Unit 8 Detective stories
Reading II
No.1 Secondary School
Murder!
guilty
scared
crime
blood
murderer
enemy
victim
attack
struggle
detective
breathe
dangerous
suspect
witness
victim
Task1: Explain and guess
Task2: Ask and answer
He was last seen leaving his office in East Town at about 7 p.m.
1. What was the victim last seen doing?
2. The victim was attacked with a gun and bled to death as a result.
true
or
false
knife
3. The victim _______________ breaking into several computer systems over the last year.
was charged with
4. What was the victim guilty of in the past?
He was guilty of computer crimes in the past.
see sb. doing
(sb.)be seen doing
Someone__________________ his office in East Town at about 7 p.m.
Task3: Complete the sentences
1. The victim_________________ his office in East Town at about 7 p.m.
was last seen leaving
saw the victim leaving
Work in pairs:
A: I see a girl doing homework there.
B: A girl____________ homework there
is seen doing
A: I often see the girl do homework.
B: The girl _______________homework.
see sb. do sth.
be seen to do sth.
is often seen to do
Work in pairs:
see(hear,watch, find…) sb. do sth.
be seen(heard,watched,found…) to do sth.
★my mother… … in the evening
★ Zhang Lei… … after class
★ my cousin… … on Sundays
★ my dog … … at home
be attacked with sth.by sb.
2. The victim ________________a knife ____the murderer.
1. tiger, blind, attack, man, by, a, is, the
The blind man is attacked by a tiger.
2. city, snow, was, yesterday,
heavy, attack, our, by
Our city was attacked by heavy snow yesterday.
was attacked with
by
A: What will you do if you are attacked by …?
B: I will …….What about you?
A: I will ……if I am attacked by …….
Pair work:
3. The victim _____________breaking into several computer systems.
be charged with
charge sb. with…
murderer
murder
murder
kidnapper
kidnapping
kidnap
shoplifter
shoplifting
shoplift
robber
robbery
rob
thief (thieves)
theft
steal(stole-
stolen)
E.g.:The murderer is charged with the murder, because he murdered……
was charged with
4. The victim _________computer crimes in the past.
be guilty of
The woman is guilty of shoplifting.
was guilty of
The man is guilty of theft.
The man is guilty of kidnapping.
The woman is guilty of murder.
check the scene of the crime
bleed to death
be seen doing sth
offer a reward
put up a good fight
as a result
be attacked by sb. with sth.
be charged with
be guilty of
Task4: Catch them!
offer a reward
put up a good fight
be seen doing sth.
bleed to death
as a result
be attacked by sb. with sth.
be charged with
be guilty of
check the scene of the crime
check the scene of the crime
be guilty of
offer a reward
be attacked with
Task5: Guess the expressions
put up a good fight
bleed to death
Task6: A murder in our city
victim
murderer
Lily
Jack
A real case:
The girl was missing on 30th August 2011. She was last seen walking to her grandma’s home at about 9 a.m. that day. No one had any information about her later.
女孩在2011年8月30日失踪。最后一次看到是在她在去奶奶家的路上,大概九点钟。后来就没有她的消息。
Clue and suspect:
Her parents were so worried and offered a reward for any information about her on the Internet. The next day, the girl’s body was found under the bed at her grandma’s home.
After checking the scene of the crime, the police believed that the girl was attacked by a man with his own hands.
她父母万分着急,提供悬赏,第二天,女孩尸体在床底下发现,检查完现场,警察相信是被人掐死的。
Evidence and truth:
Two days later, a man called Jack reported that he was the murderer. He said that he just wanted to kidnap the girl for some money at first, but the girl put up a good fight and shouted very loudly. He was too frightened and killed her.
两天后,一个名叫杰克的人去自首,他说他一开始只是想绑架她要点钱,后来那女孩拼命挣扎,大喊大叫,他很害怕,就把她杀了。
A girl from Zhangjiagang Experimental Primary School disappeared on 30th August 2011. Her parents were so worried and (1) ____________________any information about her on the Internet. Someone said the girl (2) __________________on the street from her own house to her grandma’s house at 9 a.m. The next day, the girl’s body was found under the bed at her grandma’s home. After (3)
_________________________, the police believed that the girl (4) ______________a man called Jack _______his own hands. The man (5) ________________killing the girl and at last the police confirmed that the man(6)______________ the murder.
offered a reward for
was last seen walking
checking the scene of the crime
was attacked by
with
was charged with
was guilty of
Police report:
Many reporters are interviewing Policeman Lu about the murder in our city.
Task7: Have an interview!
R1: Mr Lu. I’m a reporter from Zhangjiagang TV Station. I heard there was a murder in our city yesterday.
P: Yes,…
P: …
R2:…
R3: … … …
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Unit 6
Crimes take place from time to time.
It is important for us to keep ourselves safe when we are alone, especially
at night.
Unit 6
*What can you do to keep yourself safe if you have to go out alone at night?
*What will you do to save yourself when facing a criminal?
Task8: Discussion
Ways to keep yourself safe :
*never take anything expensive
with you.
*not go along lonely(偏僻的)roads
*take a bus instead of walking
*not wear expensive/nice clothes
My advice:
Ways to save yourself:
*go to public places instead of going home if someone is following you
*shout loudly for help if necessary
*call 110 if possible
My advice:
Be far away the crimes!
Cherish your life!
Enjoy your life!