Unit 8 Detective storiesTaskTeaching aims:To learn to write a detective storyNote: Pay attention to describing the crime and criminal(s).Give some description of the suspect and the plot (情节) etc.Teaching procedureStep 1 Read and matchMillie 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 Bruces 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.Keys: c b a dStep 2 Pair workAnswer the questions.1. What did Bruce find one day?2. What did he plan to do with it?3. Did a witness see Bruce running into the building?4. Was Bruce charged with murder? Keys: He found a gold necklace.He planned to take it to the police station the next day.No. the witness saw someone running into Bruces building.No. he was charged with theft.Step 3 Complete the article 1. Complete the article according to the information.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, I will check the answers with you.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. 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 Bruces home and saw the necklace in his hand. Bruce was very surprised when he was charged with (5) _. 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?2. Check the answers.gold necklace door police station policeman theftwitness Bruces building3. Read together.4. Look at the pictures and complete the part C.You also want to enter a writing competition at school. You have drawn some pictures. Now write your own detective story using the pictures, or write an ending to Millies story.Wed better call the police.He was murdered. Start looking for clues.I dont know. Ive never seen him before.We didnt see or hear anything. We were having a party. Ill have to check these for fingerprints.Youre under arrest for murder.5. 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?3) How was he killed?4) What will the policeman do?5) Who do you think is guilty? Keys: A man was murdered.They were having a party.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.Step 4 Explanation 1. Bruce got along with all of his neightbours except the man who lived 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。 dofor 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. Youre 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。Step 5 HomeworkWriting 1. Write their own passage.2. Show their passages.