Name: Mary Johnson

Age: 22
Job: restaurant chef
Home: Arizona
Hobby: reading novels
Family: engaged, no kids
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Age: %&
Job: business man
Home: Florida
Hobby: go skiing
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Age: %(
Job: doctor
Home: )ansas
Hobby: listening to music
Family: married, 2 daughters
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Age: -"
Job: .udge
Home: North /arolina
Hobby: 0laying golf
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Name: 1inda 2avis
Age: %&
Job: scientist
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Age: "5
Job: student
Home: Minnesota
Hobby: ,atching movies
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Name: Jenny $ilson
Age: "2
Job: student
Home: Ha,aii
Hobby: go s,imming
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Name: 7usan Moore
Age: 22
Job: teacher
Home: /alifornia
Hobby: 0laying scrabble
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!9#
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Age: "5
Job: student
Home: 'e*as
Hobby: go s,imming
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Name: :obert Anderson
Age: %&
Job: builder
Home: Arizona
Hobby: ,atching movies
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Age: 35
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Hobby: reading novels
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Age: 22
Job: 0rofessional hockey 0layer
Home: Minnesota
Hobby: go skiing
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Age: %(
Job: house,ife
Home: /alifornia
Hobby: go dancing
Family: married, 2 sons
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Name: /hris 'hom0son
Age: -"
Job: .ournalist
Home: Ha,aii
Hobby: 0laying scrabble
Family: divorced, " son
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Name: aul Martin
Age: 33
Job: musician
Home: Florida
Hobby: go hiking
Family: divorced, no kids
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Name: 7teven :obinson
Age: %(
Job: artist
Home: North /arolina
Hobby: listening to music
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Age: 22
Job: college student
Home: /alifornia
Hobby: ,atching movies
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Name: 1illy 8reen
Age: 22
Job: marketing manager
Home: 'e*as
Hobby: go skiing
Family: engaged, no kids
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7hoe size: 4;: -&,
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Name: 1arry +aker
Age: 35
Job: actor
Home: Arizona
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Age: %(
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Name: 7cott hilli0s
Age: 22
Job: unem0loyed
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Hobby: go s,imming
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Name: )evin arker
Age: 33
Job: scientist
Home: Florida
Hobby: 0laying golf
Family: married, no kids
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Name: +renda Mur0hy
Age: "2
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Hobby: reading novels
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Name: Amy Morris
Age: %&
Job: fire fighter
Home: 'e*as
Hobby: listening to music
Family: boyfriend, " son
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7hoe size: 4;: -&, ;7 6,3
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Age: %(
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Hobby: go hiking
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Hobby: ,atching movies
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Name: 7cott 8rey
Age: "5
Job: graduated student
Home: Florida
Hobby: go skiing
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7hoe size: 4;: -2, ;7 9,3
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Name: 'erry /oleman
Age: -"
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<ou are
a civilian
<ou
are the
burglar
'his is a conversation game for elementary to lo,er intermediate students= ractise sim0le 0resent
>;47'?@N7 and AN7$4:7= 7et of %& cahracter cards !numbered "A%&#=
How to play:
"# 'ell the class that there has been a robbery and they ,ill intervie, their fello, students to
find out ,ho the robber is=
STORY: Yesterday at 10:00 pm there was a robbery in the Bank in Central Lane. The polie
was alled immediately to in!esti"ate the rime sene and #o$nd some e!idene. %t
had snowed yesterday &or rained' there were #ootprints on the "ro$nd in the snow
&or m$dd'...
2# 8ive each student a character card= 4ach card has a small number in the lo,er right corner !"A
%&# so to identify them easily= Make sure that you choose a number to be the burglar before
you hand them out and kno, the 0ersonal info on the card=
%# 'ell the students to look at their card and notice the number, but donBt sho, anyone=
-# C?dentifiyD the burglar by saying CNumber "2 !or any other number# is the murdererD so only one
0erson !and you# kno,s he is the burglar but should be secretive so that the others donBt notice
<ou could also give out one C+urglar /ardD and C/ivilian /ardsD for the rest of the students !see
bottom of 0age -# to assign the burglar===
3# No, give some information about the burglar
STORY: ...The polie #o$nd some e!idene at the rime sene. The #ootprints are in shoe
si(e )*R +,- *S 11-, &pik yo$r shoe si(e aordin" to the b$r"lar harater'.
.nd they also #o$nd... insert some more in#ormation- hoose two- or three #rom
the list o# personal in#o on the ard and write it on the board:
Name: 'erry /oleman donBt give this info
Age: -" A birthday card saying CHa00y -"
st
birthdayD
Job: ne,s caster A 0aycheck for a ne,s caster !although all .obs are different and may
not evoke enough CconfusionD# maybe donBt give this info
Home: /alifornia A 0ostcard from /alifornia
Hobby: reading novels A big novel book
Family: married, 2 sons A 0hoto of t,o little boys
et: dog 8izmo some dog hair
(# 'ell your students to go round the class and askEans,er Fuestions about the 0ersonal
information and take notes !$hatBs your nameG $hatBs your .obG $here are you fromG $hat
are your hobbiesG Are you marriedG 2o you have any childrenG 2o you have a 0etG#
6# After a cou0le of minutes they should figure out ,hose 0ersonal information match the
evidence on the board=
Have funH
N@'4: <ou could leave the Iburglar storyC out and .ust
have the students take on the characters and ask
Fuestions to 0ractise s0eaking=
A burglar