Global ELT brings Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s collection of pre-eminent detective short stories to its series of Global Compass Graded Readers. English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency as they read about the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, his faithful and insightful friend Dr. John H. Watson and their exploits into the world of mystery and deduction. Students and teachers alike will be fascinated with Sherlock Holmes uncanny ability to uncover the true facts of a crime, despite the danger and the enemies that may lurk in the shadows. Global Compass Graded Readers provide beginning and intermediate English language learners accessible adaptations of the greatest works of literature. They are carefully designed to retell the stories using vocabulary and sentence structure appropriate for one of six different grade levels. Each reader includes: • discussion questions before (preview) and after (review) each chapter, • a glossary of key vocabulary words, • a short Playlet for classroom performance, • an MP3 CD with the recordings in British English, • a Workbook with Reading Comprehension questions, Vocabulary exercises and a Reading Journal, • Extra: online teachers’ tips.
