Listen carefully and fill the blanks :
Detective :”Clearly, ___________ in this room __________ Lord Smythe who at _____________ 3:34 this afternoon was brutally bludgeoned to _______ with a _______ instrument. I want ______ of _____ to tell me your whereabouts at precisely this dastardly deed ______ ________.”
The housemaid : “I _____ ___________ the brass in the master’s bedroom.”
The butler : “I _____ ____________ his Lordship’s scones below stairs, Sir”
Lady Smythe : “I _____ __________ my petunias in the potting shed”
Detective : Constable, arrest Lady Smythe.
Lady Smythe : “Oh, But how ____ you _______…?”
Inspector : “ Madam, as any horticulturalist will ______ you, one does not plant petunias until _____ is out. ______ her ________.”
It’s just a matter of ______________ ! The real question is how observant _______ you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubNF9QNEQLA
Find these words in your own language :
BLUDGEONED= hit with a short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end.
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BLUNT= not sharp.______________________
YOUR WHEREABOUTS: the place where you were, your location __________________________________
DASTARDLY DEED = Cowardly and malicious action
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POLISH= to polish is to rub an object to make it look shiny
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THE BRASS= the objects in a house (usually for decoration) made of an yellowish alloy of copper and zinc
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SCONE= a thin, flat cake___________
POTTING SHED= a building in which plants are set in flowerpots and in which empty pots, potting compost, etc., are stored. A greenhouse.
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HORTICULTURIST= one who cultivates flowers and other plants
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UNTIL MAY IS OUT= until the month of May finishes.
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Can you solve this little murder mystery?
A whodunit (for "Who's done it?") is a sort of the detective story.
The reader is provided with clues from which the identity of the perpetrator of the crime may be deduced before the solution is revealed in the final pages of the book.
The investigation is usually conducted by an eccentric amateur or semi-professional detective.
In groups of 4, invent a small whodunnit following the model we’ve seen on the video, and perform it in front of the class.
You have 5 mn to invent the story and to distribute the roles, and 10 mn to rehearse. Get ready !
Can you solve this little murder mystery?
A whodunit (for "Who's done it?") is a sort of the detective story.
The reader is provided with clues from which the identity of the perpetrator of the crime may be deduced before the solution is revealed in the final pages of the book.
The investigation is usually conducted by an eccentric amateur or semi-professional detective.
In groups of 4, invent a small whodunnit following the model we’ve seen on the video, and perform it in front of the class.
You have 15 mn to invent the story and to distribute the roles, and 10 mn to rehearse. Get ready !
SCRIPT : Clearly, somebody in this room murdered Lord Smithe who at precisely 3:34 this afternoon was brutally bludgeoned to death with a blunt instrument. I want each of you to tell me your whereabouts at precisely this dastardly deed took place.
The housemaid : “I was polishing the brass in the master’s bedroom.”
The butler : “I was buttering his lordship’s scones below stairs, Sir”
Lady Smythe : “I was planting my petunias in the potting shed”
Constable, arrest Lady Smithe.
Lady Smithe : “But how did you know…?”
Inspector : “ Madam, as any horticulturalist will tell you, one who does not plant petunias until may is out. Take her away.”
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