1. Edgar Allan Poe wrote in English. 2. Detective fiction in the English-speaking world began in the 15th century.
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The crime scene
1
Match each letter with the right word.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Chalk line
Police officer
Foot print
Blood stain
Crime tape
Newspaper
Gun
2
Select all the keywords you can hear.
The crime scene
3
Answer the questions to create a police report. Note examples of the passive form.
a) The victim’s name is
b) He was a
c) He was killed on the
d) He was shot in
e) What clues were found?
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A talkative lady!
1
Describe the scene: guess what the two characters are talking about and fill in the speech bubbles by clicking on the image.
Describe the scene here:
2
Listen to the audio and select the words you hear in the conversation.
A talkative lady!
3
Listen carefully. Do you think the old lady is a suspect? Why?💡 Tip: She may be a suspect as... / She can't be a suspect since...
4
Complete the text to recap the conversation between the old lady and the policewoman.
Mrs Kat Perry is the neighbour of the victim. The night of the murder, she was at home and she TV. She saw Mr O’Neill who late from work and she heard her neighbours who . She also heard the door slam and she someone who in the street and someone else who .
5
Bonus question
Match the two parts of the expressions from the interview.
turn the
speak
no need
as usual
let me
that poor
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A text conversation
1
Look at the document and present it.
a) This document is a . b) The two people texting are and . c) The conversation started at and finished at . d) The main subjects of the conversation are and .
2
Match each emoticon with its description.
😻
😜
😉
😈
😡
😄
Odd ones
3
Imagine Ryan’s interview with the police: reorder words to find the police’s questions, then write Ryan’s answers.
a) were / on / February / What / doing / the / you / 28th /of / ? ➝ Ryan's awswer:
b) you / Who / with / were / ? ➝ Ryan's awswer:
c) you / strange / anything / Did / hear / ? ➝ Ryan's awswer:
d) see / anything / you / unusual / Did / ? ➝ Ryan's awswer:
e) O’Neill / kill / Did / Brian / you / ? ➝ Ryan's awswer:
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Phonology
Stressed words
Listen
Listen:They were in a state of shock: it happened in a flash!
Réfléchis : Écoute et repère les mots accentués. Ce sont des mots qui
Repeat
Répète :The cat is sitting next to the table.
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Grammar
Passive voice in the past
Observe : A crime was committed... Clues weren’t found by the police.
Réfléchis : Repère l’auxiliaire et le verbe de chaque phrase.