Collins Sherlock Holmes ELT Readers - Sherlock Holmes's Last Stand: Level 4 – upper-intermediate (B2)
Paperback
A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world's most famous detective. Sherlock Holmes's Last Stand includes three stories: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, The Adventure of the Dying Detective and The Adventure of the Devil's Foot for readers with B2 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 upper-intermediate learner. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with a word count of 20,000 – 26,000 words.
This ELT Reader includes:
- Full audio of the book accessed securely via QR code
- Rich supplementary materials: character lists, cultural notes, comprehension exercises, reading discussion questions
- A glossary of the more difficult words
- Free online resources for students and teachers at https://collins.co.uk/ELT
The plot
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
Top-secret submarine plans have been stolen, and three pages are missing. A young clerk has been found dead on the railway tracks with the other pages in his pocket.
If those plans reach a foreign power, Britain will be in grave danger. Holmes must find them quickly, but why was the body found on the roof of a train?
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
Watson receives an urgent message – Holmes is dying from a rare tropical disease. But Holmes refuses to let Watson examine him and will only see one man, Culverton Smith.
When Smith arrives, Watson hides and watches. Holmes seems delirious and weak, but is everything as it appears?
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Holmes and Watson are on holiday in Cornwall when a woman dies mysteriously and her two brothers go mad – all in a locked room. Days later, another death happens in exactly the same way.
Holmes conducts a dangerous experiment to find the truth. What deadly substance is being used? And who is the killer?
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.
This book is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes ELT readers from Collins.
RRP: £8.99
Imprint
Collins
ISBN
978-0-00-879205-3
Publication Date
14-01-2027
Format
Paperback
Pages
112 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world's most famous detective. Sherlock Holmes's Last Stand includes three stories: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, The Adventure of the Dying Detective and The Adventure of the Devil's Foot for readers with B2 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 upper-intermediate learner. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with a word count of 20,000 – 26,000 words.
This ELT Reader includes:
- Full audio of the book accessed securely via QR code
- Rich supplementary materials: character lists, cultural notes, comprehension exercises, reading discussion questions
- A glossary of the more difficult words
- Free online resources for students and teachers at https://collins.co.uk/ELT
The plot
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
Top-secret submarine plans have been stolen, and three pages are missing. A young clerk has been found dead on the railway tracks with the other pages in his pocket.
If those plans reach a foreign power, Britain will be in grave danger. Holmes must find them quickly, but why was the body found on the roof of a train?
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
Watson receives an urgent message – Holmes is dying from a rare tropical disease. But Holmes refuses to let Watson examine him and will only see one man, Culverton Smith.
When Smith arrives, Watson hides and watches. Holmes seems delirious and weak, but is everything as it appears?
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Holmes and Watson are on holiday in Cornwall when a woman dies mysteriously and her two brothers go mad – all in a locked room. Days later, another death happens in exactly the same way.
Holmes conducts a dangerous experiment to find the truth. What deadly substance is being used? And who is the killer?
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.
This book is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes ELT readers from Collins.
Author
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Prepared for publication by Collins ELT
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied medicine and worked as a doctor before becoming a full-time writer. Between 1887 and 1927, Conan Doyle published nine Sherlock Holmes books: four novels and five collections of short stories. His first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in 1887. The character became so popular that when Conan Doyle killed him in an 1894 story, people were so upset he had to bring Holmes back to life. Sherlock Holmes remains the most famous detective in world literature.
Imprint
Collins
ISBN
978-0-00-879205-3
Publication Date
14-01-2027
Format
Paperback
Pages
112 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
A carefully abridged and levelled ELT Reader featuring the world's most famous detective. Sherlock Holmes's Last Stand includes three stories: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, The Adventure of the Dying Detective and The Adventure of the Devil's Foot for readers with B2 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 upper-intermediate learner. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with a word count of 20,000 – 26,000 words.
This ELT Reader includes:
- Full audio of the book accessed securely via QR code
- Rich supplementary materials: character lists, cultural notes, comprehension exercises, reading discussion questions
- A glossary of the more difficult words
- Free online resources for students and teachers at https://collins.co.uk/ELT
The plot
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
Top-secret submarine plans have been stolen, and three pages are missing. A young clerk has been found dead on the railway tracks with the other pages in his pocket.
If those plans reach a foreign power, Britain will be in grave danger. Holmes must find them quickly, but why was the body found on the roof of a train?
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
Watson receives an urgent message – Holmes is dying from a rare tropical disease. But Holmes refuses to let Watson examine him and will only see one man, Culverton Smith.
When Smith arrives, Watson hides and watches. Holmes seems delirious and weak, but is everything as it appears?
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Holmes and Watson are on holiday in Cornwall when a woman dies mysteriously and her two brothers go mad – all in a locked room. Days later, another death happens in exactly the same way.
Holmes conducts a dangerous experiment to find the truth. What deadly substance is being used? And who is the killer?
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.
This book is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes ELT readers from Collins.
Author
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Prepared for publication by Collins ELT
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied medicine and worked as a doctor before becoming a full-time writer. Between 1887 and 1927, Conan Doyle published nine Sherlock Holmes books: four novels and five collections of short stories. His first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in 1887. The character became so popular that when Conan Doyle killed him in an 1894 story, people were so upset he had to bring Holmes back to life. Sherlock Holmes remains the most famous detective in world literature.