A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world's most famous detective. The Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of Four, has been specially adapted for readers with A2-B1 CEFR level English proficiency.Collins brings the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, to English language learners.This reader has been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for a pre-intermediate learner. This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1 with a word count of 8,000 – 11,000 words.This ELT Reader includes: Full audio of the book accessed securely via QR codeRich supplementary materials: character lists, cultural notes, comprehension exercises, reading discussion questionsA glossary of the more difficult wordsFree online resources for students and teachers at https://collins.co.uk/ELT The plot A young woman comes to see Holmes. Every year for six years, someone sends her a beautiful pearl. She doesn't know who is sending them or why.Now she has received a strange letter asking her to meet someone tonight. She is afraid and asks Holmes and Watson to come with her.Soon they are following clues across London and racing down the River Thames. The mystery involves a stolen treasure, a terrible crime from the past, and four men who made a promise many years ago in India.Can Holmes solve the case? And will Watson lose his heart to the mysterious young woman? About Collins ELT Readers Collins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels:Level 1 – elementary (A2)Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2-B1)Level 3 – intermediate (B1)Level 4 – upper- intermediate (B2)Level 5 – upper-intermediate+ (B2+)Level 6 – advanced (C1)Level 7 – advanced+ (C2)Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.
