MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS.

1. Match:

Hercule Poirot Professor

Man with glasses Detective
Young woman on the left by the window Assistant
Man on the right with a moustache Princess
The old woman on the right at the end Missionary

2. True or false:

1. Hercule Poirot has a French accent True False

2. There is only 1 passenger murdered True False
3. Not everyone is a suspect on the wagon True False
4. They are on the restaurant wagon of the train True False
5. It’s hot and sunny outside True False

3. Choose the right answer.

Example: Based upon the novel of… AGATHA CHRISTIE

1. What is the genre of the film? a. romantic comedy b. whodunnit c. horror

2. What are you watching at? a. trailer b. a film review c. a spoiler
3. When is the film released? a. 1 May b. 1o November c. 5 June
4. Why has the train stopped? Because of the… a. rain b. snow c. wind
5. What is the hashtag of the movie? #OrientExpress…a.picture b.film c.movie
6. Who is the director of the film? a. K.Brannagh b. P. Almodóvar c. S. Spielberg
7. Who is the Spanish actress? a. Penélope Cruz b. Belén Rueda c. Elsa Pataki
8. What colour is the waiters’ uniform? a. green b. white c. black
9. What type of train is it? a. an old one b. a modern one c. a high speed one
10. The train advances through the…? a. the desert b. the mountains c. a valley
4. GRAMMAR. A passenger has died… PRESENT PERFECT. Fill in the gaps with the
correct formo f the verb in brackets (use only lowercase).

0. Example: A passenger has died (die)

during the trip.
1. Hercule Poirot __________________
(investigate) the case.
2. The detective ___________________
(interrogate) all the suspects.
3. The suspects ___________________
(look) at the detective with fear.
4. The profesor ___________________ (ask) the detective what his name is.
5. The waiters ___________________ (prepare) the tables for dinner.
6. I ____________________ (watch) an interesting video of the movie.
7. We ____________________ (answer) the questions.
8. You ____________________ (understand) the exercise.

5. LISTEN. Click HERE, listen to the announcement and choose the correct answer.

1. Where would this announcement most likely be heard?

At an airport In a train station At a soccer match In a bus station

2. What will happen in 10 minutes?

The Coast Express will arrive. Checked luggage will depart.

The Flying Eagle will start boarding. Boarding passes will expire.

3. Where should listeners get boarding passes?

Next to door number 3 At door number 9 Near door number 5 Through door number 2

6. VOCABULARY: read the list of jobs and notice the suffixes used in some of them (-
er/-or/-ant). Some of them show gender (-man/-woman; -or/-ess): detective,
professor, butler, count, assistant, governess, missionary, salesman, maid, doctor,
princess, director, producer, actress, waiter, writer. Now, complete the chart
writing the masculine or femenine accordingly (use only lowercase).

Masculine Femenine
1. actor 1.
2. 2. waitress
3.prince 3.
4. 4.governess
5.salesman 5.