9上Unit 8 Detective stories
Task A detective story
A jewellery shop
A gold necklace
/'d?u:?lri/ n. 珠宝
/'nekl?s/
n.项链
was robbed.
was stolen.
theft
A witness saw someone running into Bruce’s building.
Bruce planned to take the necklace to the police station the next day.
One day, Bruce found a gold necklace outside his door.
Bruce was charged with theft.
A detective story
c
b
a
d
c. One day, Bruce found a gold necklace outside his door.
b. Bruce planned to take the necklace to the police station the next day.
a. A witness saw someone running into Bruce’s building.
d. Bruce was charged with theft.
Pre-writing
Help Millie complete the sentences
Bruce and the theft
Bruce gets along with all of his neighbours except the man who lives next door. The man never speaks to anyone, and no one knows what he does for a living.
One day, when Bruce came home from work, he found a(1)__________ outside his(2)__________. Bruce wondered where it came from.
necklace
door
Pre-writing
Bruce thought that perhaps someone had dropped the necklace. He planned to take it to the(3)______________ the next day. Just then, a(4)___________ came to Bruce’s home and saw the necklace in his hand. Bruce was very surprised when he was charged with(5)_________. The policeman told him that some valuable jewellery had been stolen. A(6)__________ said that she had seen someone run from the jewellery shop into(7)___________________ right after the theft.
Bruce was not guilty, but how could he prove it?
witness
Bruce’s building
policeman
police station
theft
Pre-writing
1.How is the relationship between Bruce and his
neighbours?
2. How did Bruce deal with the necklace?
3. What happened to Bruce when he saw the policeman?
4.Who stole the necklace?
Ask and answer
Pre-writing
He gets along with all of his neighbours.
He planned to take it to the police station the
next day.
He was charged with theft.
Someone else.
Discussion
How could Bruce prove he was not guilty?
time ?
place ?
witness ?
other clues ?
Think of a possible ending!
Bruce tried to calm down. He told the police that he was at the office with his friends at the time of the crime. And he asked the police to check the scene for fingerprints.
At last , Bruce was proved that he wasn't guilty of theft.
A possible ending
Bruce gets along with all of his neighbours except the man who lives next door. The man never speaks to anyone, and no one knows what he does for a living.
Bruce thought that perhaps someone had dropped the necklace. He planned to take it to the police station the next day. Just then, a policeman came to Bruce’s home and saw the necklace in his hand. Bruce was very surprised when he was charged with theft. The policeman told him that some valuable jewellery had been stolen. A witness said that she had seen someone run from the jewellery shop into Bruce’s building right after the theft.
Bruce was not guilty, but how could he prove it?
…
One day, when Bruce came home from work, he found a gold necklace outside his door. Bruce wondered where it came from.
Main body
Conclusion
①
②
③
④
Structure:(结构)
Background
Bruce gets along with all of his neighbours except the man who lives next door. The man never speaks to anyone, and no one knows what he does for a living.
One day, when Bruce came home from work, he found a gold necklace outside his door. Bruce wondered where it came from. Bruce thought that perhaps someone had dropped the necklace.
He planned to take it to the police station the next day. Just then a policeman came to Bruce’s home and saw the necklace in his hand. Bruce was very surprised when he was charged with theft. The policeman told him that some valuable jewellery had been stolen.
③A witness said that she had seen someone run from the jewellery shop into Bruce’s building right after the theft.
Pre-writing
Bruce was not guilty, but how could he prove it?
Objects
Time/Place
witness
suspects / clues
A detective story
Characters
[A description of the crime / any objects or clues/ the suspect ]
[How the detective finds the criminal]
complete content
完整的内容
How to write a detective story :
2. ?
Compare(对比):
One day, when Bruce came home from work, he found a gold necklace outside his door. Bruce wondered where it came from. Bruce thought that perhaps someone had dropped the necklace. He planned to take it to the police station the next day…
One day, when Bruce came home from work, he found a gold necklace outside his door. He planned to take it to the police station the next day…
rich detail descriptions
丰富的细节描写
Pre-writing
Write your own detective stories
We’d better call the police.
He was murdered.
Start looking for clues.
I don’t know.
I’ve never seen him before.
We didn’t see or hear anything.
We were having a party.
I’ll have to check
these for fingerprints.
You’re under arrest
for murder.
A murder
Write your own detective story.
victim:
Peter
witnesses:
Mr and Mrs Zhang
Detective Li
suspect:
Nick
We’d better call the police.
He was murdered.
Start looking for clues.
I don’t know.
I’ve never seen him before.
We didn’t see or hear anything.
We were having a party.
I’ll have to check
these for fingerprints.
You’re under arrest
for murder.
time
place
characters
a description of the crime
对案件的描述
a description of the suspect.
a description of the witnesses.
how the detective find the murderer
why he killed the man.
Talk about the pictures
A detective story
while-writing
Peter got along with his neighbours except the cook called Nick.
[A description of the crime]
[How the detective finds the criminal.]
Evaluation:(评价)
1. Please put a √ if the following information is mentioned.
a. background
b. time
c. place
d. characters
e. cause
f. process(经过)
g. result
2. Underline(划线) the detail descriptions in the article.
3. Circle(划圈) the grammatical mistakes if necessary.
4. Please put a √ if you think the article is
a. interseting
c. logical
b. well-organized
Conclusion :
The article is
perfect
excellent
good
just so so
not so good
Show time!
Post-writing
Peter got along with his neighbours except the cook called Nick.
One day, Mr and Mrs Zhang found the body of Peter in the bathroom of a restaurant. They got very scared and called the police as soon as possible.Detective Li checked the scene of the crime after arriving there. Then he confirmed that Peter was murdered. So Detective Li started to look for more clues.
When Detective Li asked Nick for some clues, Nick said he had nothing to do with Peter and this crime. Mr and Mrs Zhang looked worried and said they didn’t see or hear anything because they were having a party when Detective Li asked them.Luckily, Detective Li found a knife which was covered in blood and a gun from rubbish bin nearby. After Detective Li checked these for fingerprints, he was sure that Nick was the murderer.
Finally, Nick was under arrest for murder . Nick admitted(承认) that he did something against the law. Peter wanted to report the crime to the police.
Sample
Keep imagining, keep creating!
You’ll never know what you can do
until you try!