Unit 11
Activity 2 - Group
Differentiation
… to Africa
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Group 1 The only lady private detective in Botswana
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Text
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith, 1998.
Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets: a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter. Then there was a teapot, in which Mma Ramotswe—the only lady private detective in Botswana— brewed redbush tea. And three mugs—one for herself, one for her secretary, and one for the client. What else does a detective agency really need? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. No inventory would ever include those, of course.
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First published in a magazine entitled The Strand, the story of Sherlock Holmes has been adapted many times and in movies, series, cartoons, comics and even mangas. In 1990, there were counted 204 adaptations and the character of Sherlock Holmes appeared in 275 films from 1900 to 2013.
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Group 2 Trailer
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Questions
You are in charge of one document.
a. Present the main character.
b. Where does the scene take place? What is striking about her “office”?
c. What are the two qualities she has in common with Sherlock?
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Group 1
Read the text.a. Present the main character.
b. Where does the scene take place? What is striking about her “office”?
c. What are the two qualities she has in common with Sherlock?
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Group 2
Look at the picture.a. What strikes you?
Watch the trailer
b. Take notes to sum it up.
c. Which adjective would you use to describe the women and their personality? Find one adjective that makes Mma Ramotswe different from Sherlock Holmes.
Let's talk this out!
Group work
Mediation
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What kind of detective is Mma Ramotswe?
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What are the similarities and the differences between Mma Ramotswe and Sherlock Holmes?
Useful vocabulary
The main character of this novel / film is... There is a sharp contrast between... Contrarily to... Unlike... She / he is quite similar to...
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- publishing house
- settings
- ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
- director
- forensics / a forensic scientist
- CSI
- camera
- gloves
- risky / perilous / unsafe
- collect evidence
- quotes
- blood samples
- illustration
- methodological deduction
- anxious / worried / upset / uneasy
- author / novelist
- close up
- synopsis
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Over to you!
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Design the front and back cover of a detective story
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