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2  Use the words from Activity 1  to complete the sentences.
         READING CHECK
                                                                                       a  The police think that the  .....  o..S�E?�  .... are Jonas Oldacre's body
         Correct the mistakes in these sentenc.es.
                                    eo.s1\ :'1                                          b  Holmes spends more than  an  hour  in  the garden,  looking at the  ..................  .
         a  Holmes finds  Deep  Dene  House witl eliffleul ty .                         c  Sergeant Judd's  eyes  .................. excitedly
         b  The builder's house is small and modern.                                    d  After looking at the  garden,  Holmes  .................. the house.
         c  The police have found burnt remains in  the garden.                         e  The police find some trouser  .................. in  the remains of the fire.
                                                                                        f  There are  .................. on the bedroom  floor.
         d  Sergeant Judd doesn't know  Sherlock  Holmes's  name.
                                                                                        g  The  .................. to the house aren't  in  the safe.
         e  Holmes says that he is helping  Sergeant Judd with  his  investigation.     h  Mrs  Lexington  says that John  McFarlane  has
         f  The police have found keys from  Oldacre's trousers in  the ashes.            .  ................. eyes
         g  Judd thinks that Oldacre  is the murderer.                                    There are some bags of  .................. in  the
                                                                                          timber yard.
          h  In  the bedroom  Holmes finds bloodstains and fingerprints.                  Holmes  .................. down to look  at the
            Holmes finds out that  Oldacre has a lot of money in the bank.                bedroom floor.
            Mrs  Lexington  is Jonas  Oldacre's daughter.                               k  Holmes  .........  , ........ a plan.

          k  Mrs  Lexington  says that  Oldacre is alive.
                                                                                        OUESS WHAT
          WORD WORK
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        1  Find ten words from Chapter 4 in the word square.                            What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.   Yes  Perhaps No
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                                                      .  ..  '"                           Holmes arrives back at  Baker Street in  the middle of the night  D   D   D
                           c  A  G  s  H  0  N  E  T  F                                 b  Watson is waiting for  Holmes at  Baker  Street   D   D   D
                            R  B  B  p  s  F  H    I  s  0                              a  Holmes immediately tells  Watson  what he has done in
                            0   I  u  A  E  L  A   w  N  0                                Blackheath  and  Norwood.                        D     D    D
                            u  A  T  R  A  E  y  A  y  T                                d  Holmes tells Watson that he  thinks that  John  McFarlane  is
                            c  B  T  D  R  v  F  D  A  p                                  a  murderer.                                     D     D    D
                            H  u  0  A  c    I  T  R   I  R                             I  Holmes tells Watson  that  Oldacre was a very rich  man.   D   D   D
                            E   I  N  T  H  L  R  E  s    I
                            s  (A  s  H  E  s)  T   w  R  N                             '  Watson starts to think that  McFarlane murdered  Oldacre for   D   D   D
                                                                                          his  money.
                            D  p  H  A  s  0  s  T  y  T
                            0  F  x  H  K  D  E  E  D  s                                •  Holmes  spends the night thinking and smoking cigarettes  .   D   D   D



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