Unit8 Task

A detective story

A detective story Help Millie label the picture.

Bruce planned to take the necklace to the police station the next day.

One day, Bruce found a gold necklace outside his door.

c

b

Bruce was charged with theft.

A witness saw someone running into Bruce’s building.

a

d

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__________ outside his__________. Bruce wondered where it came from. Bruce thought that perhaps someone had dropped the necklace. He planned to take it to the______________ the next day. Just then, a___________ came to Bruce’s home and saw the necklace in his hand. Bruce was very surprised when he was charged with_________. The policeman told him that some valuable jewellery had been

necklace door

police stationpoliceman

theft

stolen. A__________ said that she had seen someone run from the jewellery shop into____________________ right after the theft. Bruce was not guilty, but now how could he prove it?

witnessBruce’s building

Can you write an ending to Millie’s story?

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A writing competition

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.

Questions:

1. Who do you think was murdered

--- a man or a woman?

2. How do you think he/she was

killed?

3. Is there any blood?

4. Who do you think is guilty?

5. Why do you think he/she 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.

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A writing competition

WritingA jewellery shop was robbed. If you are a detective, what questions will you ask the witness? How can you get the clues?