Unit 8 Task
A detective story
A detective story
Help Millie label the picture.
Bruce
planned to
take the
necklace
to the police station the
next day.
One day, Bruce
found
a gold
necklace
outside his door.
c
b
Bruce
was charged with
theft
.
A witness
saw
someone
running into
Bruce’s building.
a
d
Help Millie complete the sentences
Bruce and the theft
Bruce gets along with all of his neighbours except the man who lives next door. The man never speaks to anyone, and no one knows what he does for a living.
One day, when Bruce came home from work, he found a__________ outside his__________. Bruce wondered where it came from.
Bruce thought that perhaps someone had dropped the necklace. He planned to take it to the______________ the next day. Just then, a___________ came to Bruce’s home and saw the necklace in his hand. Bruce was very surprised when he was charged with_________. The policeman told him that some valuable jewellery had been
necklace
door
police station
policeman
theft
stolen. A__________ said that she had seen someone run from the jewellery shop into____________________ right after the theft.
Bruce was not guilty, but now how could he prove it?
witness
Bruce’s building
Can you write an ending to Millie’s story?
.
A writing competition
We’d better call
the police.
He was murdered.
Start looking for clues.
I don’t know. I’ve never
seen him before.
We didn’t see or
hear anything.
We were having
a party.
I’ll have to check
these for fingerprints.
You’re under arrest
for murder.
Questions:
Who do you think was murdered
--- a man or a woman?
2. How do you think he/she was killed?
3. Is there any blood?
4. Who do you think is guilty?
5. Why do you think he/she is guilty?
Remember to include these points in your story.
A description of the crime.
Any objects or clues found at the scene of the crime.
A description of the suspect.
How the detective finds the criminal
.
.
A writing competition
Writing
A jewellery shop was robbed. If you are a detective, what questions will you ask the witness? How can you get the clues?
Homework