Session 1 (poster presentation)

CRIME
Which of the people below are in the pictures?
Comedian Sales assistant Cashier
Cleaner Photographer Ballet dancer
Detective Guard Actress
Rock star Police officer Construction worker
 Which professions don’t belong to any of the groups?

CRIME SHOW BUSINESS OFFICE

Make a list of as many professions as you can think of

Look at the pictures and the title. What do you think the text is
about?

MYSTERY AT THE MUSEUM

Wax Statue Disappears
Mysteriously
On Wednesday afternoon, the workers at
the wax museum discovered the statue of
rock star, Robbie Rocker, was missing.
Detective Wye is trying to solve the
mystery. He has asked all the workers
questions.
 Suspect 1: Charlie Gibbs, the night guard PO
Suspect’s statement: “Something really strange happened on Tuesday night. For the L
first time, I fell asleep while I was at work. It was the deepest sleep I’ve ever I
experienced. When I woke up the next morning, the first visitors were in the C
museum. I’m certain the statue of Robbie Rocker was still there. I saw it as I was E
leaving the building to go home.”
Suspect 2: Jack Smith, the cleaner R
Suspect’s statement: “after I finished cleaning the museum at 11.00 on Tuesday E
night, I had a cup of coffee with Charlie. At midnight, I went home. When I left the P
museum, the statue was still there and I haven’t been back to the museum since then.O
I don’t understand why I’m suspect. I was at my drama class on Wednesday R
afternoon. I’m a drama student, not a robber. T
Suspect 3: Mary Dooley, secretary
Suspect’s statement: “I’ve thought about it a lot, but I can’t remember anything
unusual about Wednesday. I arrived at the museum at 9.00 and worked until 3.00 lile
always do. As I was leaving, I noticed a group of tourists standing near the statue.
Maybe one of them is guilty?

TRUE OR FALSE? Correct the false sentences.

1. Charlie slept at home on Tuesday night.
2. Jack finished working after midnight on Tuesday
3. Jack cleaned the museum on Wednesday afternoon.
4. On Wednesday, Mary left work at the usual time.
5. Mary thinks a museum worker is guilty.

Guess which of the suspects is guilty. Give reasons for your answer

Find the words in the text that match the following definitions.
*A model of a person or animal *The process of doing, seeing or feeling something
*Sure *See *Twelve o‘clock at night *Has disappeared, can’t find

Crime
Match the pictures to the words related to crime.

Crime
Crime
scene,
1 2 3 4 scene,
investiga
investiga
tor,
tor,
evidence,
evidence,
fingerpri
fingerpri
5 6 7 8 nts,
nts,
victim,
victim,
suspect,
suspect,
arrest,
arrest,
murder,
murder,
laborator
laborator
y, clues,
 burglar

9 10 11
Read the definition and then order the letters to find the word
1. a thief who steals from pockets P T K I C K E O P C
2. to break into someone's house and steal from it B R Y R L G U A
3. a person who steals from shops L P E T R I F S H O
4. a person who has served their sentence in prison C O X - T I N E V C
5. to set fire on someone's property, for example, a house S A N O R
6. to take someone hostage in order to exchange him or her later for a ransom NIINGDPKAP
7. Someone who sees the crime. W E T S I N E S

Complete the sentences with words related to crime.

He was in prison for a ___________ he didn’t commit.

The police ____________ the thieves.
A dangerous ____________ escaped from prison yesterday evening.
Someone _______________ my mother’s purse at the bus stop.
The criminal stole the ____________’s car-

Imagine you’re a detective

Date: 18.5.2010 at a crime scene. Complete your crime report and talk about it to your
Date: 18.5.2010
partner Crime:
Crime:
………………………
………………………
……………..
…………….. Someone stole Mrs Gonzalez’ earrings
Victim: male/female and bracelets. The evidence is that the
Victim: male/female
Evidence:
Evidence:
……………………… jewellery box is empty and we found
………………………
…………. some fingerprints on it. The suspect is
………….
……………………… her sister-in-law, because she was the
………………………
…………………….
……………………. only guest in the house that morning.
………………………
………………………
…………………….
…………………….
Fingerprints: yes/no
Fingerprints:
Suspect is: yes/no
Suspect is:
Session 2 ………………………
………………………
…………
…………

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

(Blackboard) Examples taken from the reading text above

A. He has asked all the workers questions

B. I haven’t been back to the museum since then
C. I’ve thought about it a lot

Now answer the questions:

o How do we form the present perfect in English?

o When do we use the present perfect?
o What is the difference between past simple and present perfect?
o How do you form negatives?
o What about questions? Can you guess the rules to make
interrogatives?
o How do we form the past participles of verbs? Are there irregular
past participles?
 o CAN YOU FIND MORE EXAMPLES IN THE READING ABOVE?

Say what is wrong in the following sentences and correct the

mistakes:
1. Did she tidy his room today?
2. She has studied French never
3. What have you did today at school?
4. Do you have seen John at school?

Which time expressions usually accompany the present perfect?

Circle them (help with your dictionary if necessary)

Already, tomorrow, since, yesterday, yet, for, next week, just, ever, at eight o’clock, never

Complete the chart below.

1) affirmative negative interrogative Short answers C

He has lived in Yes, he has h
London o
She hasn’t seen No, she hasn’t o
John today s
Have you studied for
your exams? e
the correct option in each sentence:

I’ve already/since tidied my room

We haven’t seen Julia for/since May
Has Tom yet/ever been to China?
Mark hasn’t called for/since Friday
I have just/yet finished my work
2) Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect
simple.

I ___________ (love) books and films since I was a child. Mysteries ___________ (be) my
favourite for many years. I _____________ (read) a lot of mystery novels and I __________
(see) quite a few detective films. In my opinion, no one ______________ (write) better
mysterystories than Agatha Christie. I know that many people ______________ (try), but no
one ___________ (succeed).

3) A reporter interviewed the detective investigating a robbery at the jewellery

shop. Write the reporter’s questions
…………………………………………………………………………………….
Yes, I have already spoken to the owner of the shop
 ……………………………………………………………………………………
Yes, he has helped us a lot
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Yes, he has talked to some other shop owners.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
No, I haven’t interviewed any suspects yet.

4) Dave is having a party tonight. Describe what he has or hasn’t done. Use the
notes below TO DO
TO DO
Decorate
Decorateliving
livingroom
room
☺☺
Buy
Buyfood☺
food☺
Choose
ChooseCDsCDsXX
Tidy
Tidyhouse☺
house☺
Bake cakes☺
Bake cakes☺
Wash
Washdishes
dishesXX
Get
Get dressedXX
dressed

5) Write at least six sentences about what you have and haven’t done this year.

Places you have been to

A. LISTEN TO THE DIALOGUE

Have you ever been No, I haven’t.

to France, Kelly? But I want to
visit Pierre this
summer.
Oh, you should do it.
We have enjoyed
very much in our
trip. Paris is
fantastic!
 Well, I haven’t seen
your photographs
yet. Will you show
me them?

Of course, I will. I have

forgotten at home, but
I will bring them
tomorrow,

B. PRACTISE THE DIALOGUE WITH YOUR PARTNER (in pairs).

C. CHANGE THE WORDS IN RED TO MAKE A NEW DIALOGUE. ACT OUT

YOUR NEW DIALOGUE WITH YOUR PARTNER.

Session 3

1. Look at the pictures and the title of the text. What do you think you are going to
listen about?

The Biggest Ever Robbery

Colin Dixon is the ___________of a secure depot storing bank notes for the Bank of
England. On 21 February two men posing as _____________ kidnapped Mr Dixon. The
kidnappers then forced Mr. Dixon to return to the depot and to let one of the
kidnappers in. At gunpoint, the robber forced a member of the ____________ at the
 depot to open the gates. The rest of the gang and several ____________ entered the
depot. It took the robbers ____________ to load money into a _____________
truck.

The police have said that the robbers stole _______________. This was therefore the
largest ever cash robbery in Britain. Since the robbery, the police have found several of
the ___________used by the gang, including the white Renault ____________. They
have also found ___________ million in cash as well as guns and other equipment which
they think the gang used. They have arrested several people and searched a
____________ not far from the depot. They have now charged ____________ in
connection with the crime. The police say that they are confident that they can find the
rest of the gang, and recover the rest of the money, but that it will take some time.

4. Are the following sentences true or false? Correct the mistakes to make
them true:
Mr Dixon opened the gates at the depot
The robbers drove a white vehicle.
The police have officially accused two people.
The police is not sure they can arrest all the members of the gang.
The depot has recovered all the money
Collin Dixon works in the Bank of England.

5. Find synonyms for the following words:

Thieves Abduct Get back Transport Certain Director

Band

PRONUNCIATION OF “TH-“
voiceless [ ] voiced [ ]

1) Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the spelling -th

THE, THEY, THAT THIEF, THIEVES

THINK, THOUGHT, THIRTY, THREE, THIRTEEN

 “I think I’ll have a conversation with Rita on both Thursday and Friday.”

2) Can you find more examples in the listening text above? Can you add more examples
of your own? How do you pronounce –TH, as voiced or voiceless?

Other, something, throw, cloth, birthday, the, thing, anything, those, brother

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BY LISTENING TO CHIPPIE.

3) Now listen to Chippie (voki). How is th pronounced in the following words - voiceless
or voiced? Write the words into the correct column:

Thanks, then, those, there, breathe, nothing, this, the, think, they

voiceless [ ] voiced [ ]
 Connectors of sequence 2

You learned some connectors of sequence in unit 5. The following words

are also connectors of sequence: BEFORE, AS SOON AS, AFTER and
LATER.
Choose the correct answer:
The connectors listed above….
Join sentences.
Show the main idea
Show the order of events.
 Choose the correct connectors of sequence:

I had a lot of things to do last Saturday. As soon as/Before I

got up. I got dressed and had my breakfast. Before/after
breakfast, I repaired my bike and then I went to meet my
friends. As soon as/Later, we went to a pizza restaurant and
had lunch. We had a great time. After/Before I went home, I
bought a new shirt and sweater at my favourite clothes shop.
It certainly was a very busy day.

Complete the paragraph with before, after, as soon as and later

___________ school yesterday, I rode my bicycle home. ___________ I

arrived home, I had my lunch. Then I turned on the TV. There was a good
detective film on. But ___________ the film finished, the electricity went
off, so I couldn’t see the end of the film. __________ I phoned my friend
and told me what happened at the end of the film.

Now, write a paragraph talking about what you did after school
yesterday. Use connectors of sequence. You can invent a mystery story!
Did you see a crime? Did you have to phone to the emergency telephone
number?

Session 4
King Arthur
(Homework)
Read chapter 6 and 7.

Continue your glossary for your contribution to the library

Answer the questions about the chapters.

1. Who is Sir Galahad?
 2. What words were there on the sword in the stone?
3. What does Lancelot think about Guinevere?
4. What message did the knights read on the back of Sir Galahad’s
chair?
5. Where did Sir Lancelot see the Holy Grail?
6. What happened to Sir Galahad after kissing the Grail?

(In the classroom)

Write a list of 8 sentences summarizing the events in

chapter 6 and 7. Students work in small groups (4 students) to decide on
the most important events in the chapters and elaborate a comic strip
accompanying the sentences with pictures.
Student present the vignettes to their classmates without
following a chronological order and the rest of the classroom as a whole
group try to order the eight vignettes following the chronological order
in the story.
Students as a whole group decide by vote the best
presentation to be displayed in our blog
(http://.clasedemariolave.blogspot.com)

INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITY

You are police officers and today you have had a very busy day and have arrested several people for
different crimes. Work with your partner to complete your incidences report to give to the police inspector .
Ask questions by using the present perfect simple.

STUDENT A
Criminal Arrested in Hour Charged with
Beach Road Traffic violation
 2.00 pm

Rachel Kirby
London Docklands Marijuana possession
King George V
station
8.00 pm Burglary

Peter Murdoch
Wardour Street

STUDENT B
Criminal Arrested in Hour Charged with

9.00 am

Michael Smith
Benetton Shoplifting
259 Regent Street

5.00 pm

Andrew Hatchett
118 Ebury Street

11.00 pm Drunk driving

John Wilson

Session 5

In pairs
 Practise contents with online exercises

Visit the links included in our classroom blog for this week
(http://clasedemariolave.blogspot.com) to practise on present
perfect and the vocabulary seen in the unit.

TEST ON PRESENT PERFECT

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-simple-1
PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson21/06.html
MULTIPLE CHOICE CRIME VOCABULARY EXERCISE
http://www.autoenglish.org/vocab/v.crime.i.htm
WHAT TYPE OF CRIME IS IT?
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/police-crime-quiz.htm
CLICK ON THE RIGHT IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLE AND COMPLETE
THE SENTENCES
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pperf2.htm
LISTEN AND WRITE THE PAST PARTICIPLE
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pperf2.htm
HIP HOP GENKI: “HAVE YOU EVER…?”
Listen to the song, click the answers and see what score you got!
http://genkienglish.net/haveyouever.htm

Session 6

Look at the picture and the title. What do you think the text is about?

TV CSI versus the Real CSI

Construction workers are busy building a house. One of them
finds a body in the house- the victim is a young man with a piece
of cloth in his hand. Soon the CSI team is there. But which CSI
is it? Is it the group of handsome men and beautiful women from the television
programme or is it the real Crime Scene Investigation team?
Television’s crime scene investigators find evidence like fingerprints and hair at the
scene of the crime. Back at the laboratory, they use fantastic technology to examine the
evidence and their tests always succeed. In no time at all, they find enough clues to
arrest suspect. The programme has made forensic science look very exciting. Some
universities in the USA say huge numbers of students have started taking forensic
science courses since the TV programme became popular.
But how much of what you see on the TV screen is true? Well, the real CSI investigators
aren’t always elegant and beautiful. They are really just ordinary people doing a job.
Most investigations are about burglaries. On TV, the CSI investigators solve murder
cases all the time. In real life, the technology doesn’t always work and solving a crime is
simply hard work. The CSI investigators on television usually solve the crime. But in
real life, this doesn’t always happen. So you see, being a CSI investigator isn’t as
attractive as it seems on TV.

Answer the questions

1. What crime has the construction worker discovered?

2. What evidence is there at the house?
3. What other evidence can CSI investigators collect?
4. What do TV’s CSI investigators do with the evidence they collect?
5. What courses at US universities have become popular because of the TV
programme CSI?

Which sentences refer to the real CSI?

The men are all handsome / They usually investigate burglaries / They are ordinary
people / Their technology is fantastic / At the end, they always solve the crimes.

POLICE REPORT / TV NEWS: A CRIME

Working in Pairs
You are a police detective who has received a call to solve a crime today. You have
written a police report about the crime to send to TV so that it will appear on the
evening TV news today
Make a police report (ADD A PHOTO OR DRAWING OF THE SUSPECT AND
WRITE A DESCRIPTION). Check your work for the use past simple and present
perfect, relevant information, sentences structure and orthography.
 TIME: 10.30 am
PLACE: Greenside
Park
CRIME: a woman
has stolen the ducks
DESCRIPTION OF
from the lake WOMAN
Complete
WITNESS: The witness
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Charlescard has toldyou
to help us present the news to the class.
Bristol,
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gardener.
she was aTell
70-75
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TV News’ viewers about the story.
old woman. She was tall
and slightly fat with
curly, white hair. She
was wearing blue jeans
a stripped black and
white t-shirt.

POLICE REPORT

DESCRIPTION OF CRIME:

23 ducks have disappeared from the lake in Greenside Park. A witness has seen an
elderly woman loading her car with 5 heavy sacks. He could also hear a loud noise
coming from the sacks. The old woman has strangely disappeared and none in her
family has still found her or received a call.

CUE CARD
The crime has taken place on _4th May__
at ___10.30 am__. Prepare
The place: Greenside park
your report
The crime: someone has taken 23 ducks
from the lake for TV
There was_1_witnesss news!
The witness: __Charkes Bristol____
The suspect: ___70-75 woman_____

Name and Surname

2nd ESO….

I can… Need to
practise
OK Great

Use vocabulary related to professions and crime.

CRIME

Distinguish the use and form of present perfect simple

and identify time expressions used with this tense.
Talk about places I have been to and express
preferences about past experiences.
Distinguish the pronunciation of the spelling –TH.
 Revise the use of first, then, finally when organising
paragraphs and use other connectors of sequence.

Identify irregular past participles.

Attitudes always sometimes never

I do my homework on time.
I cooperate with my mates in group
and pair works
I help the members of my group
I volunteer to explain my ideas,
opinions and work
I get on well with my group

Activities (1 Bad- 2 so-so- 3 ok- 4 quite good - 5 excellent)

Give a mark to the final project: 1 2 3 4 5

Did you find help and support for difficulties? 1 2 3 4 5

Which was your favourite activity?

Which activity didn’t you like?

Vocabulary, Grammar and Writing

1. Look at the clues and find the professions in the puzzle.

E R D P O P W S T C F
S D G H J W A J U L O 1. I investigate crimes.
D E T E C T I V E R L 2. I check your teeth.
D N F G H C T Z S C K 3. I write about the news.
S T A T E B E Z C G A 4. I make furniture.
C I R E P O R T E R C 5. I bring people their meals
A S Y K C N W B P O C
H T C A R P E N T E R
2. Complete the words below.

Evidence search burglary guilty witness

 1. Miss Carter saw the crime. She is a __________
2. I didn’t murder anyone. I’m not _________!
3. The police want to ________ the house.
4. The thief took my necklace during the ________
5. The police found some_______ at the scene crime.

3. Write the verbs in present perfect simple.

1. Tourists from all over the world (be) to Loch Ness.
2. Most of them (see / not) Nessie, however.
3. Only very few people say that the Loch Ness Monster (appear) in front of them.
4. Even scientists (come) to Loch Ness to find the monster.
5. The boss of the Guinness brewery (promise) to pay 500,000 Pounds to the person who catches Nessie.

4. Complete the chart below with the things your partner has and hasn’t done this
weekend. Then write a short paragraph ordering actions chronologically.

THIS WEEK….
He/she has done Eat pizza
He/she hasn’t done Go to the cinema

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
 Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th
century. A British author and physician, Arthur Conan Doyle, created
this detective famous for his skill at using logic and careful observation
to solve cases.

People believe that Holmes have lived at 221B Baker Street, London,
where he spent many of his professional years with his friend and
colleague Dr. Watson.

Sherlock Holmes describes himself as a "consulting detective", which

means that he has solved cases that have proved too difficult for other
investigators. He is often able to solve a problem without leaving home and specializes in solving
unusual cases using his extraordinary powers of observation and "deduction".

A teacher at the medical school of Edinburgh University has inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(the gifted surgeon and forensic detective Joseph Bell).

It is a popular myth that Sherlock Holmes has given rise to the entire genre of murder mystery fiction; in
reality, the detective genre was alive before Holmes. Many fictional detectives have imitated Holmes'
logical methods and followed in his steps, in many different ways. Some of the more popular fictional
detectives that have continued Holmes' legacy include Agatha Christie's Hercules Poirot, Perry Mason,
Colombo, Dick Tracy, and even the comic book superhero Batman. Holmes has also inspired series on
TV like Law and Order and the USA Networks show Monk. Monk has even imitated the Holmesian style
of "quiet analysis", during which no one speaks to the character while he works. Also, Monk has an
older brother, who, like Holmes, is a bit more able but less interested in crime.

Read the text and answer the questions:

When did Sir Arthur create Sherlock Holmes?

Which types of crimes does Sherlock Holmes solve?

Were Sherlock Holmes’ series the first in the fictional detective genre?

Does Holmes like speaking while he works?

Has Holmes inspired comics on superheroes? Which ones?

Find synonyms and opposites in the text for the following words:

Synonyms Opposites
Famous Real
Investigator Common
Associate Inattentive
Examination Younger