Level 2 Elementary
Teachers Notes
Level 2 Elementary
Teachers Notes 1 Students work individually or in pairs. Ask them to rewrite the
story from Bannisters point of view. Ask them to start when
Soames returns home and calls Bannister to his room
mystery and detective story writers who followed him. One of (page 14).
Sherlock Holmess most famous characteristics is his ability to 2 Students work individually. They should write a page in Mr
notice minor details of a persons appearance and to deduce that Soamess diary on the night before Holmes solves the
persons character and lifestyle from these details. Sherlock problem. Soames knows that one of the students, Gilchrist,
Holmes immediately notices the red marks on Miss Sutherlands Daulat Ras or Miles McLaren has looked at the exam paper.
nose and arms (and deduces she is a short-sighted typist). And, in Students should write Soamess thoughts about each
the same story, Holmes is easily able to look behind the most suspect. Which one does he think looked at the exam paper,
obvious details of appearance (dark glasses and a beard) to and why?
recognize the true identity of the man beneath.
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(b) married Marys mother? door.
(c) dies in New Zealand? (c) Gilchrist went into Soamess room and looked at the
(d) takes Marys one hundred pounds every year? exam paper.
(e) went to the dance with Mary? (d) Soames left his room to look for Sherlock Holmes.
(f) wrote a letter to Mary every day? (e) Gilchrist hid in Soamess cupboard.
2 Complete these sentences. Use these words: ( f ) Soames found a broken pencil and some black clay in
his room.
angry before kind quietly secret unhappy (g) Bannister helped Gilchrist out of Soamess room and
(a) Hosmer Angel had a beard and spoke _________. locked the door.
(b) Hosmer Angel was _________ to Mary. She wanted to (h) Soames told Bannister about the exam paper. When he
marry him. heard the bad news, Bannister felt ill.
(c) Marys cab arrived at the church _________ Mr Angels. ( i) Bannister sat on Gilchrists notebook.
(d) After Mr Angel disappeared, Mary felt very _________. (j) Gilchrist looked through Soamess window and saw the
Her mother was _________. exam paper.
(e) Hosmer Angels letters to Mary were a _________. 3 You are Gilchrist. You dont want to take your exam. Write a
3 We hear Marys story first. But many things are not true. letter to your teacher, Mr Hilton Soames. Why dont you want
Finish the story before you read these sentences. Then to take the exam? What will you do now? What do you want
choose true (T) or false (F). to say to your teacher before you go?
(a) When Mary went to the dance, Mr Windibank was in Sherlock Holmes and the Dangerous Road
Paris.
(b) Marys money was not important to her mother. 1 Answer these questions
(c) Something bad happens to Hosmer Angel. (a) Who gives work to Violet Smith?
(d) Hosmer Angel lives and works in Leadenhall Street. (b) At the beginning of the story, why do Mr Carruthers and
(e) Mary will always love Hosmer Angel. Mr Woodley want to marry Violet Smith?
4 Why are these things important in the story? (c) How do Mr Carrutherss feelings change?
(d) Who is the man on the bicycle?
(a) Marys Uncle Ned (e) Why is Mr Williamson important?
(b) A dance ( f ) Who does Mr Carruthers shoot?
(c) Two cabs
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good or bad? What happens next?
3 What do you think about the two women, Miss Smith and
Miss Sutherland? Are they like women today? How are they
different?