Short Stories A Scandal in Bohemia Tasks

SHERLOCK HOLMES. SHORT STORIES.

A SCANDAL IN BOHAMIA

CHAPTER 1

The King’s Mistake!

TASKS p. 14-18

1. Translate the new words and make sentences with them:

 By now, tonight, knock, scandal, royal.

2. Translate the new phrases and make sentences with them:

To change, to come into, to come from, to jump up, to go on.

3. Answer the questions:

- Why did Holmes never love women?

- What happened one night?

- What was in the letter?

- Who was the stranger?

- What was his problem?

CHAPTER 2

A Servant Finds Out

TASKS p. 19-21

1. Translate the new words and make sentences with them:

The next day, while, church, at the corner, witness

2. Translate the new phrases and make sentences with them:

To reply, to run out of, to miss sb, come on, to watch

3. Answer the questions:

- What happened the next morning?

- Where did Irene and her husband go?

- What was in the letter?

- Describe Irene, please.

- What happened to the King at the end of this chapter?

SHERLOCK HOLMES. SHORT STORIES.

A SCANDAL IN BOHAMIA

CHAPTER 3

Fire!

TASKS p. 22-25

1. Translate the new words and make sentences with them:

 Ground, blood, smoke-stick, fight (n), cupboard

2. Translate the new phrases and make sentences with them:

To change, to hurry, to push, to wear, be full of

3. Answer the questions:

- Why did Holmes wear different clothes that day?

- Where did they go together that night?

- What happened to Holmes?

- Where did Irene keep the photograph?

- Who was in the street at the end of the chapter?

CHAPTER 4

A Photograph

TASKS p. 25-27

1. Translate the new words and make sentences with them:

 White face, outside, business, no danger, in surprise

2. Translate the new phrases and make sentences with them:

To follow sb, to keep, at once, to thank sb, to ask sb to do smth

3. Answer the questions:

- What happened the next morning?

- Where did Irene and her husband go?

- What was in the letter?

- Describe Irene, please?

- What happened to the King at the end of this chapter?