Sherlock Holmes and the Red Circle

A Step 1 Green Apple  graded reader, retold by Gina D.B. Clemen.  A mysterious lodger, strange messages, a secret society and a terrible murder are the elements of a case that Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson have to solve...

This reader uses the "Expansive Reading"approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the

story, this reader contains:

• A biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• A wide range of interactive activities practising the four skills

• KET-style interactive activities and Trinity-style interactive activities (Grade 3)

• Dossiers: Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, Victorian Writers and Police and Detectives in the 19th Century

• A full recording of the text