STORIES OF SHERLO_SHERLOCK PB

A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world's most famous detective. Stories of Sherlock Holmes includes two stories: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches and The Final Problem for readers with A2-B1 CEFR level English proficiency.

A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world''s most famous detective. Stories of Sherlock Holmes includes two stories: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches and The Final Problem for readers with A2-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 a pre-intermediate learner. This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1 with a word count of 8,000 – 11,000 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 the Copper BeechesA young woman comes to ask Holmes for advice. She has been offered a job as a governess with very good pay – but the job has some very strange conditions. She must cut her beautiful long hair. She must wear a special blue dress. And she must sit in a certain chair by the window.Should she take the job? Holmes tells her it sounds dangerous, but she decides to go. Soon she sends Holmes an urgent message – she needs his help immediately!The Final ProblemHolmes is in terrible danger. Professor Moriarty, the most dangerous criminal in London, wants to kill him. Moriarty controls crime all over the city, but Holmes has discovered his secrets. Holmes and Watson must escape from England quickly. They travel to Switzerland, but Moriarty follows them.At the Reichenbach Falls, a beautiful but deadly waterfall, Holmes must face his greatest enemy alone. Will this be the detective''s final case?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.