READING FOR PLEASURE O Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond I an understand how a story develops a plot 9 9 00000000 2 Look at the story sections again which tection do you think is the start of the story? Which section do you think is the end of the story? Latinoamnet Stalk about his story Chands to complete Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reading for Pleasure 1 The ta 3 How do you think the story develops Feadshe sections again and put them in order to make the story 3 L 4 5 & 64 70 & 1 E 2) Talk about it 4 Think about the story sections again Use the pictures on page 52 and the words in the boxes to tell the story to your partner. People Countess of Morcar Mr Peterson Sherlock Holmes Dr Watson Mr and Mrs Henry Baker Mr Windigate Mr Breckinridge James Ryder Mrs Oakshott sister's/trattir's house 3 Ryder decided to the friend Madsey/ Mr Oal shottin North London 4 There were lots of people geese in Ryder's sister's garden 5 Ryder caught a goose with a white/black tail and put the diamond in its mo. 6 Later he caught a goose with a black tail and look it to his Maudsley's house 7 When he opened the goose. Ryder found didn't find the diamond 8 There were two/five geese with black tails and Ryder took the wrong one 9 Mr Breckinndge would not/would tell Ryder where the goese were 10 Ryder was unhappy because his sister thinks he is a good /terrible brother and he didn't get any money from his crime 7 Now listen to the end of the story. Do you like the ending? Is it surprising Places The Cosmopolitan Hotel 2218 Baker Street The Alpha Mr Breckinndge's shop Verbs steal hit run find tell sell ask walk tell Read the story sections 1-8. Then match them to the pictures A-G. 1 Holmes and Watson go to The Alpha E and talk to Mr Windigate He tells them that the geese came from Mr Breckinridge. Holmes and Watson go straight to Mr Breckinndge's shop to find out more. U 2 Mr Peterson linds a blue diamond inside the tallman's goose. Aucket on the goose says "For Mr and Mrs Henry Baker" 1 3 Someone steals the Countess of Morcar's blue diamond from her rooms in the Cosmopolitan Hotel 4 Mr Peterson goes to see Sherlock Holmes, Holme puts an advertisement in the newspaper asking Henry Baker to come to Baker Street. Henry Baker tells Holmes that he got the goose from Mr Windigate at The Alpha CS Atall man with a hat is walking with a goose over his shoulder. A young han hits the man and his hat falls off. The man runs away and leaves his hat and goose in the street. Mr Peterson sees this and takes the hat and the goose 6 James Ryder tells Holmes that he stole the diamond and put it in one of his sister's geese Later he took a goose and opened it up, but it was the wrong goose and it didn't have the diamond in it. His sister, Mrs Oakshott, had sold the goose with the diamond to Mr Breckinridge. 177 Holmes and Watson talk to the man from Mr Breckinridge's shop. His name is James Ryder and he is the Assistant Manager of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. 8 At Mr Breckinridge's shop. Holmes and Watson see a man there. The man asks Mr Breckinridge about the geese. He says one of the geese was his and he wants it Werux Xan (kich Nouns street goose/geese blue diamond ticket hat advertisement newspaper shop 8 Write a different ending to the story. Use one of the options below or your own ideas. • Holmo doesn't let lames Ryder go. • James Ryder finds the diamond. 5 Look at the picture of James Ryder and answer the question. arbe TT YAVUITTSEMENT Talk about it 9 Ask and answer the questions with your partner. 1 Does the story have a good plot? 2 What is the most exciting section of the story? 3 Does the story have a good ending? 4 Was the goose a good place to put the diamond? Where would you put it? 5 Who is your favourite character? DTCOM DIAMOND AYO WIS FIO00 6 James Ryder hashis head in his hands in this picture Why do you think he was unhappy? O Finished? Write a short review of the story Sherlock Holmes The Blue Diamond. Say what you like about the story and what you don't like. What would make the story better? 120 Reading for Pleasure Reading for Pleasure 121

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