CHRONICLES OF_SHERLOCK HOLM PB

A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world's most famous detective. The Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes includes three stories: The Adventure of Silver Blaze, The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Reigate Squire for readers with B1 CEFR level English proficiency.

A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world''s most famous detective. The Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes includes three stories: The Adventure of Silver Blaze, The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Reigate Squire for readers with B1 CEFR level English proficiency.Collins brings the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, to English language learners.This reader has been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1 with a word count of 11,000 – 20,000 words.This ELT Reader includes:Full audio of the book accessed securely via QR codeRich supplementary materials: character lists, cultural notes, comprehension exercises, reading discussion questionsA glossary of the more difficult wordsFree online resources for students and teachers at https://collins.co.uk/ELTThe plotThe Adventure of Silver BlazeSilver Blaze, the most famous racehorse in England, has disappeared before the biggest race of the year. His trainer has been murdered, and the horse is nowhere to be found.The police have arrested a suspect, but Holmes isn''t convinced. He travels to the countryside with Watson to investigate.Holmes discovers strange clues – a missing dinner dish, unusual marks on the ground, and a dog that didn''t bark in the night. Can he find Silver Blaze before race day? And who really killed the trainer?The Adventure of the Musgrave RitualHolmes tells Watson about one of his earliest cases. His client was an old university friend whose butler had mysteriously disappeared.Before vanishing, the butler had been studying the Musgrave Ritual – a strange old document that has been in the family for centuries. No one knows what the mysterious words mean.Holmes must solve the ritual like a puzzle. Where do the clues lead? And what happened to the missing butler and the maid who disappeared with him?The Adventure of the Reigate SquireHolmes is recovering from a difficult case and needs rest. Watson takes him to the countryside to stay with a friend.But even in the quiet village of Reigate, crime finds them. There has been a burglary at a nearby house, and now a coachman has been murdered.The only clue is a torn piece of paper with some writing on it. The local police think it''s not important, but Holmes sees something they have missed. Can he solve the case before the killer strikes again?About Collins ELT ReadersCollins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels:Level 1 – elementary (A2)Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2-B1)Level 3 – intermediate (B1)Level 4 – upper- intermediate (B2)Level 5 – upper-intermediate+ (B2+)Level 6 – advanced (C1)Level 7 – advanced+ (C2)Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.