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13 There was a robbery last night. You are suspects. You are friends and you say that you went out for
dinner and went to the movie theater together last night. The police officer wants to know if this is true.

POLICE INTERVIEW
Instructions

Suspect #1: using the Police Interview Form, ask questions to your partner.
Suspect #2: look at the Story Card, choose one number (1-3) and tell the police officer. The officer will show you the
information. Answer the question using the information you got from the card.
Suspect #1: complete the Police Interview Form with your partner’s answer.

Invert roles.

Police officer: compare the answers. Did Suspect #1 and Suspect #2 tell exactly the same story? If not, arrest them!
 POLICE INTERVIEW FORM
Name: Isabella Date: March 28th, 2022
What time? Where? What?
/ meet?
/ have dinner?
/ eat?
/ drink?
/ go to the movie theater?
/ movie / see?
/ leave the movie theater?
/ do after the movie?
/ get home?
 POLICE INTERVIEW FORM
Name: Nicole Date: March 28th, 2022
What time? Where? What?
/ meet?
/ have dinner?
/ eat?
/ drink?
/ go to the movie theater?
/ movie / see?
/ leave the movie theater?
/ do after the movie?
/ get home?
 STORY CARD Suspect #1: Isabella STORY CARD Suspect #2: Nicole

Meet: 61
pm 72
pm 83
pm Meet: 71
pm 2
8 pm 93
pm

Have dinner: 1
6.30 2
7.30 3
8.30 Have dinner: 1
8.30 2
6.30 3
7.30

Hamburger Hamburger
Eat: 1
and French 2
Pizza 3 food
Japanese Eat: 1 food
Japanese 2
Lasagna 3
and French
fries fries

Drink: 1
Coke 2 juice
Orange 3
Water Drink: 1
Coke 2
Lemonade 3 juice
Orange

Go to the Go to the
movie
1
7.30 2
8.30
3
9.30 movie
1
9.30
2
7.30
3
8.30
theater: theater:
1 2
Spider-Man: 3 1
Avengers: 2 3
Movie: Encanto It: Part 2 Movie: It: Part 2 Encanto
No Way Home Endgame
Leave the 1 2 3 Leave the 1 2 3
movie 9.30 10.30 11.30 movie 11.30 9.30 10.30
theater: theater:
1 2 3 1 2 3
Do after the Have ice Do after the Go to the Have ice
Go for a walk Talk for 1 hour Talk for 1 hour
movie: cream movie: supermarket cream
1 2 3 1 2 3
Get home: 10.30 11.30 12.30 Get home: 12.30 10.30 11.30
 Video activity:
A detective story
1 Watch a short animation movie called “Defective Detective”, then read the summary of the story below and complete it
putting the missing sentences (a-f) in the correct places (6). Watch the video again to check. Why do you think the
animation is called “Defective Detective”?
(a: ___) The old lady was holding a pot when the
Detective Julien was reading the newspaper about the serial killer “the Butcher”,
detective entered the kitchen and shot at the
who was missing. (1) Blood dripped on his newspaper while he was listening to
"murderer".
the suspicious noise coming from the old lady’s flat. (2) The detective was
(b: ___) The old lady was cooking tomato soup when a
spying on her neighbor while she was chasing the mouse. (3) The tomato hit
mouse knocked the saucepan over and spilled the soup
the window while Detective Julien was peeping into the kitchen. Detective Julien
all over the floor.
imagined that the Butcher was slicing the grandma into pieces. (4) When the
(c: ___) When the mouse was trying to escape through
grandma turned on the cooker to heat the soup, the detective started to pray
the window, the grandma threw a tomato to kill the
for dear life. The old lady was chopping more tomatoes while the detective’s
pest.
heart was beating faster. (5) When the detective heard the sound of the
(d: ___) He started looking for clues with a magnifying
blender, he took out his asthma inhaler. (6) In an angry outburst, she tossed a
glass while the grandma was preparing her supper.
frying pan at the detective’s face. The detective fell on the floor and was
(e: ___) The detective was thinking about the case when
knocked out for a while. When Detective Julien heard another suspicious noise,
he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the flat
he immediately stood up and grabbed his gun. When his neighbor looked
above.
angrily at him, he pretended it was only a joke. That night, he couldn’t the
(f: ___) Detective Julien was sucking his thumb when the
Butcher but, at least, he enjoyed a bowl of delicious tomato soup.
grandma turned the blender on.
 Defective Detective
Detective Julien was reading the newspaper about the serial killer “the Butcher”, who was missing. The detective
was thinking about the case when he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the flat above. Blood dripped
on his newspaper while he was listening to the suspicious noise coming from the old lady’s flat. The old lady was
cooking tomato soup when a mouse knocked the saucepan over and spilled the soup all over the floor. The
detective was spying on her neighbor while she was chasing the mouse. When the mouse was trying to escape
through the window, the grandma threw a tomato to kill the pest. The tomato hit the window while Detective
Julien was peeping into the kitchen. Detective Julien imagined that the Butcher was slicing the grandma into
pieces. He started looking for clues with a magnifying glass while the grandma was preparing her supper. When
the grandma turned on the cooker to heat the soup, the detective started to pray for dear life. The old lady was
chopping more tomatoes while the detective’s heart was beating faster. Detective Julien was sucking his thumb
when the grandma turned the blender on. When the detective heard the sound of the blender, he took out his
asthma inhaler. The old lady was holding a pot when the detective entered the kitchen and shot at the "murderer".
In an angry outburst, she tossed a frying pan at the detective’s face. The detective fell on the floor and was
knocked out for a while. When Detective Julien heard another suspicious noise, he immediately stood up and
grabbed his gun. When his neighbor looked angrily at him, he pretended it was only a joke. That night, he couldn’t
the Butcher but, at least, he enjoyed a bowl of delicious tomato soup.
 Grammar:
A detective story (Isa)

1 Read the sentences below, then answer the following questions.

• The detective was thinking about the case when he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the flat above.
• The old lady was cooking tomato soup when a mouse knocked the saucepan over and spilled the soup all over
the floor.
• When the mouse was trying to escape through the window, the grandma threw a tomato to kill the pest.
• Detective Julien was sucking his thumb when the grandma turned the blender on.
• The old lady was holding a pot when the detective entered the kitchen and shot at the "murderer”.

a) In these sentences, there is an action happening that is interrupted by another action. What are the
interrupted actions and what are the ones that interrupt them? Underline them.
b) Look at the interrupted sentences and the sentences that interrupt them. Which ones are longer actions?
Which ones are shorter actions?
c) Read the sentences again. Do you think the interrupted action continued to happen after it was interrupted?
 Grammar:
A detective story (Nick)

1 Read the sentences below, then answer the following questions.

• The detective was thinking about the case when he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the flat above.
• The old lady was cooking tomato soup when a mouse knocked the saucepan over and spilled the soup all over
the floor.
• When the mouse was trying to escape through the window, the grandma threw a tomato to kill the pest.
• Detective Julien was sucking his thumb when the grandma turned the blender on.
• The old lady was holding a pot when the detective entered the kitchen and shot at the "murderer”.

a) In these sentences, there is an action happening that is interrupted by another action. What are the
interrupted actions and what are the ones that interrupt them? Underline them.
b) Look at the interrupted sentences and the sentences that interrupt them. Which ones are longer actions?
Which ones are shorter actions?
c) Read the sentences again. Do you think the interrupted action continued to happen after it was interrupted?
 Exercise:
A detective story

Once upon a time, there was a rich man in London, Mr. West. Somebody killed him at his house on a rainy day, so the policemen and
Inspector George Brown went to his house. They started an investigation to find the murderer. There were 4 people at home when he
was killed. The inspector asked some questions to the people one by one.
 Exercise:
A detective story

The Inspector asked Mrs. West some questions:

The Inspector: What were you doing when your husband was killed?
Mrs. West: I was sitting in front of the window, reading my newspaper in the living room.
The Inspector: Newspaper? But you have some eye problems, according to the doctor’s reports.
Mrs. West: No, I was wearing my glasses to read, so I read my newspaper easily.
The Inspector: When was the last time you saw your husband ?
Mrs. West: He said that he wanted to have a shower and he went to have a shower.
The Inspector: Hmm. What happened then?
Mrs. West: I got a cup of coffee and then started to read my newspaper.
The Inspector: Ok. Thank you, Mrs. West.

The Inspector asked Amelia some questions:

The Inspector: Where were you when Mr. West was killed ?
Amelia: I was sleeping in the kitchen.
The Inspector: Hmm. What time did you prepare coffee to Mrs. West?
Amelia: I think it was about 13:30. I’m not sure…
The Inspector: What did you do after you prepared the coffee?
Amelia: I gave the coffee to Mrs. West and I came back to the kitchen.
The Inspector: Did you see anything suspicious?
Amelia: I only saw Billy in front of the bathroom, and he looked nervous.
The Inspector: Hmm. Ok. Thank you, Amelia.
 Exercise:
A detective story

The Inspector asked Billy some questions:

The Inspector: What were you doing when your father was killed?
Billy: I was in my room. I was listening to music.
The Inspector: Are you sure? What were you doing in front of the bathroom?
Billy: I wanted some money from my father, but he didn't give me money.
The Inspector: Did you kill him because of this?
Billy: Of course not! I got angry but I didn't kill him. I went my room and watched the people running under the rain front of the house.
The Inspector: Hmmm. That’s fine. Thank you, Billy.

The Inspector asked John some questions:

The Inspector: Where were you John when Mr. West was killed?
John: I was in the garden, as usual.
The Inspector: What were you doing in the garden?
John: I was watering the flowers. Mr. West loved that flowers very much!
The Inspector: Did you see Mr. West at home?
John: No, I didn't even enter the house
The Inspector: Hmmm… Thank you, John.
 Exercise:
A detective story

At the end of the investigation, the Inspector found the guilty at home. After he asked questions to the people, he understood that the
killer was John. How did he understand it ? It was very simple. On that day, it was raining so heavily that John didn't need to water the
flowers. He didn't love Mr. West because he was very jealous. At first, he didn't want to kill him. He only wanted to steal his money. But
while he was stealing the money, Mr. West saw him. So, he killed Mr. West in the bathroom. At the end The Inspector sent him to prison.