Sherlock Holmes in Simple English: The Copper Beeches

Miss Hunter is too poor to refuse a job as a governess in English country house, even when the conditions are very strange. Her new employer is friendly and funny, but why does he keep a large and dangerous dog, and what is in the locked room? It isn’t long before she turns to Sherlock Holmes for the answers to her questions.

This book is a graded reader. The story has been retold in modern English for students of English as a foreign / second language at intermediate level (CEFR B1) and younger native speakers.

Features

• Comprehension and vocabulary tasks
• Summary of the story
• Endnotes for difficult words, place names and cultural references
• Word list at the end of the book