1. Background: Miss Deborah Taylor was murdered in her house on March 21, 1980,
between 9:00 pm and 11:30 p.m.. The inspector Douglas, the person in charge to
investigate the crime, went to question Mr Edward Field (the butler) and Miss Ann
Walker (the housekeeper) a few days later.
A) Why did the
inspector Douglas
under arrest Mr.
Field ? Look at
the clues and
deduce the
inspector’s
conclusions :
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Inspector Douglas: Excuse me, Mr. Field, where
were you on March 21 between 9:00 p.m and
11:30 p.m?
Mr.Field: I was in my room.
Inspector Douglas: And what were you doing?
Mr.Field: I was watching TV, I guess.
Inspector Douglas: Which program?
Mr.Field: Well…let me see..the film Singing In The
Rain.
Inspector Douglas: And you, Miss Walker? Where
were you?
Miss Walker: I was at a party at my sister’s
house.
Inspector Douglas: What were you doing between
9:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m?
Miss Walker: Well…my friends and I were dancing,
I think.
Inspector Douglas: Mr. Field, did you know that Miss
Taylor received a lot of money before she died?
Mr.Field: Really? I didn’t know that.
Inspector Douglas: May I search your room, Mr.
Field?
Mr.Field: Of course, Inspector.
Inspector Douglas: Mr. Field, you are under arrest
on suspicion of Miss Taylor’s murder.
Mr.Field: Why, sir? There must be a mistake.
Inspector Douglas: Please, follow me.
2. B) Read the dialog again and do the activities below.
I ) Tick the correct sentences.
1. ( ) On March 21 between 9:00 p.m and 11:30 p.m Mr. Field was at a party.
2. ( ) Mr. Field was watching a film.
3. ( ) Miss Walker was at a party.
4. ( ) Miss Walker was singing in a disco.
5. ( ) Miss Walker and her friends were dancing at a party.
II ) Match the columns.
( 1 ) Was Mr. Field watching TV on March 21
between 9:00 p.m and 11:30 p.m? ( ) No,
she wasn’t.
( 2 ) Was Miss Walker watching TV, too? ( ) No,
he wasn’t.
( 3 ) Was Mr. Field watching a soccer game? ( ) Yes, they
were
( 4 ) Were miss Walker and her friends dancing at a disco? ( ) Yes, he was
( 5 ) Were Miss Walker and her friends dancing at a party? ( ) No, they
weren’t.
D) Answer the questions according to the text above: .
1. When did Joe and his friends go to the
seaside?_________________________________
2. What time did they arrive
there?_______________________________________________
3. What did they do first?_____________________________________
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4. What did they do after lunch?____________________________________
_____________
5. What was Mrs.Everitt doing at 4:00 p.m?
________________________________________
6. Who was chatting with a friend?
_______________________________________________
7. Where were Mr. and Mrs.Everitt at 5:00
C) Read the text and underline the correct verb tense.
Last weekend my friends Joe, Alfred, Stella, and I went/were going to the
seaside. We were arriving / arrived there at 9:00 a.m on Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Everitt, Joe´s parents, were waiting / waited for us. First we were
going / went for a walk along the beach. Some people were sunbathing /
sunbathed and other people swan / were swimming. Then we were having /
had lunch. After that we went / were going for a bicycle ride. At 4:00 p.m,
when we arrived / were arriving, Mrs. Everitt made / was making a cake and
Mr. Everitt was chatting / chatted with his friend Tony. After a while, we
started to play soccer. Joe and I were winning / won the game when is it
started / was starting to rain. At 5:00 when we went into the house, Mr. and
Mrs. Everitt were preparing / prepared a nice snack in the kitchen. Then we
were having / had some cake, some sandwiches, and some fruit juice. Finally,
we spent / were spending the rest of the day indoors because of the rain.
E ) Ask questions :
On Saturday afternoon , he was at home watching a suspense movie .
WHO_____________________________________________________________?
WHAT __________________________________________________________ _?
WHAT kind _______________________________________________________?
WHERE __________________________________________________________?
WHEN _________________________________________________________________?
3. F) Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
Inspector Watson: Mr. Thompson, what were you_______________________ on April 30,
between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m?
Mr. Thompson: I _______________ traveling from London to Cambridge.
Inspector Watson: What about you, Mr. Douglas? Where____________ you at that time?
Mr. Douglas: I was at my friend’s ________________________ .
Inspector Watson: And what were you and your friend doing_______________ 9:00 and
11:00 p.m.?
Mr. Douglas: We were_______________________ TV.
Inspector Watson: And…what__________________________ were you watching?
Mr. Douglas: Well, I can’t remember exactly, but… I think____________________
was a film.
Inspector Watson: And what ________________________ was it?
Mr. Douglas: Perhaps it was Vertigo, by Hitchcock.
Inspector Watson: I see… and what about you, Miss Smith?
____________________________ were you doing? Were
you working?
Miss Smith: No, I_______________________.I was at the theater.
Inspector Watson: And what______________________ did you see that night?
Miss Smith: I saw Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie.
Inspector Watson: And after that? Did you go_____________________________?
Miss Smith: Yes, I think so.
Inspector Watson: Well, thank you very much.
G) Answer the questions according to the dialogue above .
1. What was Mr. Thompson doing on April 30, between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. What were Mr. Douglas and his friend doing?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What was Miss Smith doing?
___________________________________________________________________________
H) Ask questions about the text:
Victoria and Rebecca went to
Rosanna’s house at the seaside last
Sunday.
It was the birthday of Rosanna’s
son, Vicente. The party was very nice.
There were about six children at the
party. The boy got a lot of presents. At
about 4 o’clock everybody sang “Happy
Birthday”. The candies and the birthday
cake were delicious. Two hours later the
children jumped into the swimming pool.
The boys and the girls were swimming
when it started to rain hard. Then they
had to come out of the swimming pool.
1)Who______________________________
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HOUSE - DOING - FILM - WAS - PLAY - WERE -
PROGRAM - IT - WHAT - WASN´T - WATCHING -
BETWEEN - HOME
I) Write the words that go with each
verb:
listen to
watch
do
. make
read
drink
soccer - music – dinner – tennis – the guitar –
breakfast – video games – a shower – TV – the
newspaper – a letter – a cake – a post
card – a snack - your homework
- an orange juice
4. STUDENT A ANSWER
1. What was Martha doing
when the telephone rang ?
2. What were Nick and Bill
doing when their parents
arrived home ?
3. What was Loise doing
when her mother called her ?
4. What was Leo doing
when his sister called him ?
STUDENT B ANSWER
1. What was Jerry doing
when the telephone rang ?
2. What were Mr and Mrs
Kent doing when the baby
sitter arrived ?
3. What was Cathy doing
when her sister arrived home ?
4. What was Ed doing
when it started to rain ?
QUADRO 1 ( INFORMATION B )
1 JERRY WRITE A LETTER
2. Mr and Mrs KENT READ NEWSPAPER
3. CATHY HAVE A CHAT
WITH HER FRIEND
4. ED WATCH A FILM
ON TV
STUDENT A ANSWER
1. What was Martha doing
when the telephone rang ?
2. What were Nick and Bill
doing when their parents
arrived home ?
3. What was Loise doing
when her mother called her ?
4. What was Leo doing
when his sister called him ?
QUADRO 1 ( INFORMATION B )
1 JERRY WRITE A LETTER
2. Mr and Mrs KENT READ NEWSPAPER
3. CATHY HAVE A CHAT
WITH HER FRIEND
4. ED WATCH A FILM
ON TV
QUADRO 2 ( INFORMATION A )
1. MARTHA HAVE LUNCH
2. NICK and BILL PLAY THE GUITAR
3. LOUISE READ A MAGAZINE
4. LEO LISTEN TO MUSIC
STUDENT B ANSWER
1. What was Jerry doing
when the telephone rang ?
2. What were Mr and Mrs
Kent doing when the baby
sitter arrived ?
3. What was Cathy doing
when her sister arrived home ?
4. What was Ed doing
when it started to rain ?
QUADRO 2 ( INFORMATION A )
1. MARTHA HAVE LUNCH
2. NICK and BILL PLAY THE GUITAR
3. LOUISE READ A MAGAZINE
4. LEO LISTEN TO MUSIC
