Let's talk about Sherlock! You know who I mean, Sherlock Holmes of curse! I have very quickly learnt {#blank#}1{#/blank#}he is not just popular back in the UK, but is huge around the world. In my first lesson I asked the students{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (tell) me what they already knew about the UK.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}my surprise, most classes put Sherlock Holmes first. And I even have a student{#blank#}4{#/blank#}English name is Sherlock!

    But who is Sherlock Holmes? Sherlock Holmes is a character {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(create) by British doctor and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He first appeared in print in 1887, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) a part of popular culture for over a century. He has become {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(know) for his early use of deductive reasoning(演绎推理). In total, Holmes appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories. Most of these {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(write) from the view of his friend Dr. Watson.

    Although at first a character in novels and short stories, Sherlock Holmes has become popular on the big and small screen. In fact, he has the honor of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(hold) the Guinness World Record for the “Most Portrayed Movie Character”. More than seventy {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(act) have played the role in over two hundred films!