‘Heroes and sidekicks’ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Doctor Watson in 1887. Holmes is an eccentric and untidy detective who smokes a pipe and shares a flat in London and solves mysteries with his assistant Dr. Watson. Dr. Watson is a reliable, ordinary man who has a moustache. Sherlock Holmes’s famous catchphrase is ‘Elementary my dear Watson’. Wallace and Gromit were created for an animated comedy series, directed by Nick Park. Wallace is a good-natured, eccentric inventor, who loves eating cheese. Gromit is his pet dog, who is silent, but loyal and intelligent. Together they have lots of adventures. One of Wallace’s catchphrases is ‘’Cheese, Gromit!’’. They are both 10-year-old boys, have yellow skin and go the same school but apart from that these friends from the TV show the Simpsons don’t have much in common. Milhouse is well behaved at school and he is a bit nerdy. Bart is cool, popular, and rebellious and he is always in trouble at school. His catch phrases include ‘Eat my shorts!’, ‘I didn’t do it.’ and ‘Ay caramba!’ Read the text and mark the following sentences TRUE or FALSE. 1.Wallace and Gromit were created for an animated comedy series, directed Dr. Watson. ___ 2. One of Wallace’s catchphrases is ‘’Cheese, Gromit!’’. ___ 3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson in 1880. ___ 4. His catch phrases include ‘Eat my shorts!’, ‘I didn’t do it.’ and ‘Ay caramba!’ ___ 5. Milhouse is well behaved at school and he is a bit nerdy. ___ 6. Doctor Watson’s famous catchphrase is ‘Elementary my dear Watson’. ___