It can be hard to follow conversations in movies and televisions shows, but it just takes some practice. One of my favorite websites to practice is LyricsTraining.com. There students can watch movie clips or music videos and practice their listening skills. The site uses the subtitles of the videos to create fill-in-the-blank activities which help students improve their listening and spelling skills. Give it a try! Here are some Sherlock Holmes inspired clips to practice with!
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Have you read A Scandal in Bohemia? Irene Adler is a wonderful character in that story, and she becomes "THE woman" in Sherlock's life. While she doesn't appear much in the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, she is an important character in the TV adaptions: both the BBC's Sherlock and CBS's Elementary. I think it's because the idea of Sherlock being in love is so interesting.
After reading A Scandal in Bohemia, my students wrote stories about Sherlock and Irene's next meeting. They imagined a new story. You can read one student's beautiful story below. I hope you have been enjoying the Sherlock stories. If you have already read the Red-Headed League, you might want to try making your own comic book version of the story. In my class, we used MakeBeliefsComix to make comics. In pairs, students each chose a page of the story to summarize. They tried to fit the details into 3-6 frames of a comic. Below is an example; it summarizes the very first part of Red-Headed League. In this example, Sherlock Holmes is a woman and Watson is a penguin. This just shows how much creative freedom you have when you make your own comic! Why don't you give it a try? You can also try reading a real comic book adaption of the Red-Headed League illustrated by JT Morrow and Sophie Rohrbach. You can find it on Amazon here.
How much do you really know about Sherlock Holmes? If you really consider yourself a super fan, you should watch this Ted-Ed video! The five-minute video will give you interesting facts about our favorite detective and improve your listening skills. Don't forget to take the "Think" quiz after watching. Introduction The original Sherlock Holmes stories were written over a hundred years ago by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories have been modernized for television and movies. Why and how do you think the stories were changed?
Watch The BBC television show Sherlock is set in modern times. Notice how they modernized this part.
Watch the original click in its full length here from the BBC. Think Can you think of another way to modernize this part. What might be other evidence that someone is careless and drinks too much? Put your answers in the comments below. Teachers, you can download a printable handout for this lesson here.
Be an English detective! Watch the clip from BBC's Sherlock (S1,E1) and notice the verbs. Can you make sense of the English mystery? Listen and Complete Complete the conversation with the past progressive. Molly: Listen, I __________________________. Maybe later, when you’re finished. Sherlock: You’re wearing lipstick. You __________________________ lipstick before. Molly: I refreshed it a bit. Sherlock: Sorry, you __________________________... Molly: I __________________________ if you’d like to have coffee? Sherlock: Black, two sugars, please. I’ll be upstairs. Molly: Okay. English Detective Work You just heard some sentences in past progressive. Think!
Think about it!
Did you solve the mystery of past progressive? Not so fast. Try to use past progressive in a comment below. What were you doing the last time someone invited you to coffee? Teachers, you can download a printable handout for this lesson here.
Sherlock Holmes has a wonderful vocabulary. Many of the words he uses to describe his investigations can be used in academic writing. Below are some useful verbs. Example Sentences
Now, you can sound just like Mr. Holmes! Try to use one of the words in the comments below. |
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