An Inspector Calls by J.B.

Priestley
Picture strip exercise
Complete the storyboard below with appropriate images or symbols and the correct word choices from the bottom of this page. Think of an alternative
title to replace An Inspector Calls, e.g. The Sad Tale of a Mystery Woman …
Picture

1. It is Spring 1912. The 2. He tells them a girl has 3. The Inspector shows 4. Birling tells the Inspector 5. Eva was out of work for
Birlings are committed Birling a photograph. He that he sacked Eva along __________________
_____________ the _____________ hours _______________ the girl with four or five others in months before she found
Description

engagement of daughter
Sheila to wealthy Gerald
Croft. They are disturbed by
the
_____________ of an
Inspector.
Quotations
earlier by drinking
disinfectant. She left a diary
and a
_____________ .
as Eva Smith, who was in his
factory.
September 1910 for going on another job at Millwards
strike for better __________________ shop
_____________ . Birling in December 1910.
sees nothing
_____________ with what
he did.

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Picture
6. Sheila is interrogated next
and readily admits to getting
Eva _______________ in
Description
Jan 1911 because of her
jealousy and ________ .
She is now ashamed of her
behaviour.
Quotations
lied wages charitable
Birling arrival wrong
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7. After this the Inspector
mentions that Eva changed
her name to Daisy ____ .
Gerald seems shocked to
hear the name. He admits
that he had an _______
with her.
suicide
letter
8. Gerald met ‘Daisy’ in the
Palace bar in March 1911.
He _______________ to
Sheila that he was working in
the ______________ .
Gerald ended the affair in
September 1911.
Renton Eric
bar pride
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9. After spending two months 10. Due to Eric’s immaturity,
by the seaside, Daisy/Eva Eva was forced to go to Mrs
met ________________ in Birling’s
the Palace ___________ . ______________
They had a short relationship organisation. Mrs Birling
during which she became turned Eva away because
pregnant. she used the
______________ name.
This was two weeks before
the play begins – Spring
1912.
celebrating dismissed recognises two
dress summer affair employed
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