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Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Vocabulary Link
Cops and robbers
Use each verb with a noun to make eight expressions. Write the expressions on the lines below.
Some of the nouns will be used more than once.
Verbs
Nouns
arrest
catch
question
an alibi
a law
break
have
solve
a confession
a criminal
commit
make
a crime
arrest a criminal
_______________
catch a criminal
_______________
question a criminal
_______________
break a law
_______________
have an alibi
_______________
solve a crime
_______________
commit a crime
_______________
make a confession
_______________
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Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Vocabulary Link
Cops and robbers
Look at the expressions the former exercise. Which actions does a police detective do?
Which ones does a criminal do? Label the actions D (detective) or C (criminal).
arrest a criminal
(D)
catch a criminal
(D)
question a criminal
(D)
break a law
( C)
have an alibi
(C )
solve a crime
(D)
commit a crime
( C)
make a confession ( C )
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Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Vocabulary Link
Cops and robbers
Look at the pictures. What is happening? Make at least two sentences about each picture.
Use expressions from the first exercise.
arrest a criminal
catch a criminal
question a criminal
break a law
have an alibi
solve a crime
commit a crime
make a confession
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Speaking
The Dodd Diamond
Here are some useful expressions for talking about possibility and impossibility.
Talking about possibility and impossibility
Useful Expressions
Talking about possibility
It’s likely (that) …
There’s a good chance (that) …
I bet (that) …
Talking about impossibility
It’s unlikely (that) …
It doesn’t seem possible (that) …
I doubt (that) …
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Speaking
The Dodd Diamond
How did the criminal steal the diamond? Number the steps from 1 to 4.
( 3 ) He climbed down the rope.
( 2 )
He threw down a rope.
( 1 ) He opened the skylight.
( 4 )
He stole the diamond.
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Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Speaking
The Dodd Diamond
Make a list of 6 statements about yourself. Some of the statements should be true
and some should be false.
1. I love chocolate.
2. My family has moved house six times.
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
5. _______________________________
6. _______________________________
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
Read this true story. With a partner, brainstorm any questions that come to mind.
Charles Lindbergh was a famous pilot. He was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic
Ocean. Anne Lindbergh was his wife. They were very rich. On the cold night of March 1,1932,
someone kidnapped their baby from their home. The kidnapper used a ladder. The person wrote
a note and asked for $50,000.
What time did the crime happen?
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
There were many people involved in the Lindbergh case. Read each profile. Which
people seem suspicious to you?
Charles and Anne Lindbergh
Someone kidnapped their baby.
Charles was a reserved man.
Anne was shy and quiet.
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
There were many people involved in the Lindbergh case. Read each profile. Which
people seem suspicious to you?
Violet Sharpe
She was one of the Lindbergh’s
maids. She was not in the house
on March 1. She was sad and
unhealthy. She drank poison and
died.
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
There were many people involved in the Lindbergh case. Read each profile. Which
people seem suspicious to you?
Ernie Brinkert
He was Violet’s boyfriend.
He knew about the Lindberghs.
His handwriting didn’t match the
kidnapper’s note.
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
There were many people involved in the Lindbergh case. Read each profile. Which
people seem suspicious to you?
Bruno Hauptmann
He was a carpenter.
Detectives found money in his
house.
He had a ladder.
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
There were many people involved in the Lindbergh case. Read each profile. Which
people seem suspicious to you?
Betty Gow
She was one of the Lindbergh’s
maids. She was the last person to
see the baby. She loved the baby.
She fainted at the trial.
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
There were many people involved in the Lindbergh case. Read each profile. Which
people seem suspicious to you?
Amandus Hochmuth
He was 87 years old.
He was the Lindbergh’s neighbor.
He saw Bruno in a car near the
Lindbergh mansion.
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
Read more about the Lindbergh case.
Decades later, there is still no proof of who the real kidnapper was in the Lindbergh
case. Tragically, the baby was found dead two months after the kidnapping. Bruno
Hauptmann was arrested and executed in 1936, but he never made a confession. Many
people still believe he was not the real kidnapper.
Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events
Communication
The Lindbergh kidnapping
Think of a strange event or story you have heard of. Tell your partner the story. You
may use the information in the box to create conversations.
Information for practice
Strange events
When
What happened
Several years ago
Women gathered and prayed to
One night
make the rain fall, and it rained
When I was visiting
that night.
my grandfather
I saw a bright object
in his village
hovering in the distance and it
…
didn’t move for an hour.
In the dorm where we lived,
the lights turned off suddenly
and it was quite scary.
Mysteries
Possibility
It’s likely to be just
a coincidence.
It could be a UFO.
It can be a power
breakdown.