Murder Mystery - Past Simple + Continuous

Someone's been brutally murdered...
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Someone's been brutally murdered...

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What happened?
During a school reunion a scream is heard from one of the classrooms. It's 8:30 pm. A few minutes later the dead body of Miss Eliza McGowan, a cranky old English teacher, is found. She has been hit on the head. Also found were a number of items that may lead us to the killer: a book written by one of her ex-students, Simon Donnelly, a photograph of one of her fellow teachers, a young man called Saul Sheen, and a handkerchief with the initials I.W. At the moment these are the three main suspects but everyone who was
at the party and saw or spoke to Miss McGowan needs to be questioned. 

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Who murdered Miss McGowan?

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7 suspects
Simon Donnely
Louise King
Saul Sheen
Ivan Williams
Lily Simmons
Edward Green
Patricia Woods

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Vocabulary
suspect
clue
alibi
motive

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Vocabulary
suspect = someone who may have commited a crime
clue = a hint to find out what happened
alibi = a reason someone was somewhere else when a crime happend
motive = a reason for doing something

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What can we ask them?
What can we ask to find out:
Who is who?
Where someone was?
What they were doing?
How they view someone?
etc.

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Copy the questions!

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Let's find out...
Take notes on the answers that the 7 suspects give. That way we can go over the evidence later on and pinpoint who did it.

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Simon Donelly

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Louise King

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Lily Simmons

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Edwards Green

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Ivan Williams

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Patricia Woods

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Saul Sheen

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What did we find out?
Can we already prove who did it?

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The murderer is...
Mr. Green a.k.a. Travis! He is Saul Sheen's father; he and Miss McGowan had a relationship in college. Miss McGowan has always kept it a secret but after the last argument with Saul she plans to tell him the truth. She tells Mr. Green about her plan and they argue. Louise King overhears them. Mr. Green is furious and it is he who follows Miss McGowan to the classroom and hits her over the head. He wasn't in his office when everyone heard the scream, that's why when Saul Sheen knocked on the door he got no answer. 

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Any problems with language?
What was difficult?


What went well?

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What did you learn today?

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