English grammar: Passive voice. Luana BR

1. 7Black Storie
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What could have happened?

2. ●All of these stories are adapted or taken from the Black Stories card
game (which I strongly recomment you to buy!)
●First, you are going to read some facts about what has happened in
relation with a murderor death.
●Then, you will have some clues to help you out on your research. They
may help you…or not! These clues will be images that have to do with
the result of the story.
●Ready?
Howtoplay

3. Story#
1
A woman bought new shoes,and shortly afterwards died from a
knife-wound. Why?

4. She was the assistant to a knife-thrower in a circus, and the new
shoes made her stand two inches higher, throwing off the aim of
the performer.
Story#
1solution

5. Story#2
A man was pushed out of an airplane, without a parachute. How
was he able to survive?

6. Story#2solution
The plane was sitting on the runway.

7. Story#3
A woman was on an elevator. When it stopped, and the lights
went out, she began to cry, knowing that her husband was dead.
How did she know?

8. Story#3solution
She was on a hospital elevator, and her husband was on life
support, which would also fail when the power went out.(Note: I
have been informed that hospitals have emergency power for all
critical systems and life support is one of those critical systems, so
this scenario is not actually possible.)

9. Story#4
A man saw a large goose through while looking out the window.
Why were both he and the goose soon dead?

10. Story#4solution
The window he was looking out was on an airplane, and the goose
was being sucked into the engine, causing the plane to crash.

11. Story#5
A man woke up in the middle of the night and turned off the light.
Ten people died as result.Why?

12. Story#5solution
He was the lighthouse keeper, and turned off the light, causing a
ship to wreckon the rocks.

13. Story#6
A married couple went to a movie and the husband strangled the
wife during the show. How was he able to get her body home
withoutattracting attention?

14. Story#6solution
The movie was at a drive-in theater, and their car had tinted
windows.

15. Story#7
A man wakes up and sees that his brother isdead. Though they
are alone in a quiet room, he immediately realizesthat he will be
dead soon too.How does he know this?

16. Story#7solution
His brother is his Siamese twin, and since they share common
organs,he cannotsurvive alone.

17. Now…
It is your turn. Try to come up with a ‘’black story’’ and challenge
your classmates to guess it! If the story is good…you’ll be
rewarded!