Activities of “The last Sherlock Holmes Story”

Activities of “The last Sherlock Holmes Story” Before Reading 1. The title of the woks is The Last Sherlock Holmes Story. hy do yo! think is the last story" He is going to die to save his friend Watson from a clever Murderer.

#. Read the $ack cover and “A$o!t “A$o!t the Story” on %rst &age of the $ook. hat do yo! know now a$o!t this Story" •

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What did Dr. Watson leave behind when he died? He leaves a locked box in that contains a lot of paper or reports of Sherlock Holmes. How long did the box stay locked? Dr. Watson says that box can be open after fty years. When did this story happen?  !his story happened in "###. "###. Where did it happen? $n Whitechapel% &ondon. Who was the criminal that Holmes had h ad waited for?  'ack the (ipper was the criminal that Holmes Had waited waited for. for. Why did Scotland )ard turn to Holmes for help? *ecause Sherlock Holmes is one of the best detective in that moment and because they were unable to stop the murders.

'. Here are the names of ( men in the story. story. hich of them were real &eo&le" And what is each e ach man famo!s for" •

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Arth!r )onan *oyle.+He was a real person. He is famous because he wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories. Sherlock Holmes. + He was a ction person. He is famous for be the best detective for all of time. *r. atson. + He was a ction person. He is famous for be the partner of Sherlock Holmes on many of his cases.  ,ack the Ri&&er. Ri&&er. + He is famous for many horrible murders that he did. +obody ever found him% the newspaper give that name for his crimes that he did.

(. Two Two of the cha&ters are called -rofessor oriarty and oriarty is dead. )an yo! g!ess who oriarty is" /)hose one of these answers.0 , very clever -riminal

. There are two mysteries in this story 2 the mystery of *r. atson3s locked $o45 and the m!rder mystery. )an yo! g!ess what ha&&ens" /)hoose the $est answer or answers to these 6!estions.0 •

Why didnt Dr. Watson want anyone to read his report until fty years had passed?

*ecause he knew a secret about Holmes and did not want anyone to know it until many years later. •

 What happens to 'ack the (ipper?

Dr. Watson nds out who he really is and he is never caught% and /ust disappears. +obody ever hears of him again.

hile Reading Read the foreword and 7ntrod!ction. )hoose the $est 6!estion+word for these 6!estions5 and then answer them. ". What did the locked box contain? $t contains a lot of papers and a horrible story of one of his cases. 0. When was the box opened? 1ifty years after Watsons death% in "234. 5. What did some people say about Watson? When he wrote that story% maybe he turned cra6y by the age. 7. Who wanted to write about Sherlock Holmes? Sir ,rthur -onan Doyle. 8. What did Sherlock Holmes think of , Study in Scarlet? He thinks that is wild and fantastic rubbish9 4. Who fell in love with Mary Morstan? Dr. Watson.

Read )ha&ter 15 and then answer these 6!estions.

". What happened when Holmes was bored? He turns dangerous and violent and he also starts to use the cocaine as a drug. 0. Why did $nspector &estrade need Holmess help? *ecause someone was killing in Whitechapel and the police were unable to nd it. 5. How did the police plan to catch 'ack the (ipper?  !hey plan to send some of the policeman dressed with woman:s clothes in the night of Whitechapel streets. 7. What did Holmes plan to do in Whitechapel? He planned live like a poor to hear something about this crimes 8. What was written on a wall near one of the dead women? ;+o !ime to (ipe<

Read )ha&ter #5 and then rewrite these sentences with the correct information ". Watson knew all about =rofessor Moriarty Watson knew nothing about =rofessor Moriarty 0. Holmes thought Moriarty killed because he was mad. Holmes thought Moriarty killed that people because he wants to amuse himself% and he wants a death battle with him. 5. +obody knew when 'ack the (ipper would kill again. Holmes >new when 'ack the (ipper would kill again. 7. Holmes had to obey &estrades orders. &astrade had to obey Holmess orders

Read )ha&ter '5 and then answer these 6!estions. ". What did Holmes do *etween Monday and the following Weekend? He had been keeping Moriarty busy and playing games with him in the time that Moriarty was chasing him.

0. How was Moriarty ;writing his name< on &ondon? His name was written with a line drawing on a map of Whitechapel in places that had killed. 5. Why did Watson decide to follow Holmes secretly% instead of running to the police station? *ecause he was afraid that his old fellow can be in serious dangerous. 7. What did Holmes do to the girl who surprise Watson? He kissed her. 8. Why didnt see who killed the girl? *ecause he was tired and fell asleep. 4. What was Holmes doing as he cut up the body? He was singing.

Read cha&ter (. Are these sentences tr!e /T0 or false /80" Rewrite the false sentences with the correct information. ". Holmes left ngland after the death of Mary >elly @!A 0. Holmes sent a second telegram to Watson to say that he was still chasing Moriarty. @1A Holmes sent a second telegram to Watson to say that Moriarty is dead. 5. Watson hoped that Holmes was not the >iller% *ut he need to know the truth about him. @!A 7. Mary was badly frightened by the Whitechapel murders.@1A Mary wasnt afraid because she said that the murderer never killed a woman like her. 8. When Holmes came back to &ondon% He wanted to tell Watson all about the death of Moriarty. @1A When Holmes came back to &ondon% he didnt want to talk about the Moriarty s death 4. Watson and Holmes never worked together again.  !hey are still working with other cases but Watson still had the memory of the night in the yard.

Before yo! read )ha&ter  /*eath at the Reichen$ach 8alls0 can yo! g!ess who will die there5 and how" $ think Sherlock Holmes is going to die to save his old fellow Watson.

After Reading 1. 7n )ha&ter  we get *r. atson9s side of the story. B!t how did Sherlock Holmes see things" ,oin these &arts of sentences from a &assage in Holmes9s diary. ,=($& "#2"% &B+DB+ $ know Moriarty is alive% because he has killed another woman. ,nd he will kill again and again% if $ dont stop him. $ tried to explain this to Watson in mu hidden message% but the stupid fellow didnt understand my letter. +ever mind. He has agreed to help me in my ght and together we will follow this evil murderer. $t is too dangerous to stay here in Watsons house as $ am sure that Moriarty and his men are watching it. )es9 $ have /ust seen one of his men in the garden so $ must call Watson and we must leave at once9

#. :ow com&lete the last &age in Holmes9s diary with these linking words. And ; $eca!se ; $!t ; since ; when ; which; while ; who ,=($& "#2"% SW$!C(&,+D $ have en/oyed myself since we left ngland. $ knew that something was wrong when $ found my bedroom door was locked in Watsons house. $ tried to hit the man who came in% but he /umped away. ,nd then there was the letter to &astrade% Which said that $ was the Whitechapel murderer what rubbish9 $ took it from the cooks hand while Watson was calling the cab but it wasnt Watson% of course. +o% Moriarty had killed my poor friend and taken his place. $ know this man is Moriarty because $ have seen him in/ecting himself with cocaine% Watson would never% never do those. !he end will come today. M has asked me to walk with him to the (eichenbach 1alls% which is a wild and lonely succeed because $ have put blanks in his gun. He is clever% but $ will destroy him9 $t will be the last and greatest success of my life9

'. rite o!t the rest of the hidden message in the strange letter that Holmes sent to atson from 8rance. ho wrote the note5 and to whom" hen was it written"  !he professor alive he killed 1lora White my &etters (ead but $ follow him night and day this time he will not escape

:ow %nd the hidden message in this note. ho wrote the note and to whom" hen was it written" Dr. Watson wrote this letter to Mary before he travels with Sherlock Holmes to all urope

&ondon. !he last day of the

FOURTH month

+obody knows where $ am. My friends have hidden me and gone away. !hey have to go back to urope. $ cannot go with them because of an accident to and old patient% a good friend of mine. $ dont have time to worry or even think about who is watching me. $ have found the papers. $f the police ask% say you know nothing. !ell them everything is ne.

The hidden message is this< $ have gone to urope with an old friend. Dont worry about me. !he police know everything

(. hen atson ret!rned home5 &erha&s Lastrade came to see him. -!t their conversation in the right order5 and rite in the s&eakers names. Lastrade s&eaks %rst. Lestrade. + Eood evening% Dr. Watson. $ hear you have /ust returned from Swit6erland. *r. atson. + )es% $nspector% that is right. $ got back yesterday. Lestrade. + ,nd $ hear that there has been a sad accident. *r. atson. + ,h% you have heard the news then. )es% it was terrible. We have lost a great man% $nspector. Lestrade. + Mm. *ut how did it happen? Did Mr. Holmes fall from the path? *r. atson. + )es% er  yes% he F he /ust fell over the edge. Lestrade. + ,nd you were not able to help him F to catch him before he fell to this death? *r. atson. + +o% $ could not do anything. $ was% er% too far away. Lestrade. + !oo far away. $ see. Were you and Mr. Holmes having an argument% perhaps? *r. atson. + ,n argument? +o% of course not9 We never argued. Holmes was too clever for me to argue to him. Lestrade. + He was a clever man% thats true. -lever ... and dangerous. &ets hope that we have no *r. atson. + More murders in Whitechapel now. Eoodnight% Doctor.

. Here is a letter to a news&a&er5 which was written $y someone when atson9s $o4 of &a&er was o&ened in 1=>?. )om&lete the sentences5 !sing as many words as yo! like. When $ read the story in your newspaper. $ felt very sad and very angry.  )ou say the papers in Dr. Watsons box show that Sherlock Holmes was a dangerous criminal% but $ am sure that it does not true. veryone knows that Sherlock Holmes was a clever detective% who never hurts an innocent people. $ think Dr. Watson was sick by the age when he started to write this report. Br perhaps he started to use the cocaine as a drug and he wrote that story while he was drugged% who knows? )ou say that you have checked everything as you can but $ am sure that most people do not believe that Sherlock Holmes was a murderer.

?. 7s the Sherlock Holmes in this story very di@erent from the one in )onan *oyle9s stories" se these words to com&lete the &assage $elow. A&&earance ; cases ; clever ; c!t ; e4&lain ; friend ; intelligent ; knife ; m!rder ; recognie ; women $n -onan Doyles books Sherlock Holmes is a very clever detective. His friend% Dr. Watson% who helps him with his cases% is not very intelligent% and Holmes often has to things to him. Holmes can change his appearance in many diGerent ways% and not even Watson can recogni6e him. $t is tru e that ,-Ds Holmes does not like women% but he does not murder them and cut their bodies to pieces with a knife.

>. *o yo! think The Last Sherlock Holmes Story is a good tittle for this Book" Here are some other &ossi$le titles. hich one do yo! like $est5 and why" , title% $ like more is ;Dr. Watsons &ast -ase< because comparing with the other these says what is going to happen% so people before reading know what is going to happen in the nal. ,nd other reason is also $ think is a good title for the ending of that story because Dr. Watson is the person who wrote all their adventures and reports of all of their cases and also that he lived to tell the tale.