Murderous Dinner Party
The Death of Mr. Erringworth
Mr. Gerald Erringworth
tsa successful business man from Port Gresham, England, He is married, but doesn’t see
his wite very often. He is interested in business ideas for food, especially pasta, and in
his free time he likes playing cards with an old friend next door or busies himself with
astro science. He has invited nine people to a dinner party at his mansion, not realizing
that each of them comes for a special reason. His exciting life is brought to an end
during the dinner party.
One of his friends killed him!
You were invited to Mr Erringworth’s dinner party in his mansion. You will meet 9 people there, all of
whom have some kind of relation with Mr Erringworth. Shortly after midnight, the host is found dead
It will be your task to interview all nine suspects and find the murderer.
As the evening progresses you will get more information about the people and
more details will be revealed. You will have to find the murderer's name — his,
relation to Mr. Erringsworth — his motive ~ the used weapon — the room where
the murder was committed and any additional information that are necessary to
solve the case, Keep your eyes and ears open! Good Luck!
Ms. Bella
Floretti ys Henry
You area super model Scintillate
and have been on the
“ost beautiful Women
Jn the World List” for five
years in a row, your fame
has made you arrogant and self-centered. You
were “Ms Port Gresham” last year, a beauty
pageant that was hosted by Mr. Erringworth, You
are rich, famous and gorgeous and all you want is.
to be with Mr. Erringworth, for you it was love at
first sight Your problem: Two weeks ago you found a love
letter from Mr. Erringworth to your wife Mrs.
Claudia Scintillate, and you are furious. You feel
betrayed and embarrassed. In your bag you have
your heavy telescope for searching the skies at
night.
You are an expert in
astro physics and retired
a couple of years ago.
You are stil very interested in the field of science,
as had been Mr. Erringworth, and you have
‘worked with him on several occasions. You
consider him a close friend.
Your problem: Mr. Erringworth told you several
times that he will never leave his wife for you,
You always carry your "Ms Port Gresham’-sash
with you, something you could use against Mr.
Erringworth,Murderous Dinner Party
The Death of Mr. Erringworth
more characters
Mrs. Fiona
Erringworth
You are Mr. Erringworth’s
wife; you have been
married for 35 years.
You are very interested in board games like chess
‘and checkers and spend a lot of time playing
tournaments. You always tell people how much
you love your husband, but you only see him on
the weekends, because you travel through the
‘country to attend tournaments.
Your problem: You have just found out, that your
husband is having an affair with Mrs. Claudia
Scintillate. You are devastated, but since you
don't have any children you would inherit all of
your husband's money. You always carry a
miniature gun with you,
Mrs. Claudia
Scintillate
You are Prof Dr. Henry
Scintillate's wife, but you
don't love him anymore.
You are having an affai
with Mr, Erringworth and you plan on eloping.
with him, Mr. Erringworth has promised to take
you ona cruise around the world, buy youa very
‘expensive engagement ring and marry you before
the year is over.
Your problem: Right before the dinner party Mr.
Erringworth told you that he wouldn't take you
on the cruise yet and you got into an argument.
You own a nice pear! necklace that he gave you
on Valentine’s Day, a tool to strangle someone.
eo Mr. Garcon
cS Bouchey
we
fe orn rtm overt
‘Your problem: Mr. Erringworth told you
‘esterday, that he will not need your services
after the dinner party anymore, because he was
going to hire a younger housekeeper. You will be
left without a job to provide for your family. You
have access to all kitchen supplies such as knives
‘and scissors which can be dangerous tools
Mrs.
Gwendolyn
Miller
Se
next door neighbor. You
‘seem to be a kind old widow, living alone in a very
big house. Mr. Erringworth visits you once a
month to play a game of cards with you, chat and
keep you company. You like him very much and
‘enjoy your meetings.
Your problem: You discovered that Mr.
Erringworth has been stealing money and jewelry
from your closet ever since he started visiting
you. You are very upset about this fraud. You
carry a bottle of rat poison with you and might
have slipped something into Mr. Erringworth’s
drink.IWIULUCIUU) UVILIICL Fal Ly
ine VU
eatn OF Mir. Erringwortn
more characters
Mr. Ricardo
ie , Fettuccine
G a
\ business partner from
GSA sav. vouare al about
—_ money and wealth and
you are establishing a successful pasta empire,
Youhave only known Me, Erringworth for three
months, but he promised to support you on your
way of getting started onthe American pasta
market
Your problem: You want to do better than Mr.
Erringworth and you are very jealous of his
success in the business. At the dinner party you
realised that Mr. Erringworth was not supporting
your business but stealing your ideas. You have
brought your Swiss pocket knife
Mr. William
Patroneer
You are very sympathetic and
hhave a calm personality. You
are a kindergarten teacher in
Port Gresham. Mr.
Erringworth owns the
kindergarten and used to play
‘Santa Clause on Christmas for the children. You
have always liked him and were glad to accept his.
invitation to the dinner party.
‘Your problem: Mr. Etringworth wants to save
money and will close the kindergarten next year.
You have just found out about this and are very
disappointed. You have a skipping rope in your
back that might come in useful
Mrs. Jane
Rutherford
L
a
S You ued tobe Mr
KR esivawarts personal
& assistant and you know a
fot about hi, You used to
arcane meetings with bins partners anda
Young woman erin, ar wel as order stone
Sleeping ils Me Eingworth ha bays
supported you was ben animpertant partf
Your fe, because tho ony one who knows
Your big sett, Now you hve Yourovm publi
Flaine agency and are ery ich
Your problem: Mr. Erringworth wants you to stop
reporting about him or he will tel the police
‘about the skeletons in your closet. You have a
bottle of his strong sleeping pills in your purse,
that can be lethal if overdosed... just in case,PLACES
You were
in the
ATTIC
You were
in the
PARLOR
You were
in the
GARAGE
You were
BASEMENT
You were
in the
BEDROOM
You were
in the
KITCHEN
You were
in the
) OFFICEYou were
in the
¢— J * BATHROOM
DINNER
Erringworth
[Dinner Party,
You stayed at the party the whole night.
Erringworth
|Dinner Party
You stayed at the party the whole night.
You were
in the
HALLWAY
You left the party for 5 minutes.
Erringworth
|Dinner Party,
You stayed at the party the whole night.
Erringworth
Dinner Party
You stayed at the party the whole night.
You will need 1 card “You left the party for 5 minutes.” and 8 cards “You stayed at the party the whole night.KO wd we urdarer- tty Seen
CharacterName__Motive/Relation Room Weapon, Left Party Y/N
Who isthe murderer? Why didhe/she doit? Where didhe/shedo Which weaponwas Did he/she leave
it used? the party?
KO rad wo Murderer - ato Sueet
CharacterName ___Motive/Relation Room Weapon, Left Party Y/N
Who is the murderer? Why didhe/she doit? Where didhe/she do Which weapon was Did he/she leave
in used? the party?Murderous Dinner Party
The Death of Mr. Erringworth
TEACHER'S NOTES
**NOTE: | used CALIBRI font in this worksheet. If you have problems with the font, please contact me
and | will send you the font file, | realized this only after | had finished, sorry**
You will need: 9 character cards, 9 places cards, 9 dinner cards, 9 Find the Murderer — Info Sheets
This is a fun speaking activity for nine (or one or two less) students. It is a detective story that engages
students in conversation and will practice mainly questions and answers in simple present and simple
past. You find the setting and story on page 1, read about Mr. Erringworth to the class. Then tell them
that they will be investigating each other and find out who killed Mr. Erringworth (The Story)
There are 9 characters, 9 relations/motives, 9 weapons and 9 rooms in the house:
Character names Relation Motives Weapons
1. Ms. Bella Florett love interest, super model Fellin love with Mir. E, but he didn’t. sash
2. Prof. Dr. Henry Scintillate close friend, retired scientist wife has affair with Mr. € telescope
3. Mrs. Fiona Erringworth Mr. E's wife found out about affair miniature gun
4, Mr. Garcon Bouchey butler Mr. Eis going to fire him knife
5. Mrs. Claucia Scintillate Mr. Ehasan affairwithher although promised, Mr. € pearl necklace
doesn't go on cruise with her
6. Mrs, Gwendolyn Miller widow neighbor, play cards ‘Mir. stole money and jewelry rat poison
7. Mr Ricardo Fettuecine business partner from italy Mr. E stole his pasta ideas pocket knife
8. Mr. William Patroneer Kindergarten teacher, friend Mr. Eis going to close kindergarten skipping rope
9. Mrs. Jane Rutherford exassistant, knows Mr. E well Mr. Eis blackmailing her sleeping pills
Rooms ofthe house How to play:
: patroom 1) Introduce the story
= bedroom 2) Give each student a character card, let them read through and
= parlor make sure they understand their character
- hallway 3) Hand out the “Find the Murderer — Info Sheet” to every student
- basement and explain that they are going to ask about NAMES and
= oe RELATIONS with Mr. € first. Let them walk through the class and
= ape ask/answer questions (What's your name? How do you know Mr.
E? Who are you?) Let them take notes!
4) After the first interview round let students sit down and guess who could have used which
Weapon (they shouldn't have talked about their weapons until now) — wild guesses are welcome
here!
5) Hand out one PLACES card to every student and let them go on the second interview round (Your
are Mrs... aren't you? Could you tell me where you were at 12:00 pm?)
6) Now hand out one DINNER card for every student. You should have 1 card “You left the party for
5 minutes.” and 8 cards “You stayed at the party the whole night.“ and let students go on last
interview round (only one character will answer “VES | LEFT THE PARTY FOR 5 MINUTES!”)
7) Now they can complete their info sheet. The murderer must be the person who left the party.
Even the teacher may not know, who the murderer is, until the end.
8) Let one student give the complete answer and compare. (@.Havefunh
by lttlesunshinett at ESLprintables