The speckled band
Scene 1 and 2
1) fill in the text
1) This document is a ............ about Sherlock ..................
who was a ..................
2) His friend is .................. who .................. .
3) They lived in London, which is ..................
4) In the first scene, we can see an aristocrat who .................. and whose character ..................
5) He lives in a house which is .................. and .................. and where .................. live in the grounds.
6) The man is Helen's .........................
7) We learn that ......................... is going to .................. soon.
8) Her sister .................. recently and she is very .........................
because she ...........................
9) We can hear a music which is very .................. and ..................
10) Helen's mother died in .................................
2)Write a paragraph to describe the opening scene(50 words)
Wordstore
thief - voleur
stole - stole - stolen - voler
angry, furious
wild animals - animaux sauvages
a sack / a bag - un sac
a gypsy - un gitane
a river - une rivière
a bridge - un pont
a mansion - une grande maison
go over, cross -traverser
hide - hid - hidden - cacher
run after/chase - courir après
run down - délabré
argue - se disputer
frightened / afraid - effrayé
a blacksmith - un forgeron
prove - démontrer
bad-tempered - caractériel
protect - protéger
maybe, perhaps - peut-être
run-down - en mauvais état
then - ensuite
3) What do you think will happen next (use the structures (30 words)
Structures for using the future
will + BV = le futur = He will go to ... = Il ira ...
BE going to + BV = He is going to play... = Il va jouer ...
could + BV = possibility = She could go ... = Elle pourrait aller ...
must + BV = une obligation = They must listen = Ils doivent écouter ...
should + BV = un conseil = We should come ... = Nous devrions venir ...