Verbs Nouns

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

Vocabulary Link

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.

arrest catch question

break have solve

commit make

an alibi a law a crime

a confession a criminal

_______________ _______________ _______________

a criminala criminal

_______________ _______________ _______________

_______________ _______________

a crime

Cops and robbers

arrest a criminal

break a law

commit a crime

Keys

catch a criminal

have an alibi

make a confession

question a criminal

solve a crime

Vocabulary Link

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).

Cops and robbers

arrest a criminal

break a law

commit a crime

catch a criminal

have an alibi

make a confession

question a criminal

solve a crime

D( ) D( ) D( )

C( ) D( )C( )

C( ) C( )

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

Keys

Vocabulary Link

Look at the pictures. What is happening? Make at least two sentences about each picture. Use expressions from the first exercise.

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

Cops and robbers

arrest a criminal

break a law

commit a crime

catch a criminal

have an alibi

make a confession

question a criminal

solve a crime

Speaking

Here are some useful expressions for talking about possibility and impossibility.

The Dodd Diamond

It’s likely (that) …There’s a good chance (that) …I bet (that) …

It’s unlikely (that) …It doesn’t seem possible (that) …I doubt (that) …

Talking about possibility

Talking about impossibility

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

Useful Expressions

Talking about possibility and impossibility

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Speaking

The Dodd Diamond

How did the criminal steal the diamond? Number the steps from 1 to 4.

He climbed down the rope.

He opened the skylight.

He threw down a rope.

He stole the diamond.

( )

1( )

2( )

4( )

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

Keys

Speaking

1. I love chocolate.

2. My family has moved house six times.

3. _______________________________

4. _______________________________

5. _______________________________

6. _______________________________

The Dodd Diamond

Make a list of 6 statements about yourself. Some of the statements should be true and some should be false.

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

Communication

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?

The Lindbergh kidnapping

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

Communication

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

The Lindbergh kidnapping

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

Information for practice

Communication

Strange events

The Lindbergh kidnapping

Mysteries

Lesson A A detective is on the case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events

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.

PossibilityIt’s likely to be just a coincidence.It could be a UFO. It can be a power breakdown.

When Several years ago One night When I was visiting

my grandfather in his village

…

make the rain fall, and it rained that night.

hovering in the distance and it didn’t move for an hour.

the lights turned off suddenly and it was quite scary.

Women gathered and prayed to

I saw a bright object

In the dorm where we lived,

What happened