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 Noun
The prosecution The lawyer(s) who try to show that
somebody is guilty of a crime.

Noun The process where a judge

listens to evidence and decide if
Trial somebody is guilty or not.

Noun
The defence The lawyer(s) who try to show that
somebody is not guilty of a crime.
 Choose the best title!
It was the strangest murder trial I have ever attended. They named it the
Peckham murder in the headlines, although Northwood Street, where Mrs
Parker was found murdered, was not actually in Peckham.
The prisoner was a well-built man with bloodshot eyes. An ugly man, one you
wouldn’t forget in a hurry – and that was an important point. The prosecution
wanted to call four witnesses who hadn’t forgotten him and who had seen him 1) Yes Man
hurrying away from the little red house in Northwood Street. 2) The Case for the Defence
At two o’clock in the morning Mrs Salmon, who lived at 15 Northwood Street,
had been unable to sleep. She heard a door shut and so she went to the window 3) Midnight in Paris
and saw Adams (the prisoner) on the steps of the victim’s house. He had just
come out and was wearing gloves. Before he moved away, he had looked up –
at her window.
Henry MacDougall, who had been driving home late, nearly ran over Adams at
the corner of Northwood Street because he was walking in the middle of the
road, looking shocked and confused. And old Mr Wheeler, who lived next door
to Mrs Parker, at number 12, was woken up by the noise. He had got up and
looked out the window, just as Mrs Salmon had done, saw Adams’s back and,
as he turned, those bloodshot eyes. In Laurel Avenue he had been seen by
another witness.
1- Where did the murder take place?
2- What did the prisoner look like? What
was he wearing?
3- How many witnesses saw him? Write
their names.
4- why did Mrs Salmon go to the window?
5- When did Mr MacDougall see Adams?
6- Did Mr Wheeler see Adams’s face?
You are going to TALK about the end of the story. It should be between 40-60 words. Try
to use some of the words you learned today. You will have 3 minutes.

Trial Murder Prove

Detectives Evidence
Suspects Victims
Witnesses Murderer
Solve the defence
Commit Admit
the prosecution
‘I understand,’ the lawyer for the prosecution said, ‘that the defence wants to say “mistaken identity”. Adam’s wife
will tell you that he was with her at two in the morning on February 14. However, after you have heard the witnesses
for the prosecution and carefully looked at the features of the prisoner, I don’t think you will be prepared to admit the
possibility of a mistake.’
Mrs Salmon was called again. She was the ideal witness, with her Scottish accent and her honesty and
kindness. She looked at the big man on the stand, who looked seriously at her with his bloodshot eyes, without
emotion. ‘Yes,’ she said, ‘there he is.’
‘Now, Mrs Salmon, you must remember that a man’s life may depend on your evidence.’ ‘I do remember it,
sir.’ The lawyer said ‘It was two o’clock in the morning. You must have remarkable eyes, Mrs Salmon?’ ‘No, sir.
There was moonlight, and when the man looked up, he had the lamplight on his face. It isn’t a face you can easily
forget.’
The lawyer for the defence took a look round the court for a moment. Then he said, ‘do you mind, Mrs
Salmon, looking again at the people in court? Stand up, please, Mr Adams.’ There at the back of the court, with a
well-built body and a pair of bloodshot eyes, was a man who looked exactly like the prisoner. He was even dressed
the same – a tight blue suit and a striped tie. ‘Now think very carefully, Mrs Salmon. Are you still sure that the man
you saw in Mrs Parker’s garden was the prisoner – and not this man, who is his twin brother?’ She looked from one
brother to the other and didn’t say a word. She shook her head. That was the end of the case.
The court said he is innocent because there was no evidence. But I don’t know if he committed the murder
or his brother. That extraordinary day had an extraordinary ending. There was a big crowd of people outside the court
who were waiting, of course, for the twins. The crowd moved and somehow one of the twins was pushed onto the
road right in front of a bus. He screamed and that was all; he was dead. His brother was crying, but if he was the
murderer or the innocent man, nobody will ever know.
Bloodshot eye
 Trial
Noun
The process where a judge listens to
evidence and decide if somebody is guilty or
not.

The trial is next week.

the defence
Noun
The lawyer(s) who try to show that
somebody is not guilty of a crime.

He is a defence lawyer.

the prosecution
Noun
The lawyer(s) who try to show that
somebody is guilty of a crime.

The prosecution won.

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The defence

The prosecution
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The defence

The prosecution