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The Canoe Man

Vocabulary and grammar for reporting a story 

Read the text on page 54

'Canoe Man' about John and Anne Darwin

Pay attention to what he did, why and how

key words to describe the story

Words for 'to say'

Match the verb to the sentence

deny, claim, apologise, confess,

I'm sorry that I misled you, she [...]

It's very easy to deceive people, he [...]

It was me who defrauded the company, she [...] 

I did not disguise myself as a woman, he [...]

Reporting sentences

Please lend us 20.000 pounds. (ask)

They asked the bank to lend them 20.000 pounds.

I sent him an email (confess to)

I'm sorry that I went through with the plan (apologise for)

what do you think of this story?

What is the effect of the style?

Why do you think crime stories are so popular?