1. Edgar Allan Poe wrote in English.Right. Wrong.
2. Detective fiction in the English-speaking world began in the 15^th century. Right. Wrong.

The crime scene

1

Match each letter with the right word.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2

Select all the keywords you can hear.

New York

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gun

×

officers

house

×

disappeared

×

detective

×

question

×

analyze

friends

×

shot

×

victim

school

3

Answer the questions to create a police report. Note examples of the passive form.

a) The victim’s name is Ryan Olee Brian Jolie Brian O’Neil

b) He was a doctor journalist pharmacist

c) He was killed on the 8^th of February 28^th of January 28^th of February

d) He was shot in the head the hand the leg

e) What clues were found?

Papers

Blood stains

Fingerprints

Footprints

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.

×

sign

×

shout

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strange

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see

snakes

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hear

×

outside

×

late

×

cats

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Mr O’Neill

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neighbour

×

sick

×

TV

×

nice

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.

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.

Stressed words

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 ont du sens ? grammaticaux ?


Répète : The cat is sitting next to the table.

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.

Qui a fait l’action ? Le sujet Le complément d’agent

Conclus : Forme passive = (au ...) + verbe.

Mission 1

1

Your first mission consists of...

roleplaying a conversation.

sending a letter.

recording a report.

2

Choose your role:

journalist.

detective.

police officer.

suspect.

victim.

reporter.

3

Choose your level:

Vers B1

A2

A2+