Sherlock holmes lives in baker street in london with his housekeeper, mrs hudson. Read the book, do the exercise and to find out how much you know. It was first published in strand magazine in january 1892. The adventures of sherlock holmes summary book reports. Mrs hudson is a woman who cleans and tidies holmes house mr windigate is the owner of the alpha pub. Oh, shut up holmes i shouted without the girl noticing and slamming the door. Challenge yourself to find hidden objects as you see and hear how sherlock holmes solves the mystery of how a blue diamond ended up inside a goose. The adventures of sherlock holmes the blue carbuncle tv. The main characters sherlock holmes is a famous detective dr watson is a good friend of sherlock mr paterson. Holmes and watson team up to trace the origins of a hat, a goose and a large, blue diamond.
After all, sherlock reasons, he is not paid to correct the mistakes of the police. He sees and thinks a lot more than the people around him, and when a beautiful blue diamond disappears, sherlock is the only man in london who can find it. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading. Watson visits the story begins on christmas holmes to congratulate christmas. Threatened with the gallows, mycroft needs sherlock to save him. I read the book sherlock holmes the case of the blue diamond and then i prepared this exercise. The goodwill sees sherlock holmes trying to return a hat and goose lost by someone on christmas day, but the story then deals with the theft of a precious stone, the blue carbuncle. Sherlock tells him that an honest man had found the hat and a goose in the road.
The much loved sherlock holmes story, the blue diamond mystery comes alive in this free, richly illustrated, hidden object puzzle game complete with. Sherlock returns the jewel and knows the case against the repairman will collapse without ryders testimony. Dominoes is a fullcolour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. What important information does breckinridge have in his book. The countess of morcars blue diamond disappeared from her room at the cosmopolitan hotel on the 22nd of this month. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Sherlock holmes the case of the blue diamond by bill bowler.
The doorman at the baker street hotel, james ryder. Sherlock holmes the blue diamond free download as word doc. She had been all honesty and kindness with me whilst she had tried to dope holmes. He finds sherlock closely examining a disreputable hat. Well, thats the newspaper report about the diamond. With integrated activities, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story, the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for students while making it easy for you to develop their reading and language skills. The blue diamond by sir arthur conan doyle,bill bowler,multiple narrators for free with a 30 day free trial. The blue diamond chapter 3, a sherlock holmes fanfic. The police are convinced mycroft is a murderer, but sherlock is just as convinced he is innocent.
The year number is not in the book but i think that it is in round 1900. The second episode of sherlock to be added to my english tv lessons collection. Between holmes and i, it was clear who her favourite was. The adventures of sherlock holmes essays are academic essays for citation. These activities are creative and challenging for young readers, providing stimulating and thoughprovoking ways for parents and their children to investigate the case. The rest of the conversation drifted between classical music and war wounds. Sherlock holmes was reading a newspaper seated as usual. Each book comes with free readalong audio, just scan the barcode on the first page of. Sherlock holmes and the disappearing diamond sam hearn. A blue diamond must be found, but watson is more concerned about miss featherstone. The sherlock holmes childrens collection set 1 sweet.
He sees and think a lot more than the people around him, and when a beautiful blue diamond disappears, sherlock is the only man in london who can find it. The blue diamond bowler, bill, doyle, arthur conan, sir, scott, susan on. An evening with sherlock holmes is a oneact play written by arthur conan doyle performed at bristol hippodrome on 2 may 1921. The adventures of sherlock holmes literary elements. The adventure of the blue carbuncle is one of 56 short sherlock holmes stories written by sir arthur conan doyle, the seventh story of twelve in the collection the adventures of sherlock holmes. Sherlock holmes, the case of the blue diamond author. Sherlock holmes the blue diamond free stories online. This story is from chapter 7 of the adventures of sherlock holmes 2009. Jan 23, 2017 sherlock holmes and the disappearing diamond, by sam hearn, is the first book in an exciting new mystery series which will test the skills of aspiring young detectives. Aug 10, 2018 sign in to report inappropriate content. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The search for the truth necessitates an incredible journey where sherlock is afoot in a world of secrets. Met kleurenillustraties, opdrachten en een multirom met het voorgelezen verhaal. After the doorman found a hat and a goose when he heard a sound and he get out at the street and this sound came to a broke window.
Even so, i think it must be a long story, so i never wanted to read it. The play was also performed at the coliseum london, uk on 1622 may and 29 august4 september 1921 28 performances. Boekverslag engels sherlock holmes door arthur conan doyle 2e. The best of sherlock holmes questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on. Sherlock the blue diamond learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Sherlock holmes the case of the blue diamond proprofs.
The adventure of the blue carbuncle sherlock holmes. Countess morcaris is the owner of the blue diamond. Sir arthur conan doyle, text adapted by bill bowler, sherlock holmes. John watson has only been at the baker street academy for five minutes when he meets the eccentric, superbrained mind reader sherlock holmes. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the adventures of sherlock holmes by sir arthur conan doyle. Based on the book by sir arthur conan doyle, this free hidden object game takes you through the. The blue diamond chapter 4, a sherlock holmes fanfic fanfiction. Sherlock holmes is a quirky british detective with an unusually keen eye for detail. Sherlock holmes is a wellknown name, and i have heard it many times. If this man ordered one, it is a sign of a certain amount of foresight, since he went out of his way to take this precaution against the wind. Watson stops in to see sherlock holmes and wish him a merry christmas. Shadows, secrets and stolen treasure 10 book box set a simplification of arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes, perfect for young fans of mystery books.
John watson, holmes takes on strange and challenging cases. But it may be changed after i read this book report, and i think i will love it. What my father had to do was to have the diamond appraised by three different jewelers in london. The blue diamond pack book online at best prices in india on. Arthur conan doyle one look at an old hat, and sherlock holmes can tell you a lot about its owner. Based on the book by sir arthur conan doyle, this free hidden object game takes you through the mystery with highquality audio narration. The adventure of the blue carbuncle by arthur conan doyle. As london prepares for christmas, newspapers report the theft of the. Jan 07, 20 when sherlock visits his brother, what he finds shocks him to the core. That diamond, she began to say, was trusted to my fathers care by a man called edward wood. The blue diamond graded reader level 1 conan doyle. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
One look at an old hat, and sherlock holmes can tell you a lot about its owner. Holmes doesnt believe the 24 geese are from london so he pays breckinridge one pound to see his book. The case of the diamond tooth holmes is on the case of a man who is found dead in the river. Watson and sherlock holmes meet with a clearly distraught young woman, helen stoner. Mrs hudson is a woman who cleans and tidies holmes house mr. When the countess of morcars priceless blue carbuncle is stolen, a reformed thief is charged with the crime. The adventures of sherlock holmes plot summary course hero. The much loved sherlock holmes story, the blue diamond mystery comes alive in this free, richly illustrated, hidden object puzzle game complete with audio narration. With jeremy brett, david burke, rosalind knight, ros simmons. Sherlock holmes the blue diamond minor sherlock holmes. He seesand thinksa lot more than the people around him, and when a beautiful blue diamond disappears, sherlock is. Referring to himself as a consulting detective in the stories, holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating. The blue diamond chapter 3, a sherlock holmes fanfic fanfiction. The case of the blue diamond oxford, 2004 fantastic adaptation with clever activities after each chapter.
The level of the lesson is upper intermediate or higher. Welcome to bebc the bournemouth english book centre. The only clue was a tag on the goose that read henry baker. He is tall and thin, he can look very different when he wants, he wears a hat and coat when its cold and he smokewatson was sherlock holmes best friendjames ryder was mrs oakshotts brother and he was the. With integrated activities, an interactive multirom, and exciting, f.
The blue diamond by arthur conan doyle,bill bowler,multiple. During the drive i didnt refer at all to the case of the blue diamond, except to remind her of holmes request to pay us a second visit the following day. Holmes deductive skills are at their finest in this not to be missed episode for sherlock fans. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. The police think john homer, 26 years old, took the diamond from a jewel box when he went to repair the window in the room. In the adventure of the blue carbuncle conan doyle offers up a tale of goodwill that has a darker flipside.
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