Meeting point Seconde, p.

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Exercise 1: Read the comic and look up the following words or expressions in
English in the text.

Une lette / note Un bureau (meuble)

Un avocat chaque
immédiatement aucun(e)
organiser Se suicider
voyage Abandonner, laisser
Arriver à, atteindre Une corbeille
Tirer (avec une arme) Horaires de train
La tête lui-même

Exercise 2: Look at the third picture and write a short paragraph to describe the
crime scene.

Tool box
a drawer: un titoir / a clock: une horloge / a lamp: une lampe / office: bureau (pièce)

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Exercise 3: Give your opinion. Do you think James Trudd is going to be arrested?

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I think: je pense / I believe: je crois / In my opinion OR To my mind: à mon avis /
I suppose that...: je suppose que... / I don't think that...: je ne pense pas que...

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Exercise 4: Read the comic, try to memorize as manyinformation as possible and
then, close your notebook. Try to remember the answers to the following questions.

1/ Where did James Trudd's uncle live?

2/ Why did James kill his uncle? And how?

3/ What was James looking for in his uncle's desk? And how long did he search it?

4/ How did he decide to hide his crime?

5/ Where did he leave the note with the train times?

6/ What time was his train to go home?

Exercise 5: Now, open your notebook and check the comic. Give 3 reasons why
James Trudd is going to be arrested for his uncle's murder.

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