Episode III – Meeting with Professor Presbury

Listen to the audio and write the missing words. All words are in the word bank below.

Word	Definition	Ukrainian
appointment	a planned meeting at a specific time	зустріч / запис
suspicious	thinking that something is wrong or that someone is lying	підозрілий
investigate	to look carefully for information to solve a problem	розслідувати
rude	not polite	грубий

Holmes and said, “Tomorrow we will go to Cambridge.”

On Monday morning, we to the famous university town. Holmes about the case until we our bags at the hotel.

“I think we can meet the professor before lunch. He’s giving a lecture at 11 AM, and he’ll be home after that,” Holmes said.

I , “Why are we visiting him?”

Holmes at his notebook. “Something strange happened on August 26th. We’ll say we have an appointment with him. He’ll think it’s true.”

I wasn’t sure, but I .

A local man us to the professor’s house. The house was very nice, with lawns and flowers. When we inside, he was waiting for us.

The professor was tall and serious-looking. He looked at our cards and said, “Please sit down. How can I help you?”

Holmes smiled and said, “I want to ask you the same thing, Professor.”

“Me?” the professor .

“Someone told me you needed my help,” Holmes .

“Who told you that?” the professor , looking suspicious.

Holmes directly. He said, “I’m sorry if I made a mistake.”

Holmes didn’t get upset. He said, “We are sorry for bothering you.”

But the professor very angry. He and shook his hands at us. He was acting strangely.

Exercise 2 · Fill in the gaps

Write the Past Simple form of the verb in brackets.

Holmes (smile) and (say) they would go to Cambridge. On Monday, they (travel) to the university town. Holmes (not talk) about the case until they (drop) their bags at the hotel.

Exercise 3 · Put the events in the correct order

Write 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the box.

The professor asked Holmes and Watson to sit down.

Holmes and Watson arrived in Cambridge and went to their hotel.

The professor became very angry and shouted at Holmes and Watson.

A local man took them to the professor’s house.

Exercise 4 · Answer the questions

Write a short answer, then check with the answer key.

1. Why did Holmes say he had an appointment with the professor?

2. Was Holmes upset when the professor shouted at them?

Exercise 1 · Matching

1–B 2–C 3–D 4–A

Exercise 2

smiled · said · travelled · didn’t talk · dropped

Exercise 3 · Order

1 arrived in Cambridge · 2 local man took them · 3 professor asked to sit · 4 professor shouted

Exercise 4

1. Holmes didn’t have a real appointment. He said he did so the professor would let them in.

2. No, Holmes was not upset. He stayed calm and said he was sorry for bothering the professor.

Listening gaps (in order)

smiled · travelled · didn’t talk · dropped · asked · looked · agreed · took · went · said · replied · asked · didn’t answer · became · shouted

Comprehension

1. Holmes wanted to visit the professor and observe him without explaining the real reason. It was a way to get inside the house.

2. At first he seemed polite, but when Holmes said someone told him the professor needed help, the professor became very angry and shouted at them.

3. No, Holmes was not upset. He stayed calm and said he was sorry for bothering the professor.

1. appointment		A.not polite
2. suspicious		B.a planned meeting at a specific time
3. investigate		C.thinking that something is wrong or that someone is lying
4. rude		D.to look carefully for information to solve a problem

Episode III: Meeting with Professor Presbury