Reading



To begin with, read this very short story. Be careful: it's full of comparative forms ...



This is another easy story to read, "Going to" future is the "key" structure here.


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**If you want to do some more practice on the use of "be going to" (predictions and intentions), click on "Revising Grammar" !**

 Here's a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle Its title is **//The Speckled Band//**, a detective story whose protagonist is Sherlock Holmes.

Follow the instructions in the documents below (reading + exercises) The ending of this story has been deliberately omitted, but DON'T WORRY!! You will listen to the final part of the story at school. For the moment, you can start thinking about the solution of the case...

 

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Science-fiction <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">This story is about a computer scientist that "understands more about computers than anyone in the world". He creates an experimental computer that he calls Joe. Milton Davidson, the scientist, decides that he has put a lot of work into making computers that help other people, but they never help him. As a result, Milton decides he will use Joe to find his perfect woman and true love...

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