Solving the Mystery on the Orient Express

Unit 1

Solving the Mystery on the Orient Express

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Objectives

Discover who is the murderer, learn more about Agatha Christie and the detective novel

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Mission 1

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Mission 2

Mission 4

Introduction

1-Look at the front covers 2-Present the book: -> title? -> author? -> genre?

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Introduction

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3-Make hypothesis: -> who? -> when? -> where? -> what happened? how?

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Introduction

1-Read the blurb on the back cover 2-Check your hypothesis: -> who? -> when? -> where? -> what? / how?

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Who was Agatha Christie? - Complete the placemat; - Present to the rest of the class.

The Setting

• Look at the different pictures;
• Write down a few words to describe the place.

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The Crime:

• Listen to the audio document;
• Answer the questions:
• who? when? where? how?

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The suspects A-Who are they? (pairwork) Present your suspect in front of the class: play a cross-examination scene

The suspects -> The alibis of the passengers B-What were they doing? 1-Check with your partners the information you read. (pairwork) 2-Cross-examine the suspects! (groupwork) 3-Recap and find who is guilty = who is the culprit