A You are the suspect.

You have been accused of committing a robbery which took place last night at 8
p.m. when the end-of –year exam and a large amount of money was stolen from the
school safe in the director’s office. You have denied the charges and your alibi is
that you spent all evening with your friend B. you are going to be interviewed
separately by the police and you must tell exactly the same story. If the police
find two or more differences in your stories they will decide that they have
enough evidence and that you’re guilty of committing the crime.
You have ten minutes to prepare together a detailed alibi for last night from 6
p.m. (when you left the school) until 11 p.m. during that time you also went
shopping, had a meal and saw a film. Be prepared to answer questions about:
*what you were both wearing
* what you had to eat and drink
* how you traveled
* how much you spent, etc.

B You are A’s friend and alibi

Your friend has been accused of committing a robbery which took place last night
at 8 p.m. when the end-of –year exam and a large amount of money was stolen
from the school safe in the director’s office. Your friend has denied the charges
and says she spent all evening with you. You are going to be interviewed separately
by the police and you must tell exactly the same story. If the police find two or
more differences in your stories they will decide that they have enough evidence
and that you’re guilty of committing the crime.
You have ten minutes to prepare together a detailed alibi for last night from 6
p.m. (when you left the school) until 11 p.m. during that time you also went
shopping, had a meal and saw a film. Be prepared to answer questions about:
*what you were both wearing
* what you had to eat and drink
* how you traveled
* how much you spent, etc.

You are police inspectors

Last night at 8 p.m. there was a robbery at the school when the end-of –year
exam and a large amount of money was stolen from the school safe in the
director’s office.
You are going to interview A (the suspect) and her alibi (B), who are both students
at the school. They say they were together all evening. You have to try to prove
that they are lying. If you can find at least two differences in their story then
you have enough evidence that they are lying and that A is guilty of the crime.
You have tem minutes to prepare questions to ask the suspects. According to
their alibi they left the school at 6 p.m., they went shopping, had a meal and saw a
film and were together until 11 p.m. you can also ask questions about:
*what they were both wearing
* what they had to eat and drink
* how they traveled
* how much they spent, etc.