THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE (Cinema)

Sherlock Holmes investigates a bizarre job advertisement and finds his inquiries lead toward the activities of a notorious criminal.

THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE

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Vocabulary:

Word	Meaning / Example	Picture Illustration
pipe	some people smoke with a pipe.
pavement	the part of the road where people walk on
corridor	the walking place in front of rooms
cellar	the basement, the floor below the ground floor
tobacconist’s	a place where people sell tobacco
wig	the fake hair
advertisement	an advertisement is a small report on a newspaper to sell something or hire something
stroke	to rub the head of the dog or the cat with your hand
grab	to hold something suddenly and hard
copy	to rewrite
salary	the money you receive for doing a job
earring	Ex: He is wearing an earring.
light (past tense lit)	Ex: He lit his pipe and smoked it.
tear	Ex: I hear the sound of tearing clothes.

THE DANCING MEN (Cinema)

In this story, Sherlock Holmes had to apply all his formidable powers to uncover the secret coded messages. The messages of the dancing men.

THE DANCING MEN

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Vocabulary:

Word	Meaning / Example	Picture Illustration
bullet	this is a bullet. Bullets are put into a gun to shoot.
sundial	a kind of clock a long time ago
drawing	a picture made with pen or pencil
brain	the jelly-like part inside the head
toolhouse	a small house for tools and old things
footprint	the mark left by the foot on the ground, or the sand
alphabet	Ex: English alphabet has 26 letters from A to Z.
flag	this is a flag
question mark	this is a question mark
handcuffs	something to bind the hands of someone (usually a bad person) together
doorbell	the bell at the door, visitors ring this bell to notice the people in the house
faint	Ex: When I showed the letter to Elsie, she fainted.
stamp	the mark of something, or someone.
fireplace	this is in the house to keep the house warm with a fire on cold days

THE SPECKLE BAND (Cinema)

A girl's sister died when she heard strange noise and saw a speckle band on the ceiling. Now the girl is very afraid because she is seeing and hearing the same thing as her sister. She went to Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson for help. What is the speckled band, and how does it kill a person?

THE SPECKLED BAND

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Vocabulary:

Word	Meaning / Example	Picture Illustration
speckled band	the band with dotted pattern on it
veil	Ex: She is wearing a veil.
bell-rope	the robe with the bell on the other end, when we pull the robe the bell rings
spot	Ex: This handkerchief has many spots.
cheetah	This is a cheetah.
gypsy	the witch, the weird person with spells and strange potions
safe	a sturdy box locked with a key or/and a password
noose	a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled. Ex: He hang himself with a noose.
snake	this is a snake
sleeve	the “arm” of the shirt or coat. This is a long sleeve.
hook	this is a hook.
nightdress	the clothes we wear when we go to bed.
poker	an iron bar to stir the fire in a fireplace
pillow	we put our head on this when we sleep
baboon	a large monkey that has a nose that like that of a dog

THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED (Cinema)

A story of adventure from Los Angeles. A beautiful blonde woman hires private detective Lenny Samual to find her missing sister. Before long gunmen, dead bodies, world-weary policeman and jewel thieves also appear on the scene. And all the while, Lenny Samuel dodges the bullets, speeding cars and flying fists.

THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED

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Vocabulary:

Word	Meaning / Example	Picture Illustration
twins	two people who born at the same time by the same mother and they look very much alike
drawer	the desk has one or more of this
porter	the man whose job is to carry the bags for people
drummer	the person who play the drum
suit	a formal set of clothes
fingerprint	the mark left by our finger
slim	thin
wardrobe	the place where we put our clothes in the house
refrigerator	the refrigerator is used to preserve food in because it is cold
argue	to discuss something angrily
midnight	at 12 o’clock in the evening
signature	the handwriting of the name written by ourselves to show that we agreed to something
tyre	this is a tyre. A car needs four of these to run.
dance	to move the body and feet along with the music
band	some people who play the same music
cook	the person who makes food
weight-lifter	Suzy boyfriend is a weight-lifter.
dial	to push the buttons to telephone
fight	to start hitting someone. Ex: There was a big fight at the night club.
saucepan	Ex: There was a big saucepan full of boiling soup on the stove.