GROUPS 1 and 2 : ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

GROUP 3 : SOME OF CONAN DOYLE’S MOST FAMOUS BOOKS

Written in 1893 Written in 1902

Written in 1912 Written in 1915

In detective stories, criminals have various motives (mobiles) for committing their crimes. They can act:

out of jealousy (par _____________), out of love (___________________), out of madness (___________________),

out of revenge (___________________), for ambition (___________________) or for money (___________________).

GROUP 4 : CONAN DOYLE’S MOST FAMOUS CHARACTER

Sherlock Holmes is one of the world’s most famous fictional characters.

IDENTITY this man ?

He Arthur Conan Doyle.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH and was he ?

He in in Edinburgh.

NATIONALITY What was nationality ?

He was .

RESIDENCE Where he ?

He in .

JOBS What he ?

First he was a , then a .

GENRE OF LITERATURE What genre of literature he ?

He detective fiction.

NUMBER OF BOOKS books did he write ?

He wrote novels and short stories.

FAMOUS CHARACTERS Who his characters ?

Sherlock Holmes and .

DATE OF DEATH When he ?

He on 7th July .

The detective was invented by Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and appears in 4 / 14 novels and 36 / 56 short stories. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, was published in 1867 / 1887. He is still a contemporary character as the TV series ‘Sherlock’ proves it.

Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street / Butcher Street, London, with his friend Doctor Watson and his landlady, Mrs. Hudson.He is famous for his intellectual ability, his clever observation and his logical reasoning to solve

difficult / easy cases, which are in the end “Elementary my dear Watson!’. Holmes often examines footprints or fingerprints, collects cigarette ash or searches for clues with his magnifying glass / glasses. He also does a lot of food / chemistry experiments in his laboratory.

He is typically portrayed with a trench coat, a deerstalker hat, a pipe and a magnifying glass. Sherlock is rather tall and thin. His eyes are sharp and piercing and he has a thin nose. His chin / menton has the prominence which marks the man of determination.

When he wants to relax or meditate, his violin / guitar is always near him. He also likes playing cards / chess with Doctor Watson. He is often seen smoking his pipe as he walks in London parks or reads newspapers at his Club. And sometimes he can even go cycling / boxing !

GROUPS 5, 6, 7 : DETECTIVE STORIES VOCABULARY

ACTIONS / WEAPONS

Youwith a

Youwith your hands.

You suffocatewith a

You shootwith a

Youwith a / a revolver

You stabwith a

You hitwith a

Youwith a candlestick.

Youwith arsenic.

Youwith a bomb.

HOW DO THE VICTIMS AND WITNESSES (les témoins) REACT ?

SHOUT / BURST INTO /

BE TERRIFIED / BE RUN AWAY /

WHAT DOES A DETECTIVE DO TO SOLVE A CASE (résoudre une affaire)? HE…

questions a ____________ _________________ looks for _________/________________

takes _________________

does chemistry ___________________

interrogates a __________ takes __________ ________________ analyses _________ collects cigarette _____