Harriet Holmes and the Portrait

200 headwords | A2 | Starters

Has Harriet got the detective skills of her father?

The portrait of Lord Methody, the founder of Methody School is missing. But who could want the portrait of this unpopular man and why? Harriet Holmes and her friends, Violet and John set out to solve the mystery – but has Harriet got the detective skills of her father? Read and find out!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas

School, family, materials

Language

Present tenses

Past simple regular and irregular forms

Past continuous, Present perfect

Be going to future, Question words

(Who, Why, Where, What)

Adjectives and adverbs

Before / after clauses, Must

Might, Look + adjective

Expressions

Suddenly Quick!

Let’s go.

Thank you.

Very clever!

Well done Remember …

Tags

Critical thinking | Adventure | Bravery