What's your alibi?
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This fun activity uses a crime scenario to practice vocabulary, reported speech and past tenses.Guy Brook-Hart Were you really at the theater? Time: 30 minutes Before class Photocopy the Suspects and Detectives cards on the right and cut them down. In class 1. Divide the students into pairs or groups of three. 2. Tell students to imagine the following scenario. Yesterday evening somebody broke into the school or college where they study and a large amount of money was stolen. Half the groups in the class are suspects of the crime. They have to invent a story to prove that they are innocent. The other groups are detectives investigating the crime. They have to ask the suspects questions to find out if their stories are the same. If their stories are the same, they’re probably innocent. If not, they’re guilty. The suspects’ story is that they went to the theater together last night. 3. Hand the “suspects” their cards and ask them to invent the details of what they did and what they saw. Tell them not to write anything down. Give them four or five minutes to discuss their story. 4. Tell the “detectives” that they must ask questions to find out if the suspects’ stories are the same. Hand them their cards and ask them to think of questions using the prompts. 5. Suspects and detectives should work apart. 6. When everyone is ready, ask each group of detectives to interview their suspects in turn. Tell the detectives that they needn’t just ask the questions they have thought of — they can invent other questions as well. 7. When the groups have finished, they should decide if they think the suspects are guilty or innocent, and report their verdict to the whole class. When they report their verdict, encourage them to use reported speech to do so. Suspects You are going to be interviewed by detectives about a crime which happened yesterday evening. Your story is that you spend the evening together at the theater. 1. Invent details about the following things Name of theater and name of play Where you met Type of play and some of the plot What you did before going to the theater What you talked about in the interval Leading actors — names and roles What you did after going to the theater Which actor gave the best performance What you and the others thought of the play Number of people in the audience 2. Invent details about other things you think the detectives might ask. 3. Take turns to be interviewed by the detectives. Detectives You are going to interview each suspect in the group in turn. If the suspects’ stories are the same, they’re probably innocent. If their stories are different, they might be guilty. 1. Think of questions about each of the points below and other questions you can ask. Name of theater and name of play Type of play and plot Leading actors — names and roles Which actor gave the best performance and which actor gave the worst performance Number of people in the audience What the other suspects thought of the play Who each of the suspects sat next to and which part of the theater they sat in What they did before and after the play What they did and what they talked about during the interval The last scene of the play 2. Interview each of the suspects in turn. * 3. Decide if the suspects are innocent or guilty and report your decision to the rest of the class. * When you interview the suspects, you can ask extra questions. For example, “X said you were sitting in the front row, but you say you were sitting in the middle. Who is telling the truth?” |  |
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