BAKER STREET ADAPTATION WORKSHEET
Techno-chat idea from Mary Sanseverino, University of Victoria
Original Baker Street game from Friederike Klippel’s “Keep Talking”, Cambridge University Press.
ANSWER KEY: ENGLISH
Name
#12
Evans
#14
Dudd
#16
Charles
#18
Birt
#20
Abraham
Marital
married
spinster
bachelor
divorced
widower
Pet
Totoise, rabbit
dog
canary
-none-
cat
Book
thrillers
Love stories
wine
beer
Charles
Dickens
coffee
TV
Drink
Historical
novels
whisky
beer
ANSWER KEY: YOUR LANGUAGE
NOTE: You can substitute content categories to reflect your current lessons (as opposed to simply
translating) just be sure to reflect the change when translating/modifying your clues.
#12
Name
Marital
Pet
Book
Drink
#14
#16
#18
#20
CLUES (for you to adapt)
Miss Dudd owns a dog.
Translation: La Señorita Durango ha tenido perro durante muchos años.
NOTE: Spanish translation reflects present > present perfect tense change to reflect the
grammar topic now being covered in class.
The woman at No. 12 has two pets; a tortoise and a rabbit.
Translation:
The dog owner drinks beer.
Translation:
Mrs. Evans is married.
Translation:
Mr Abraham is a widower; his neighbour is divorced.
Translation:
The married woman reads thrillers.
Translation:
The woman who likes coffee does not own a pet.
Translation:
No. 18 is the only house without a pet
Translation:
There are five pets on Baker Street; a cat, a dog, a canary, a rabbit and a tortoise.
Translation:
The bachelor likes historical novels.
Translation:
Mr Abraham cannot read, he watches TV.
Translation:
The widower and the spinster like beer.
Translation:
Mrs Birt likes to read books by Charles Dickens.
Translation:
The whisky drinker owns a canary.
Translation:
The dog owner living next door to the bachelor is keen on love stories.
Translation:
Mr Charles lives between Miss Dudd and Mrs Birt.
Translation:
The married woman drinks wine.
Translation:
The pet at No. 14 is a dog.
Translation:
Mr Abraham lives at No. 20.
Translation:
The dog owner and the cat owner do not live next to each other.
Translation:
BAKER STREET (handout for students)
There are five houses on Baker Street. One person lives in each house. The goal is to find out each
person’s name, whether he or she is married or not, what pet he or she owns, which books he or she
likes and what he or she likes to drink. The first one to fill in all the correct information wins.
(1) Read the clues on your slips of paper and fill in your chart with that information.
(2) Get the rest of the information by asking questions of the other students in your group. Do NOT
simply type the clues into the chat.
(3) Do not give away any information unless you are asked a question about it and no insider trading!
NOTE TO TEACHER: Depending on the time alloted and your philosophy on rules, you may want to
establish this last rule to avoid the following “I don’t know who lives in #14 but I know that so and so
lives in #18, now what will you tell me?” But then again, if it is all in the target language, you may not
mind. Swapping will happen anyway and it can be fun!
NOTE TO TEACHER: PROVIDING VOCAB
You may wish to list the items that belong to each category in the first column. SEE Marital
Status.
NOTE TO TEACHER: CLIP ART HOUSES
http://www.freestuffusa.com/graphic/free_clipart.htm
http://www.arttoday.com/PD-0030198
Baker
Street
#12
Name
Marital
Status
bachelor
spinster
married
divorced
widower
Pet
Book
Drink
#14
#16
#18
#20
CLUES
NOTES TO TEACHER:
Copy your target language clues from the worksheet above onto a page like this.
Cut into strips and distribute to students.
IF you are in a chat room with whispering capabilities, give one clue to each student. If there are more
than 20 students cut up two copies of the handout.
IF you are using small chat groups of 4-5 students, divide the 20 clues among the students. Color coding
groups is helpful for then you can quickly assign students with green strips to go to green chat room.
Miss Dudd owns a dog.
The woman at No. 12 has two pets; a tortoise and a rabbit.
The dog owner drinks beer.
Mrs. Evans is married.
Mr Abraham is a widower; his neighbour is divorced.
The married woman reads thrillers.
The woman who likes coffee does not own a pet.
No. 18 is the only house without a pet
There are five pets on Baker Street; a cat, a dog, a
canary, a rabbit and a tortoise.
The bachelor likes historical novels.
Mr Abraham cannot read, he watches TV.
The widower and the spinster like beer.
Mrs Birt likes to read books by Charles Dickens.
The whisky drinker owns a canary.
The dog owner living next door to the bachelor is
keen on love stories.
Mr Charles lives between Miss Dudd and Mrs Birt.
The married woman drinks wine.
The pet at No. 14 is a dog.
Mr Abraham lives at No. 20.
The dog owner and the cat owner do not live next to
each other.
LA CALLE DE LAS TORRES
#12
#14
#16
#18
#20
#12
Evans
Esquiver
Married
Casada
Totoise, rabbit
Tortuga
conejo
Thrillers
Novelas de
espanto
#14
Dudd
Durango
Spinster
soltera
Dog
perro
#16
Charles
Campillo
Bachelor
soltero
Canary
pájaro
#18
Birt
Ballesteros
Divorced
divorciado
-
#20
Abraham
Avilés
Widower
viudo
Cat
gato
Love stories
Novelas
románticas
INGENIERA
Charles
Dickens
Charles
Dickens
MESERA
TV
Tele
ABOGADA
Wine
ZANAHORIAS
CON
MOSTAZA
Beer
GAMBAS
FRITAS
Historical
novels
Novelas
históricas
PROGRAMAD
OR
Whisky
TARTA DE
DURAZNO
Coffee
CHULETA DE
CERDO
Beer
GAMBAS A LA
PLANCHA
Nombre
Marital
Pet
Book
Drink
Name
Nombre
Marital
Pet
Book
PROFESION
Drink
FOOD
BOMBERO
Miss Dudd owns a dog.
La señorita Durango ha tenido perro durante muchos años.
(change tense)
The woman at No. 12 has two pets; a tortoise and a rabbit.
La mujer que vive en el número doce tiene dos mascotas, una torguga y un
conejo.
The dog owner drinks beer.
A la persona que tiene perro, le gustan las gambas fritas.
Mrs. Evans is married.
La Señora Esquiver se casó hace diez años.
(change tense)
Mr Abraham is a widower; his neighbour is divorced.
El Sr. Avilés es viudo; su vecino/a está divordiado/a.
(gender marking)
The married woman reads thrillers.
La mujer casada estudió derecho.
(change book to profession)
The woman who likes coffee does not own a pet.
La mujer a quien le gustan las chuletas de cerdo no tiene mascotas.
No. 18 is the only house without a pet
No hay animales en el número dieciocho.
There are five pets on Baker Street; a cat, a dog, a canary, a rabbit and a tortoise.
Hay cinco mascotas en la calle Baker; un gato, un perro, un pájaro, un
conejo y una torguga.
The bachelor likes historical novels.
El soltero trabaja con las computadoras.
Mr Abraham cannot read, he watches TV.
El Sr. Avilés lucha contra los fuegos.
The widower and the spinster like beer.
A la soltera y al viudo les encantan las gambas.
Mrs Birt likes to read books by Charles Dickens.
La Sra. Ballesteros nunca aprendió a cocinar pero trabaja en un
restaurante y recibe buenas propinas.
(definition of profession)
The whisky drinker owns a canary.
La persona que prefiere tarta de durazno tiene pájaro.
The dog owner living next door to the bachelor is keen on love stories.
La persona que tiene perro vive al lado del soltero y es ingeniera.
Mr Charles lives between Miss Dudd and Mrs Birt.
El Sr. Campillo vive entre la Srta. Durango y la Sra. Ballesteros.
The married woman drinks wine.
¡La mujer casada come zanahorias con mostaza para antejitos!
The pet at No. 14 is a dog.
El perro vive en el número catorce.
Mr Abraham lives at No. 20.
El Sr. Avilés vive en el número viente.
The dog owner and the cat owner do not live next to each other.
La dueña del perro y el dueño del gato no son vecinos.