DETECTIVES
Anticipation
Activity 1 Investigation vocabulary
Activity 2 A famous writer #1
Activity 3 Sir
Activity 4 Crime vocabulary
Activity 5 A famous writer #2
Activity 6 Biography questions
Activity 7 A famous writer #3
Activity 8 Preterit ING
You are Mark Fallon, 37, a businessman, from Croydon, married with 4 children. You are accused of a crime: killing Stan Smith, 36, your best friend, in his house at 10PM last Saturday. You are deeply sad, you really liked him, he was a fun and good friend, you were at school together. You have an alibi: you were at the cinema from 8PM to 10PM, you were watching a movie with your wife, you had a great time, you had popcorn. You saw the movie called Scary Movie 8. You have no proof, you lost the ticket. After, you went to the restaurant and had sushis, the meal cost you 26 pounds, you have the ticket. You can also produce the parking ticket and you know the waiter who waited on you at the restaurant. After, you went home at 11.
You are Gabriel Anderson, 22, a tennis coach, from Fulham, you have a girlfriend, no children. You are accused of a crime: killing Stan Smith, 36, your neighbor, in his house at 10PM last Saturday. You are deeply sad, you really liked him, he was a fun and good neighbor, you were his coach last year. You have an alibi: you were at the swimming-pool from 8PM to 9PM, you were swimming with your friends, you had a great time, you had a beer at the pub from 9PM to 10PM. You have a proof, your friends were with you. After, you went home at 10.30PM and you watched television until 11 and you went to sleep with your girlfriend. You watched the end of Scary Movie 9.
You are Margaret Heller, 32, a secretary, from Chelsea, married, 1 daughter. You are accused of a crime: killing Stan Smith, 36, your colleague, in his house at 10PM last Saturday. You are deeply sad, you really liked him, he was a fun and good colleague, you worked together the last 10 years. You have an alibi: you were home with your husband all night. Your husband cooked dinner at 7PM, you had a family dinner until 8. Then you were watching Scary Movie 9 on TW when you had a phone call from your mother at 10. You hang up at 11PM and you went to bed and fell asleep right away. Your daughter and your husband were playing cards in the house during the call, they can testify.
GLOBAL COMPREHENSION The video is a. an extract from a film b. an ad. (= a commercial break) c.an opening credits sequence d.a music video Title : ...................................... Name of the main character : ................................................. 2. Listen to the music . What sort of series is it ? The music is □lively □ terrifying □ joyful □ sad □ tragic □ repetitive □ menacing so it sounds like .......... □ a comedy TV series □ a drama TV series □ an action TV series □ a western genre TV series □ a science –fiction TV series □ a horror fictionTV series □ a musical TV series □ a cartoon
Where ? □ in a big city □ in a flat □ in a small village □ in the countryside □ in the street When ? It is ... □ spring □ summer □ autumn □ winter□ the morning □ the afternoon □ the evening
NCIS (Washington, DC)
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot
Lieutenant Columbo (Los Angeles)
Sherlock Holmes
An investigation on a crime scene
a policeman / a police officer
a detective / an investigator
a fingerprint
a forensics expert
a witness
blood, DNA
a weapon
LearningApps
a suspect (the murderer?)
a victim
suspects someone
a victim
investigates
a witness
testifies
denies
the murderer
is arrested
is killed
the detective
looks for clues
the suspect
finds proofs
LearningApps
confesses
(Suggested answers on the next page)
a victim
is killed
a witness
testifies
the murderer
confesses
investigates
suspects someone
the detective
finds proofs
looks for clues
is arrested
the suspect
denies
LearningApps
LearningApps
LearningApps
LearningApps
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DETECTIVES
Anticipation
Activity 1 Investigation vocabulary
Activity 2 A famous writer #1
Activity 3 Sir
Activity 4 Crime vocabulary
Activity 5 A famous writer #2
Activity 6 Biography questions
Activity 7 A famous writer #3
Activity 8 Preterit ING
You are Mark Fallon, 37, a businessman, from Croydon, married with 4 children. You are accused of a crime: killing Stan Smith, 36, your best friend, in his house at 10PM last Saturday. You are deeply sad, you really liked him, he was a fun and good friend, you were at school together. You have an alibi: you were at the cinema from 8PM to 10PM, you were watching a movie with your wife, you had a great time, you had popcorn. You saw the movie called Scary Movie 8. You have no proof, you lost the ticket. After, you went to the restaurant and had sushis, the meal cost you 26 pounds, you have the ticket. You can also produce the parking ticket and you know the waiter who waited on you at the restaurant. After, you went home at 11.
You are Gabriel Anderson, 22, a tennis coach, from Fulham, you have a girlfriend, no children. You are accused of a crime: killing Stan Smith, 36, your neighbor, in his house at 10PM last Saturday. You are deeply sad, you really liked him, he was a fun and good neighbor, you were his coach last year. You have an alibi: you were at the swimming-pool from 8PM to 9PM, you were swimming with your friends, you had a great time, you had a beer at the pub from 9PM to 10PM. You have a proof, your friends were with you. After, you went home at 10.30PM and you watched television until 11 and you went to sleep with your girlfriend. You watched the end of Scary Movie 9.
You are Margaret Heller, 32, a secretary, from Chelsea, married, 1 daughter. You are accused of a crime: killing Stan Smith, 36, your colleague, in his house at 10PM last Saturday. You are deeply sad, you really liked him, he was a fun and good colleague, you worked together the last 10 years. You have an alibi: you were home with your husband all night. Your husband cooked dinner at 7PM, you had a family dinner until 8. Then you were watching Scary Movie 9 on TW when you had a phone call from your mother at 10. You hang up at 11PM and you went to bed and fell asleep right away. Your daughter and your husband were playing cards in the house during the call, they can testify.
GLOBAL COMPREHENSION The video is a. an extract from a film b. an ad. (= a commercial break) c.an opening credits sequence d.a music video Title : ...................................... Name of the main character : ................................................. 2. Listen to the music . What sort of series is it ? The music is □lively □ terrifying □ joyful □ sad □ tragic □ repetitive □ menacing so it sounds like .......... □ a comedy TV series □ a drama TV series □ an action TV series □ a western genre TV series □ a science –fiction TV series □ a horror fictionTV series □ a musical TV series □ a cartoon
Where ? □ in a big city □ in a flat □ in a small village □ in the countryside □ in the street When ? It is ... □ spring □ summer □ autumn □ winter□ the morning □ the afternoon □ the evening
NCIS (Washington, DC)
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot
Lieutenant Columbo (Los Angeles)
Sherlock Holmes
An investigation on a crime scene
a policeman / a police officer
a detective / an investigator
a fingerprint
a forensics expert
a witness
blood, DNA
a weapon
LearningApps
a suspect (the murderer?)
a victim
suspects someone
a victim
investigates
a witness
testifies
denies
the murderer
is arrested
is killed
the detective
looks for clues
the suspect
finds proofs
LearningApps
confesses
(Suggested answers on the next page)
a victim
is killed
a witness
testifies
the murderer
confesses
investigates
suspects someone
the detective
finds proofs
looks for clues
is arrested
the suspect
denies
LearningApps
LearningApps
LearningApps
LearningApps