Unit 6 Detective stories

Reading I

Review the contents1 Why ______ you __________ (穿衣服 ) like that ?

2 What’s your job? I’m a __________ (侦探 ).

3 The police are looking for the ____________ (凶手 ).

4 I can’t find my wallet. It has gone ____________ (不见了 )

are

missing

dressed

detective

murderer

5 We have four___________ (嫌疑人 ), but it’s hard to find out who killed the man .6 Who knows the man of __________ (中等的 ) height?7 The story (发生 )on a winter morning.

suspects

medium

happened

detective

Good qualities

be cleverbe carefulbe bravebe calmbe confident

be imaginativesolve crimes

main characters in the detective stories

victimA person who is

by someone else.

murdered

blood

bleed to death

n. vi.

murderer

A person who someone else.

murders

attacker

A person who sees the murder

.happen

witness

the scene of the crimecheck

DNA

testing

clue

The suspect is guilty.

fingerprint

confirm

arrest the murderer

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

1.confirm

2.clues

3.struggle

4.guilty

a. fight

b. prove to be true

c. has done something wrong

d. information that may help solve a crime

Read the story and answer the following questions.

1.Who was murdered?

2.How many suspects do the police have now?

3.Who have offered a reward of ￥ 50,000 for any information?

A 22-year-old computer programmer.

Only one.

The victim’s parents.

Read the text once again and answer some more questions.

Paragraph 1:

1.Where did the murder happen?

2.Where was the body found?

In Valley Town.

In the doorway of a clothes shop In Valley Town.

3.What could the police confirm?

4.What was the young man last seen doing ?

5.Who was he going to see?

They confirmed the victim was a computer programmer.

He was leaving his office in New Town at about 7:p.m.

He was going to visit his parents.

Paragraph 2:

1 When did the murder happen?

Between 9 yesterday evening and 1 this morning.

2 Are the police sure that the victim was killed at the place where he was found?

No, they aren’t.

Paragraph 3:

1. Who are the police asking to contact them?

2. What are the police particularly interested in?

Anyone who saw anything unusual last night.

They’re interested in hearing from anyone who saw anything unusual near Upper Street.

3.What was the murdered man attacked with?

4.There wasn’t any evidence of a struggle, was there?

A knife.

Yes, there was

Paragraph 4:

1. Did the man try to fight off his attacker (s)?

2. Was there only one attacker?

3. What are the police doing now?

Yes, he did.

No, we are not sure. Maybe there was more than one attacker.

They are checking the scene for fingerprints and other clues.

Paragraph 5,6:

1. What are the police also interested in?

2. Did the man have many friends?

3. In the past , the victim was guilty of computer crimes, right?

4. What was he charged with?

They’re also interested in knowing if the victim had any enemies.

Yes, he did.

Yes, he was.

He was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year.

Paragraph 7,8:

1. What does the suspect look like?

2. What did a witness report?

3. Did the suspect have evidence to prove he was not guilty?

He is short and thin.

He reported that the suspect was breathing heavily and had blood on his shirt.

Yes, he did.

4. What have the victim’s parents offered?

5.How can people contact the police if they know any information?

A reward of 50,000yuan.

They can contact the police on 5550 1212.

Name  

Occupation  

Place Found: 

Murdering:

Time Found: 

Murdering:

Possible reasons 

Further information  

Information about victim

Information about victim Name

Occupation

Place

Time

Possible reasons

for being killed

Further information

a computer programmer

Found

Murdering

In the doorway of a clothes shop in Valley Town

The police are not sure about it.

Found

Murdering

last night Between 9p.m last night and 1a.m this morning

The victim was guilty of computer crimes in the past. He was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year.

The victim was a bright young man with aninteresting, well-paid job. He had many friends.

Do T or F exercises:1. The victim’s body was found in Valley

Town._____2. The victim sold computer programs._____3. The victim worked in New Town._____4. It is possible that there was more than one attacker.____5. The victim had lots of enemies._____6. The police have one suspect so far._____7. The suspect is a short, fat man._____8. The police have arrested the murderer._____9. The victim’s parents offered a reward for

information._____

TF

T

T

F

TF

T

F

Put the following events in order. Write the numbers 1-7 in the boxes. □a.The victim died . □b.The victim’s parents offered a reward for information. □c.Thevictimstruggled with the attacker(s). □d.The victim left his office in New Town. □e.The police checked the scene for clues. □f.The body was found in the doorway of a clothes shop. □g.The victim was charged with computer crimes.

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Here is the detective’s report, please help him complete it.

A young man was m________ in Valley Town. The body was f_______ in the doorway of a clothes shop. The v_______ was a computer programmer who worked in New Town. When he l______ his office, he said he was going to visit his parents.

urderedound

ictim

eft

The murder t______ place between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. last night. The victim was killed w______ a knife and there was evidence of a s_______ . We are checking the scene for f_________ , which will help us find the murderer. A witness saw a man running down Upper Street with b______ on his shirt. But the man said that he was not g______ .

ook

ithtruggle

ingerprints

lood

uilty

Fill in the blanks1. There was more than one ______(攻击者 ).

2. The man must be killed ______ (某处 ) else.

3. My classmates are interested in _______ (know) if we are going to have an exam.

4. I’m surprised at his ______ (die).

5. He was last seen _______ (leave) his office at 7p.m. yesterday.

attackersomewhere

knowing

death

leaving

6. Perhaps this has made him some ______ (enemy).

7. Would you please offer the police some ________ (information that may help solve a crime)?

8. His nose is ______ (to lose blood) now.9. I go there _______ (more than a few but not

many) times each year.10. Detective Lu is Valley Town’s ______(the

best) detective.

enemies

clues

bleeding

several

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Homework

1. Listen and repeat.

2. Finish the exercise in the assessment book.