Holmes meets Watson (from A Study in Scarlet)
"Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us.
"You have been in Afghanistan, I see,” said Holmes.
Listening
Doctor Watson first meets Sherlock Holmes in the story A Study in Scarlet. Listen to his adapted extract:
- Where does the meeting take place?
- What do the two men agree to do at the end?
Adapted from A Study in Scarlet (1887) by Arthur Conan Doyle
Complete this listening worksheet.
Reading Worksheets:
1. Doctor Watson - An army doctor meets old friend from medical school.
2. Meeting Sherlock Holmes - Watson meets the mysterious Sherlock Holmes.
3. Mycroft Holmes - The very strange brother of Sherlock
retold by Kieran McGovern English language level: broadly suitable for pre-intermediate and above (CEF: A2+)