Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are investigating the murder of Marmaduke Branford, a rich art dealer. His dead body was found in the library: Mr Branford was stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife.
Find the following vocabulary in the text above:
Enquêter sur: ......
Meurtre: ......
Négociant: ......
Mort: ......
Trouvé: ......
Bibliothèque: ......
Poignardé: ......
Dos: ......
Couteau: ......
Listen to the dialogue and find the following words:
Cuisinier/cuisinière: ......
Majordome/maître d’hôtel: ......
Graisse: ......
Essuyer: to ......
Hériter: to ......
Bras: ......
Attribuer: to ......
Courage: ......
Grincer: to ......
Fill in the chart with information that you hear in the dialogue
Suspects / Mrs Benton / Partridge / FenimoreLink (lien) with the victim / the ...... / the ...... / the ......
Clues (indices) that accuse them / The weapon (arme) is a ...... There is ...... on the ...... A ...... ’s ...... are always ...... / Partridge was ...... / Fenimore must carefully ...... his ......
Possible motives / Marmaduke Branford was ...... / Fenimore will ...... Marmaduke Branford's ......
Alibis / Mrs Benton was ...... / Partridge has ...... Marmaduke Branford for ......
Guilty or Innocent? / ...... / ...... / ......
In this dialogue, who is / naive? / clever?
Who is the hero? ......
What qualities make him a hero? ......
Find the following expressions that indicate a contradiction or a contrast:
Cependant: ......
Bien que: ......
Alors que: ......
Au contraire: ......
Et pourtant: ......
Pendant que: ......
D’autre part: ......
Pourtant: ...... (fin de phrase)
WATSON: A kitchen knife... Holmes, I'm positive the cook, Mrs Benton, did it!
HOLMES: It's all very well to say that Watson; however it would be far too simple. Although Mrs Benton had several good reasons for killing her master – he was a very violent man, you know – she was out last night, whereas Partridge, the butler, was not!
WATSON: You may be right Holmes, but how do you explain the grease we saw on the knife? A cook’s hands are always greasy, aren't they?
HOLMES: On the contrary, my dear Watson! If Mrs Benton had killed Branford, she would undoubtedly have wiped the grease off, wouldn't she?
WATSON: I suppose so... And yet I can't imagine Partridge brutally murdering his master after serving him for thirty years...
HOLMES: Of course not, but aren't you forgetting Fenimore, Branford's nephew? He will inherit his uncle's fortune while Partridge and Mrs Benton won't!
WATSON: Fenimore Branford... Why not after all? He's the perfect suspect isn't he? On the other hand, that doesn't explain the grease, does it?
HOLMES: It does, Watson! It does indeed! I suppose you know that Fenimore Branford lost his right arm in the Transvaal, during the Zulu wars...
WATSON: Yes, and I even remember that he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery. I don't see the point though...
HOLMES: Fenimore Branford has got a false arm, Watson, a mechanical arm which he must carefully grease every day for it not to squeak and...
WATSON: The grease on the knife! Of course! You're a genius, Holmes!
HOLMES: Elementary, my dear Watson...
Read the following dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and Watson and pick out all the words and expressions they use to oppose two facts or ideas (opposition) or to concede a point (concession). Write them down in your Workbook.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are investigating the murder of Marmaduke Branford, a rich art dealer. His dead body was found in the library: Mr Branford was stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife.
Vocabulary:
Enquêter sur: to investigate
Meurtre: murder
Négociant: dealer
Mort: dead
Trouvé: found
Bibliothèque: library
Poignardé: stabbed
Dos: back
Couteau: knife
Listen to the dialogue and find the following words:
Cuisinier/cuisinière: cook
Majordome/maître d’hôtel: butler
Graisse: grease
Essuyer: to wipe
Hériter: to inherit
Bras: arm
Attribuer: to award
Courage: bravery
Grincer: to squeak
Fill in the chart with information that you hear in the dialogue
Suspects / Mrs Benton / Partridge / FenimoreLink with the victim / the cook / the butler (majordome) / the nephew
Clues (indices) that accuse them / The grease on the knife / The weapon (arme) is a kitchen knife. There is grease on the knife. A cook's hands are always greasy / Partridge was not out last night / he must carefully grease every day his mechanical arm
Presence last night
Possible motives / Marmaduke Branford was a very violent man / Fenimore will inherit Marmaduke Branford's fortune
Alibis / Mrs Benton was out last night / Partridge has been serving him for thirty years
Guilty or Innocent? / Innocent / Innocent / guilty
Find the following expressions that indicate a contradiction or a contrast:
Cependant: however
Bien que: although
Alors que: whereas
Au contraire: on the contrary
Et pourtant: and yet
Pendant que: while
D’autre part: on the other hand
Pourtant: though (fin de phrase)
Read the following dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and Watson and pick out all the words and expressions they use to oppose two facts or ideas (opposition) or to concede a point (concession). Write them down in your Workbook.