Read the short story in your Straightforward pre-intermediate workbooks on pp 90-96 then print out the following questions and answer them.
PartI
1. Who wrote "The Red-Headed League"?
a. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle b. Agatha Christie c. Raymond Chandler
2. What kind of short story is it?
a. a love story b. an adventure story c. a detective story
3. What is the title of the last chapter?
a. The Capture of John Clay b. The Mystery Explained c. Everything is Explained
4. Where did Sherlok Holmes live?
a. in Baker Street b. in Fleet Street c. in Downing Street
5. What is "The Red-Headed League"?
a. a well known hockey league b. a fly-by-night company c. a charity association
6. How did Mr Wilson learn about "The Red-Headed League"?
a. from TV b. from the radio c. from a newspaper
7. Who is Vincent Spaulding?
a. Dr Watson's assisstant b. a bank manager c. Mr Wilson's assisstant
8. What did John Clay want to steal?
a. jewellery b. money c. gold
9. How did the criminal plan to rob the bank?
a. by smashing the window b. by switching off the security system c. by digging a tunnel?
10. Did they catch the criminal?
a. No, they didn't. b. We don't know. c. Yes, they did.
11. Who solved the problem?
a. Mr Merryweather b. Mr Holmes c. Mr Spaulding
Part II
Task to perform on-line
Did you enjoy the story? Why/Why not?
Write your comments on this blog (your comments can't be anonymous write your full name and faculty )
38 comments:
I enjoy the story, becouse is very interested.
Yes,I did enjoy the story because is very interested and curious.
I like this story, becouse a detectuve stiry is very interesting. And Sherlok Holmes is expert in solution strange riddle.
Yes of course,because this is a masterpiece!!
Yes, I did. I enjoyed reading this story very much. It's very breath-taking short history and I really like it. It's detective story and till the very end you don't really know how does it end. That's why it's really exciting and you can't stop reading it.
Yes, I did.
What I liked about the story was exciting and interesing, but first of all it wasn't romantic!
I enjoy the story becouse is very interested
I did enjoy the story. I was quite amazed when I read the last paragraph. Nice story, briliant ending, and decent style. I recomend it to all.
I enjoy the story, because I like a detective story. I like puzzle and mysterious mood. Sherlock Holmes is one of my favourite book character. I like a happy ends, like in "The Red-Headed League".
Yes, I did. This story is very curious and interested!!!!!
I enjoy this story, because it's very fascinating. I like read about criminals and secrets.
I don't like this story because it's very boring and nothing exciting. ;)
Yes,I did enjoy of this story because is very curious and fascinating.
I like detective stories so I enjoyed it very much. I didn't know what will heppen next in the story to the last moment. I was very curious how Sherlock Holmes will lead an investigation solve a problem and find criminals. I was happy when those criminals were cought red-handed. I was very interesting story. Piotr Wetoszka
Yes, I did. I liked this story. Detective novels are very interesting and I really like reading books in which there is some mystery to solve.
Tomasz Mazurkiewicz
I liked the text very much.It was rather long but I learned many new words:-)
This story is very interested, because I like read a detective story.
I enjoyed the story because it iss exciting and full of action. It is very interesting, well-written, detective story. I really like this kind of writing.
Magda Bednarczyk II rok f.rosyjskiej
I don't like decetive stories, however this one is pretty interesting.It's a nice ending.
Ewelina Marczuk II rok fil.rosyjskiej:
I really liked this text, because I like criminal staries expectially about Sherlock Holmes.
Karolina Grochowska II rok fil. ros.:
Yes,I did.I like exciting detective stories and Sherlock Holmes is one of my favourite book charakter.It is nice text but for me a little too long...
Paweł Pasternak IIrok fil.ros.
I didn't enjoy the story,because I don't like reading long stories:D
Wioleta Kopczyńska IIrok fil.ros.
I enjoyed the story,because it's very interesting and I like detective stories.
Maciuk Katarzyna IIrok fil.ros.
I enjoyed the story.I often read stories just like this story.
Aleksander Sztanuchin IIrok fil.ros.
I enjoyed the story.It's full of action and I learned a lot of new words.
Kulikowska Małgorzata IIrok fil.ros.
I enjoyed the story,because I like detective stories
Agata Król fil.ros.II rok Yes, I really enjoyed the story because I like stories where end is unpredictable and suprising.By the way S. Holmes is one of my favourite literary character:)
Rynowa Tetyana IIrok fil.ros.
I enjoyed the story,because it's very interesting story
I`m sorry to disapoint you, but this story isn`t interesting. you probanly ask me why. My answer is simply, I do not like read a detective story. Nevertheless, I will tell you about this story in the foreseeable future on the class.
Piotr Nowakiewicz
I don't like this story and I don't read but in my opinion this story is interesting and very good. This inquest was fascination, and answer was surprise. Plis Ilona, mii1, gr.1
Łukasz Michalski I rok mat z inf
I like this story, becouse very interesting and exciting.
Yes I did. I don't like detective story , but this one was very interesting. Anna Batorowicz II rok filologia rosyjska
atarzyna Sobota 2 rok fil.ros.
I liked the story because it keeps reader till the last words and Holmes's thinking is incredibly suprising.
For me this text was boring. I don't like criminal story.I prefer adventure and romantic stories.
Paulina Grzybek, I rok matematyki z informatyką. In my opinion, the story is very interesting. Sherlock Holmes it one of known hero of novel and criminal tales. He is brilliant detective!However, I like romantic stories:)
Yes, I did. I think personally that story is very curious, full adventures. I like
such tales. Barbara Dominik, I rok matematyki z informatyką.
Łukasz Ciuraj.
Yes, I did! I like criminal stories, because of their surprising endings.
Post a Comment