Harry-oh my God ,Ron !Did you see how that girl from the picture wanted to choke me ?I barely could breath afterwards ! Ron-haha well, at least you looked funny !If you only could see the impression of you face ! Harry-blabla its not really funny ,Ron! Id like to see your own reaction . But I know one this this school is fulled of crazy people. Ron-says a guy that can speak a Snake(ish ) language! But em anyways I agree with you. These teachers look like they have escaped from the madhouse. Look at their clothers . But the beard man seems to be cool though . Harry-Yes , he makes a good impression .I guess ,we'll have a lot of fun here Ron-I hope so.
Ron-haha well, at least you looked funny !If you only could see the impression of you face !
Harry-blabla its not really funny ,Ron! Id like to see your own reaction . But I know one this this school is fulled of crazy people.
Ron-says a guy that can speak a Snake(ish ) language! But em anyways I agree with you. These teachers look like they have escaped from the madhouse. Look at their clothers . But the beard man seems to be cool though .
Harry-Yes , he makes a good impression .I guess ,we'll have a lot of fun here
Ron-I hope so.
1 Read the text and answer the following questions.
1 How old was Arthur Conan Doyle when he started studying at a Jesuit school? he was nine years old
2 Who was the inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes? Professor Dr. Joseph Bell
3 What was Arthur Conan Doyle's first job? he worked as a doctor aboard Mayumba, a ship travelling from Liverpool to Africa
4 How many books about Sherlock Holmes did Arthur Conan Doyle write? about sixty
5 How many daughters did Arthur Conan Doyle have? two (one with Louisa Hawkins and one with Jean Leckie)
6 What does Professor Challenger find in South America? living prehistoric animals
7 What was the last book about Sherlock Holmes? The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
2) Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Arthur Conan Doyle came from a poor family. F (his parents were rich)
2 Doyle's father had some problems with drinking. T
3 Doyle's mother liked books and told her son interesting stories. T
4 Doyle went to university with other famous writers. T
5 The Sign of Four was the first book about Sherlock Holmes. F (A Study in Scarlet was the first Sherlock Holmes book)
6 Doyle's second wife died of tuberculosis. F (his first wife died of tuberculosis)
7 Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some books about spiritualism. T