use. The first one has been done asan example.

no for had too outside these again spoke moretalked never those no left went ever

Mrs Warren (0) …..............…….. a strange young lodger with a beard. He(1) …..............…….. good English with an accent. He received (2) …..............…….. letters or friends. He left notes (3) …..............…….. hisdoor. These notes contained only one word in capital letters. In onenote he asked (4) …..............…….. the Daily Gazette, a newspaper.Neither Mrs Warren or the cleaning girl (5) …..............…….. entered hisroom. Also, after their first meeting, the lodger (6) …..............…….. theroom once and then returned late that night. He never left his room(7) …..............…….. Holmes examined the lodger’s cigarette stubs. Theywere (8) …..............…….. short for a man with a beard. With (9)…..............…….. facts Holmes deduced these things. The person in theroom now was not the person (10 )…..............…….. had rented it. Thelodger received messages in the advertisements of the newspaper.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Red Circle Chapters 1-2

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Read the summary of Chapters 1-2 below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. The firstone has been done as an example.

again too had never spoke no for outside these left ever

Mrs Warren (0) …..............…….. a strange young lodger with a beard. He(1) …..............…….. good English with an accent. He received (2) …..............…….. letters or friends. He left notes (3) …..............…….. hisdoor. These notes contained only one word in capital letters. In onenote he asked (4) …..............…….. the Daily Gazette, a newspaper.Neither Mrs Warren or the cleaning girl (5 )…..............…….. entered hisroom. Also, after their first meeting, the lodger (6) …..............…….. theroom once and then returned late that night. He never left his room(7) …..............…….. Holmes examined the lodger’s cigarette stubs. Theywere (8) …..............…….. short for a man with a beard. With (9)…..............…….. facts Holmes deduced these things. The person in theroom now was not the person (10) …..............…….. had rented it. Thelodger received messages in the advertisements of the newspaper.

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Multiple choice cloze

Read the summary of Chapters 1-2 below.Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. The first one has beendone as an example.

Mrs Warren (0) …..............…….. a strange young lodger with a beard. He(1) …..............…….. good English with an accent. He received (2) …..............…….. letters or friends. He left notes (3) …..............…….. hisdoor. These notes contained only one word in capital letters. In onenote he asked (4) …..............…….. the Daily Gazette, a newspaper.Neither Mrs Warren or the cleaning girl (5) …..............…….. entered hisroom. Also, after their first meeting, the lodger (6) …..............…….. theroom once and then returned late that night. He never left his room(7) …..............…….. Holmes examined the lodger’s cigarette stubs. Theywere (8) …..............…….. short for a man with a beard. With (9) …..............…….. facts Holmes deduced these things. The person inthe room now was not the person (10) …..............…….. had rented it.The lodger received messages in the advertisements of thenewspaper.

0 A took B got C had

1 A spoke B talked C said

2 A none B not C no

3 A from B out C outside

4 A to B at C for

5 A never B not C no

6 A went B left C cut

7 A more B again C time

8 A too B much C very

9 A these B those C her

10 A that B who C what

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Scrambled word cloze with distractors (ii)

Read the summary of Chapters 1-2 below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. Thereare ten words you do not need to use. The first one has been done asan example.

no not for to much from again those more too these never went had spoke

talked outside no ever left none

Mrs Warren (0) …..............…….. a strange young lodger with a beard. He(1) …..............…….. good English with an accent. He received (2) …..............…….. letters or friends. He left notes (3) …..............…….. hisdoor. These notes contained only one word in capital letters. In onenote he asked (4) …..............…….. the Daily Gazette, a newspaper.Neither Mrs Warren or the cleaning girl (5) …..............…….. entered hisroom. Also, after their first meeting, the lodger (6) …..............…….. theroom once and then returned late that night. He never left his room(7) …..............…….. Holmes examined the lodger’s cigarette stubs. Theywere (8) …..............…….. short for a man with a beard. With (9) …..............…….. facts Holmes deduced these things. The person inthe room now was not the person (10) …..............…….. had rented it.The lodger received messages in the advertisements of thenewspaper.

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Correct the mistakes!

This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies.Tell them you are going to read a summary, but with some mistakes.When they hear a mistake they should correct it.In the summary below there are 10 mistakes to read out, all writtenin italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version is given inbrackets.

Mrs Warren had a strange young student (lodger) with a beard. Hespoke good French (English) with an accent. He received no letters orfriends. He left books (notes) outside his door. These notes containedone word in capital letters. In one note he asked for the Daily Gazette,a magazine (newspaper). Neither Dr Watson (Mrs Warren) or thecleaning girl ever entered his room. Also, after their first meeting, thelodger left London (the room) once and then returned late that night.He never left his room again. Holmes examined the lodger’s trousers(cigarette stubs). They were too short for a man with an accent (abeard). With these facts Mrs Warren (Holmes) deduced these things.The person in the kitchen (room) now was not the person who hadrented it. The detective (lodger) received messages in theadvertisements of the newspaper.

Rub out

On the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraphfrom the summary. Gradually, rub out individual words and even two-and three-word phrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the importantcontent words. After each time you rub out some words get the wholeclass to read out the text, supplying the missing words from theirmemory. Eventually, when all the words on the board have beenrubbed out, the class will – amazingly! – remember all the text.

Dictogloss

Sit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are goingto read out a summary of Chapters 1-2 of Sherlock Holmes and the RedCircle twice, and that they may note down key words or short phrases.

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Complete the summary of Chapters 1-2 below. Write ONE word foreach space. The first one has been done as an example.

Mrs Warren (0)…..............…….. a strange young lodger with a beard. He(1)…..............…….. good English with an accent. He received(2)…..............…….. letters or friends. He left notes (3)…..............…….. hisdoor. These notes contained only one word in capital letters. In onenote he asked (4)…..............…….. the Daily Gazette, a newspaper.Neither Mrs Warren or the cleaning girl (5)…..............…….. entered hisroom. Also, after their first meeting, the lodger (6)…..............…….. theroom once and then returned late that night. He never left his room(7)…..............…….. Holmes examined the lodger’s cigarette stubs. Theywere (8)…..............…….. short for a man with a beard. With(9)…..............…….. facts Holmes deduced these things. The person inthe room now was not the person (10)…..............…….. had rented it.The lodger received messages in the advertisements of thenewspaper.

Put the sentences in order

The sentences A-J of the summary of Chapters 1-3 are in the wrongorder. Put them in the right order and number them 1-10.

A He never left his room and he received no letters or friends.

B The lodger received messages in the advertisements of thenewspaper.

C With these facts Holmes deduced these things.

D Mrs Warren had a strange young lodger with a beard.

E They were too short for a man with a beard.

F The person in the room now was not the person who had rented it.

G In one note he asked for the Daily Gazette, a newspaper.

H He left notes outside his door.

I Holmes examined the lodger’s cigarette stubs.

J These notes contained only one or two words in capital letters.

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Read the text once at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read itagain.

Tell the students to work together in their groups and use their notesto write a text which is grammatically and lexically correct but whichdoesn’t have to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing isto produce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories!

Then students compare their written texts with each others’. This canbe done by reading aloud, but it is better if the texts. Groups shouldtry to point out any errors in the texts of other groups.

Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them toidentify any differences with their own texts, and ask them if theythink the differences are important.

Cut it down

Put the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access tocomputer. Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary:their shortened version must still be grammatically correct. They canchange punctuation, but they mustn’t add any words.

When they have finished, they should compare their shortenedversions. It is better if the texts are stuck on a wall or passed around(or compared in electronic form). They should decide which are thebest cuts, and why.

Build it up

Put the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but theyprobably won’t need more than about 25 words.

When they have finished, they should compare their versions. Theyshould decide which are the most interesting added details, and why.

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Rewrite it

Tell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the wordsand phrases that are already there.

SUMMARY

Mrs Warren had a strange young lodger with a beard. He spoke goodEnglish with an accent. He received no letters or friends. He left notesoutside his door. These notes contained only one word in capitalletters. In one note he asked for the Daily Gazette, a newspaper.Neither Mrs Warren or the cleaning girl ever entered his room. Also,after their first meeting, the lodger left the room once and thenreturned late that night. He never left his room again Holmesexamined the lodger’s cigarette stubs. They were too short for a manwith a beard. With these facts Holmes deduced these things. Theperson in the room now was not the person who had rented it. Thelodger received messages in the advertisements of the newspaper.

KEY

1, 2, 3, 5: 1 spoke; 2 no; 3 outside; 4 for; 5 ever; 6 left; 7 again; 8 too;

9 these; 10 who;

4: 1 A; 2 C; 3 C; 4 C; 5 A; 6 B; 7 B; 8 A; 9 A; 10 B

6: 1 D; 2 A; 3 H; 4 J; 5 G; 6 I; 7 E; 8 C; 9 F/B; 10 F/B

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The (0) …..............…….. morning, Holmes saw a message in thenewspaper (1) …..............…….. a red house. (2) …..............…….. messagedescribed a secret code. There was (3) …..............…….. red house infront of Mrs Warren’s house. They went to Mrs Warren’s house. Shehad terrible news. ‘This morning,’ she said, ‘two men pushed myhusband into a cab, and then pushed him (4) …..............…….. later.’Holmes said, ‘They (5) …..............…….. wanted your lodger.’ Later, witha (6) …..............…….., they discovered that the lodger was really awoman. Holmes and Watson returned in the evening to (7) …..............…….. the red house. They saw a candle. It sent a messagein (8) …..............…….. . The message said ‘ (9) …..............…….. careful’and ‘danger’ in Italian. Then it stopped. They ran to the house. In (10) …..............…….. of the house they saw Gregson of Scotland Yard.

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0 A after B then C next

1 A of B around C about

2 A other B another C more

3 A any B this C a

4 A outside B out C from

5 A really B truth C very

6 A mirror B reflect C glass

7 A look B watch C saw

8 A sign B system C code

9 A Go B Look C Be

10 A face B before C front

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H They saw a candle. It sent a message in code.

I Holmes said, ‘They really wanted your lodger.’

J Later, with a mirror, they discovered that the lodger was reallya woman.



The next morning, Holmes saw a message in the newspaper about ared horse (house). Another message described a secret door (code).There was a red house in front of Holmes’s (Mrs Warren’s) house. Theywent to Mrs Warren’s house. She had terrible news. ‘This morning,’she said, ‘two girls (men) pushed my husband into a cab, and thenpushed him out later.’ Holmes said, ‘They really wanted your cleaninggirl (lodger).’ Later, with a telescope (mirror), they discovered that thelodger was really a woman. Mrs Warren (Holmes) and Watsonreturned in the evening to watch the red house. They saw a mirror(candle). It sent a message in code. The message said ‘Be careful’ and‘danger’ in Chinese (Italian). Then it stopped. They ran to the house. Infront of the house they saw Gregson of the United States Army(Scotland Yard).

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Complete the summary of Chapters 3-4 below. Write ONE word foreach space. The first one has been done as an example.




A Holmes and Watson returned in the evening to watch the redhouse.

B The next morning, Holmes saw a message in the newspaperabout a red house.

C The message said ‘Be careful’ and ‘danger’ in Italian. Then itstopped.

D They went to Mrs Warren’s house.

E Another day a message described a secret code. There was ared house in front of Mrs Warren’s house.

F They ran to the house. In front of the house they saw Gregsonof Scotland Yard.

G She had terrible news. ‘This morning,’ she said, ‘two menpushed my husband into a cab, and then pushed him out later.’

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When they have finished, they should compare their versions. It isbetter if the texts are stuck on a wall or passed around (or comparedin electronic form). They should decide which are the most interestingadded details, and why.

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SUMMARY

The next morning, Holmes saw a message in the newspaper about ared house. Another message described a secret code. There was a redhouse in front of Mrs Warren’s house. They went to Mrs Warren’shouse. She had terrible news. ‘This morning,’ she said, ‘two menpushed my husband into a cab, and then pushed him out later.’Holmes said, ‘They really wanted your lodger.’ Later, with a mirror,they discovered that the lodger was really a woman. Holmes andWatson returned in the evening to watch the red house. They saw acandle. It sent a message in code. The message said ‘Be careful’ and‘danger’ in Italian. Then it stopped. They ran to the house. In front ofthe house they saw Gregson of Scotland Yard.

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1, 2, 3, 5: 1 about; 2 another; 3 a; 4 out; 5 really; 6 mirror; 7 watch; 8 code; 9 be;

10 front

4: 1 C; 2 B; 3 C; 4 B; 5 A; 6 A; 7 B; 8 C; 9 C; 10 C

6: 1 B; 2 E; 3 D; 4 G; 5 I 6 J; 7 A; 8 H; 9 C; 10 F

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Dictogloss

Sit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are goingto read out a summary of Chapters 3-4 of Sherlock Holmes and the RedCircle twice, and that they may note down key words or short phrases.Read the text once at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read itagain.


Then students compare their written texts. Groups should try to pointout any errors in the texts of other groups.


Cut it down


When they have finished, they should compare their shortenedversions. It is better if the texts are stuck on a wall or passed around(or compared in electronic form). They should decide which are thebest cuts, and why.

Build it up

Put the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but they

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An American detective was also (0) …..............…….. the house. He waslooking (1) …..............…….. a killer named Gorgiano of the Red Circle, acriminal organisation. ‘Three men left this (2) …..............…….. ,’ saidGregson, ‘but not Gorgiano.’ They went into the house (3) …..............…….. found Gorgiano’s body. Holmes made a signal (4) …..............…….. the window with the candle, and Emilia Lucca – MrsWarren’s lodger – arrived. She (5) …..............…….. them her story: ‘Myhusband and I (6) …..............…….. in Italy, but we moved to New YorkCity. My husband worked for a man named Mr Castalotte. Oneday Gorgiano came to our house. My husband too was a (7) …..............…….. of the Red Circle. Later, Giorgiano told my husbandto kill Mr Castalotte. We told Mr Castalotte, and came to London.Gennaro found a place for me (8) …..............…….. hide. (9) …..............…….. one day I saw Gorgiano with another man in frontof the house. You know the (10) …..............…….. of the story.’

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An American detective was also (0)…..............…….. the house. He waslooking (1) …..............…….. a killer named Gorgiano of the Red Circle, acriminal organisation. ‘Three men left this (2) …..............…….. ,’ saidGregson, ‘but not Gorgiano.’ They went into the house (3) …..............…….. found Gorgiano’s body. Holmes made a signal (4) …..............…….. the window with the candle, and Emilia Lucca – MrsWarren’s lodger – arrived. She (5) …..............…….. them her story: ‘Myhusband and I (6) …..............…….. in Italy, but we moved to New YorkCity. My husband worked for a man named Mr Castalotte. Oneday Gorgiano came to our house. My husband too was a (7) …..............…….. of the Red Circle. Later, Giorgiano told my husbandto kill Mr Castalotte. We told Mr Castalotte, and came to London.Gennaro found a place for me (8) …..............…….. hide. (9) …..............…….. one day I saw Gorgiano with another man in frontof the house. You know the (10) …..............…….. of the story.’

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0 A outside B front C out

1 A for B to C about

2 A construction B structure C building

3 A when B then C and

4 A at B on C through

5 A said B explained C told

6 A knew B came C met

7 A piece B member C element

8 A for B by C to

9 A Later B After C Then

10 A rest B other C left

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F One day Gorgiano came to our house because my husband wasalso a member of the Red Circle.

G We told Mr Castalotte, and came to London.

H Gennaro found a place for me to hide.’

I An American detective was also outside the house.

J Later, Giorgiano told my husband to kill Mr Castalotte



An American musician (detective) was also outside the house. He waslooking for a scientist (killer) named Gorgiano of the Red Circle, acriminal organisation. ‘Three cats (men) left this building,’ saidGregson, ‘but not Gorgiano.’ They went into the house and foundGorgiano’s glasses (body). Holmes made a signal at the window withthe candle, and Emilia Lucca – Mrs Warren’s sister (lodger) – arrived.She told them her story: ‘My husband and I met in Germany (Italy),but we moved to New York City. My husband worked for a man namedMr Castalotte. One day Gorgiano came to our school (house). Myhusband too was a member of the orchestra (Red Circle). Later,Giorgiano told my husband to kill Mr Casitalotte. We told MrCastalotte, and came to Paris (London). Gennaro found a place for meto hide. Then one day I saw Holmes (Gorgiano) with another man infront of the house. You know the rest of the story.’

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Complete the summary of Chapters 5-7 below.Write ONE word for each space. The first one has been done as anexample.




A He was looking for a killer named Gorgiano of the Red Circle, acriminal organisation.

B They went into the house and found Gorgiano’s body.

C Holmes made a signal at the window with the candle, andEmilia Lucca – Mrs Warren’s lodger – arrived.

D ‘Three men left this building,’ said Gregson, ‘but not Gorgiano.’

E She told them her story: ‘My husband and I met in Italy, but wemoved to New York City. My husband worked for a man namedMr Castalotte.

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Rub out


The text used for the rub out activity need not taken from thesummary. You could use a dramatic part of the story, for example.

Dictogloss

Sit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are goingto read out a summary of Chapters 5-7 of Sherlock Holmes and the RedCircle twice, and that they may note down key words or short phrases.Read the text once at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read itagain.


Then students compare their written texts. Groups should try to pointout any errors in the texts of other groups.


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When they have finished, they should compare their shortenedversions. They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.

Build it up

Put the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but theyprobably won’t need more than about 25 words.

When they have finished, they should compare their versions. It isbetter if the texts are stuck on a wall or passed around (or comparedin electronic form). They should decide which are the most interestingadded details, and why.

Rewrite it


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SUMMARY

An American detective was also outside the house. He was looking fora killer named Gorgiano of the Red Circle, a criminal organisation.‘Three men left this building,’ said Gregson, ‘but not Gorgiano.’ Theywent into the house and found Gorgiano’s body. Holmes made a signalat the window with the candle, and Emilia Lucca – Mrs Warren’slodger – arrived. She told them her story: ‘My husband and I met inItaly, but we moved to New York City. My husband worked for a mannamed Mr Castalotte. One day Gorgiano came to our house. Myhusband too was a member of the Red Circle. Later, Giorgiano told myhusband to kill Mr Castalotte. We told Mr Castalotte, and came toLondon. Gennaro found a place for me to hide. Then one day I sawGorgiano with another man in front of the house. You know the restof the story.’

KEY

1, 2, 3, 5: 1 for; 2 building; 3 and; 4 at; 5 told; 6 met; 7 member; 8 to

9 then; 10 rest

4: 1 A; 2 C; 3 C; 4 A; 5 C; 6 C; 7 B; 8 C; 9 C; 10 A

6: 1 I; 2 A; 3 D; 4 B; 5 C; 6 E; 7 F; 8 J; 9 G; 10 H

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