Oxford Bookworms Library: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Download or read book Oxford Bookworms Library: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his beststories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension.Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension.Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.