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Unit 8
Unit 8
Detective stories
Task
A detective story
Millie has entered the school writing competition. She has drawn some pictures to help her plan her story. Help her label the pictures. Write the correct letters in the boxes.
a A witness saw someone running into
Bruce’s building.
b Bruce planned to take the necklace to
the police station the next day.
c One day, Bruce found a gold necklace
outside his door.
d Bruce was charged with theft.
n
.
项链
n
.
偷窃
A detective story
c
b
a
d
Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1. What did Bruce find one day?2. What did he plan to do with it?
He found a gold necklace.
He planned to take it to the police station the next day.
3. Did a witness see Bruce running into the building?4. Was Bruce charged with murder?
No, the witness saw someone running into Bruce’s building.
No, he was charged with theft.
Bruce and the theft
Millie has written the first part of the story, but she missed out a few words.
Help her complete the sentences. Try to finish in five minutes. Then check the answers.
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.
gold necklace
door
与
……
和睦相处
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) _____.
police station
policeman
theft
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?
Bruce’s building
witness
n
.
珠宝
steal
vt
.
偷,窃取
You also want to enter a writing competition at school. You have drawn some pictures. Now write your own detective story using the pictures below, or write an ending to Millie’s story in Part B on page 118.
C
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.
Answer the questions according to the pictures.
1. Who do you think was murdered, a man or a woman?2. What were the young couple doing?
A man was murdered.
They were having a party.
3. How was he killed?4. What will the policeman do?5. Who do you think is guilty?
He was killed by a knife or a gun.
He will check the knife and the gun for fingerprints.
I think the cook is guilty.
Remember to include these points in your story.
A description of the crime
Any objects or clues found at the
scene of the crime
A description of the suspect
How the detective finds the criminal
Bruce
gets along with
all of his
neighthours
except the man who lives next door.
布鲁斯和邻居相处和睦,除了住在隔壁的那个男人。
get along / on (with
someboby
)
与某人和睦相处,关系良好”
Language points
e.g. He has never really
got on with
his
flatmates
.
他和室友们一直合不来。
2. No one knows what he
does for a living
.
没有人知道他靠做什么为生。
do…for a living
做
……
为生
make a living
谋生
e.g. His uncle used to
repair
clocks
for a
living
.
他叔叔过去靠修钟表为生。
3. You’
re
under arrest for
murder.
be under arrest for
因为
……
而被逮捕
e.g. He
was under arrest for
murder.
他因为谋杀而被逮捕。
Read
Part C
on Page 119, and then
write your own detective story using
the pictures in
Part C
, or write an
ending to Millie’s story in
Part B
on Page 118.
Homework
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