A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world's most famous detective. The Inquiries of Sherlock Holmes includes three stories: The Problem of Thor Bridge, The Adventure of the Priory School and The Adventure of the Abbey Grange for readers with 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 an intermediate learner. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1 with a word count of 11,000 – 20,000 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 The Problem of Thor Bridge A wealthy American's wife has been shot dead on Thor Bridge. All the evidence points to the governess, who has been arrested for murder. The millionaire is certain she is innocent and begs Holmes to help. Holmes finds a strange clue tied to the bridge that changes everything.Can he solve this seemingly impossible case and save an innocent woman? The Adventure of the Priory School The young son of a duke has been kidnapped from his boarding school. His German teacher has also disappeared. Holmes and Watson find bicycle tracks, footprints, and a dead body on the moor. But nothing is what it seems.Who took the boy? And why won't the duke help the investigation? The Adventure of the Abbey Grange Lady Brackenstall says three burglars broke into her home, tied her up, and killed her husband. The police believe her story but Holmes notices that the evidence doesn't fit together correctly. He discovers the shocking truth about what really happened.Now Holmes must make a difficult choice – should he tell the police everything he knows? 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.
