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Arthur and Zoe , Arthur's girlfriend , are watching TV. Mr Cole : Hello Zoe. Hi Arthur. How was your afternoon ? Arthur : Great ! We saw The Final Problem on television. You know , the episode where Sherlock Holmes gets killed in Switzerland. Zoe : I thought it was good. But now Sherlock Holmes is dead , how can there be another episode next week ? Mr Cole : Good question ! Conan Doyle didn't want to write detective stories all his life. He was fed up with* his hero , so he decided to kill him. But his plan didn't work*. Zoe : Why ? What happened ? Mr Cole : When the story was published , his fans were furious and they protested in the streets wearing black armbands*. Even serious businessmen in the City wore* them. Arhtur:I bet* Conan Doyle brought his hero back to life*. Mr Cole : That's right. And he went on writing detective stories until he died. Zoe :Did Conan Doyle have a model for Sherlock ? Mr Cole :Yes , he did . One of his professors at medical school. Zoe : And who was the model for Dr Watson ? Mr Cole : Well , remember , Conan Doyle was a doctor himself. Arthur : "Elementary , my dear Watson" Fed up with : had enough of The plan didn't work : it didn't succeed A black armband : un brassard moir Wore :past of "wear" I bet : I suppose Brought : past of "bring" Bring back to life :revive II / Pronounce properly. Sounds : problem - Conan - what - got - model - logical - Watson - saw - thought - story - all - wore - brought - home - hello - Zoe - know - episode - Holmes - hero - Stress : afternoon - television - episode - Switzeland - detective - professor - himself - Elementary. 2106930167640III / Nomme ces objets. 3061970679451108710151765 428498020320-63500105410 IV / Trouve l'intrus. 1 - an author - a book - a hero - a cap - a story - to publish - a reader 2- a professor - a university - a teacher - a killer - a student - a library. 3- to die - to kill - a policeman - a judge - a murderer - a detective - a teaspoon V / Prononce ces verbes au passé decide - die - happen - kill - protest - want - watch - work. VI / Retrouve le passé de ces verbes irréguliers. be - bring - get - go - have - make - see - think - wear - write. VII / Réunis ces mots par paires ou contraires. Trouve celui qui manque. to murder - life - a publisher - to live - logical - a problem - a bone - death - illogical - a patient - a writer - to kill - a solution - to die - right-handed - a doctor - a skull. VIII/ Complète ces phrases. 1- Conan Doyle ____________ his first detective story in 1886. 2- His model for Sherlock ______________. 3- In 1892 , after only six years , Doyle was ___________ with Sherlock. 4- He __________ his hero to write something different. 5- But his fans __________ furious. 6- They also ____________ in the streets and ____________ black armbands. 7- They ______________ so angry that Doyle ____________ Sherlock back to life again. IX / Complete the sentences with the right auxiliary in the past. 1 - When ............................. Conan Doyle born , please ? 2 - He .................. born in 1857 in Edinburgh. 3 - .......................... he die in Edinburgh too ? 4 - No , he ........................ . He died near London , in Sussex. 5 - And when .................... he die ? X/ All these sentences are wrong. Rewrite them in the negative form. 1 - Conan Doyle was a journalist. .......................................................................................................................... 2 - His sister inspired him. ..................................................................................................................................... 3 - He wrote poems . ................................................................................................................................................ 4 - He created Hercule Poirot . .............................................................................................................................. 5 - In The Final Problem , he killed Doctor Watson. ........................................................................................... 6 - In protest , fans went round London in their pyjamas. ................................................................................. ....................................................................................................................................................................................