M. for Mystery

Lessons 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 34• raconter des événements du passé• interroger sur le but

Guided Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 38À la découverte de quelques “classiques” de “Mystery Fiction”

Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 42Enrichir son vocabulaire

Fun page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 43“What makes a good private eye?”

Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 44

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more than eighty years ago, in her first book.

Edgar Allan Poe wrote the first detective story in 1841,

that is about a hundred and twenty years ago.

Poe became famous for writing mystery stories, but he also wrote love poems.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

created Sherlock Holmes,

the famous detective,

in 1887,

Her detective

Hercule Poirot first

appeared in 1920,

Doyle killed Holmes four years later, in 1891, but the readers protested!

Agatha Christie was

a world-famous

mystery writer.

more than a

hundred and sixty

years ago.

a. Use the prompts below to ask and answer questions:You: When/How long ago did J. K. Rowling write the first Harry Potter book?Class: In .../... years ago, I think/I guess.

b. Ask your teacher and check your answers!

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a. Speak about these three writers of mystery fiction.AAggaatthhaa CChhrriissttiiee:: English - about 70 detective storiesEEddggaarr AAllllaann PPooee:: American - detective and horror stories, poemsAArrtthhuurr CCoonnaann DDooyyllee:: Scottish - the creator of Sherlock Holmes

b. Discover three short texts about them. Be logical!

c. Listen to the texts and check! Then give your answers.

d. Are you good at maths? Complete these sentences, using this example:Agatha Christie died in 1976, ... ago.Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849, ...Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930, ...

e. Listen to a quiz about these three writers and answer as quickly as possible!

1. Listen and learnMystery writers. A quiz

2. Practise speaking

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Arthur Conan Doyle1859-1930

Agatha Christie1891-1976

• J. K. Rowling• write / the first

Harry Potter book

• Sir AlexanderFleming

• discover / penicillin

• Neil Armstrong • walk on the moon

• France• give / the Statue of

Liberty to the USA

• Thomas Edison• invent / the electric

light bulb

• 1878 / ... years ago• 1886 / ... years ago• 1928 / ... years ago• 1969 / ... years ago• 1997 / ... years ago

Edgar Allan Poe1809-1849

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• Look at the pictures and predict what the story is about, then listen to part one of the dialogue and check.

• Do the tasks on worksheet 1 (p. 33).

– Hercule Poirot first appeared in 1920, more thaneighty years ago.

– How long ago did Poe write the first detective story?– Did he only write detective stories?– Who created Sherlock Holmes?

– I heard them speak about money.– Did you see him get into a stranger’s car?

1. Le Prétérit simple.2. Le Prétérit simple + ago.3. Questions au Prétérit simple.4. See / hear + V.

✎ Exercices : p. 34.

RHYTHM’N SOUNDSPrononciation de -ed.

✎ Exercices : p. 36.

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Role-play: The case of Mrs Blake’s jewels

a. Group A: Mrs Blake, the butler and the five guests. The teacher will give you role-cards.Read them and answer the detectives’ questions.Group B: The detectives. Ask the questions and write down the informationon worksheet 1 (p. 40). Then recap. E.g.: John Peters says he was dancing with Paula Kerrington in the living-roomwhen the lights went out. He says he did nothing.

b. Read Inspector Bright’s notes on worksheet 1 (p. 40) and conclude! “Elementary,my dear Watson!”

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a) b) c)

Mrs Blake is a very rich lady. Last night, she gave a party.At midnight, the lights went out and someone stole herjewels from her bedroom. There were seven people in thehouse:- Mrs Blake- James Truman, the butler*- The five guests**: John Peters; Paula Kerrington;Diana Thurber; Oliver Thurber; Lillian Swan.Detective Inspector Bright investigates.*majordome**invités

a. Listen to three interviews. Spot the three people in the pictures and give their names.

b. Listen again and match the three names with these illustrations:

c. Now listen again to the questions in the three interviews and give the answers.

d. Who’s who in the pictures? Be logical!

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• Have a look at the book cover. Say everything you can (title, author...).

• Look at the map and listen to part one, then recap using these words: island - Mr Owen - ten people - alone.

• Look at the picture and listen to part two. Who’s who? (Mrs Rogers - the ladies - William Blore - Philip Lombard - General Macarthur)

• Listen to part two again and imagine what happened next.You: When suddenly, the lights ... / they heard ... / they saw ... / ...

• Now listen to part three. What happened? Recap!You: On the first night, after dinner, the ladies ..., William Blore ... when suddenly a voice ...

• Do the tasks on worksheet 2 (p. 41).

– He was dancing with Paula when the lights went out.

– What did he do?– He went to the kitchen.

– What for?– To get some candles.

– They were all feeling happy when they heard a voice...

1. Prétérit Be + -ing.2. Prétérit simple ou Prétérit Be + -ing.3. What ... for? - To...

✎ Exercices : p. 41.

RHYTHM’N SOUNDS1. Les liaisons. 2. Formes faibles de quelques mots

grammaticaux.

✎ Exercices : p. 43.

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1 Name one famous detective, one spyand one character in a horror story. Nowlook at pages 39 to 41 and compare withyour answers.

2 a) Look at pages 39 to 41. Find thetitles, authors and dates of publication ofthe 7 books.

b) Read pages 39, 40 and 41 again. Are thefollowing statements right or wrong?Justify your answers.- Frankenstein is the name of a monster.- August Dupin is a policeman.- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are two differentpeople.- Sherlock Holmes is a very logical person.- Agatha Christie created only onedetective.- Ian Fleming was an ex-secret agent.- Harry Potter has magical powers.

c)• All these books have something incommon: Murder. Read the texts and findthe words or sentences about murders.

• All these books have something incommon: Mystery. Put the books incategory 1 or 2:1. A mystery: who is the culprit? How tobeat the enemy? 2. A mysterious atmosphere: scientistspushing the limits of human science, orevil forces using magical or supernaturalpowers.

d) Do you read mystery books? Do you likethem?

3 Quiz Now find out how much youknow about mystery fiction.

PROJECT WORK

Choose an author, a book ora hero of mystery fiction,and prepare a 2-minute talk.Look for information in theschool library or on the Net.

Illustrate your talk with photos of theauthor, with book-covers, etc.

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Great detectives: Sherlock Holmes.

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M ary Shelley was only 19 when shestarted writing Dr. Frankenstein.

Victor Frankenstein, a scientist,creates a monster with pieces ofhuman bodies. But the monsterpersecutes his creator: he killsFrankenstein’s brother and his best

friend.

Murders in the Rue Morgueis the first detective story.

It mixes suspense with terror.In a room locked on the inside,the police find the body of ayoung woman. How did themurderer escape? Auguste Dupin, ayoung, brilliant and eccentricgentleman will solve* this mystery.*solve: résoudre

Stevenson wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll andMr Hyde in only three days. A scientist, Doctor Jekyll,

is looking for the chemical formula for immortality. Hetests the potion on himself but he is transformed into amurderous monster, Mr Hyde. Jekyll cannot find theantidote, so he can only kill the monster by killinghimself.

Dr Frankenstein (1818), by V.M. Shelley (1797-1851)

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), by R.L. Stevenson (1850-1894)

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), by E.A. Poe (1809-1849)

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Holmes lived in Baker Street, London

Sherlock Holmes is the most legendary detectivein the world. He uses a magnifying glass to

find clues*, and logic to solve crimes.* clues: indices

In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Holmes andWatson investigate* the murder of Sir Charles

Baskerville: he died after seeing a strange dog-like monster. * investigate: enquêter sur

Agatha Christie (1891-1976) wroteover 80 books. She created detectiveslike Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

In Murder on the Orient Express (1934), Hercule Poirot, aBelgian detective, is travelling on the Orient Express when

one of the passengers is killed. The train is stuck1 in deepsnow, so the killer cannot escape. There are several2 suspects,but they all have an alibi. Will Poirot discover the truth?1. stuck: bloqué - 2. several: plusieurs

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), by A.C. Doyle (1859-1930)

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James Bond likes fastcars, high-tech gadgetsand beautiful women

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), by J.K. Rowling (1965-)

James Bond, agent 007, is the most successfulaction hero of all time. His creator, Ian

Fleming, was a secret agent before he becamea writer. In his adventures, Bond fights andkills dangerous enemies who want to rule* theworld.* rule: dominer

gun

H arry Potter’s adventures are for children, but adults love these thrillers too. The plots1 are full ofmystery, action and humour. Harry Potter is a wizard2, and he goes to the Hogwarts School of

Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry faces terrible dangers to fight Voldemort, the evil3 monster whokilled his parents.1. plot: intrigue, histoire - 2. wizard: sorcier - 3. evil: diabolique

Goldfinger (1964), by I. Fleming (1908-1964)

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How to improve your vocabulary

STRATEGIES

PART II

Connaître un mot, c’est souvent en connaître plusieurs. On peut ainsi enrichir son vocabulaire !

a. Le suffixe -ful vient de l’adjectif full, qui signifie “plein”. Remarque bien que le suffixe ne comporte qu’un seul “l” : -ful.

Tu vas maintenant pouvoir deviner le sens de nombreux adjectifs, même si tu les rencontres pour lapremière fois. Écoute ces exemples et répète-les : le suffixe n’est pas accentué.

b. Propose une traduction de ces adjectifs. Tu verras que ce n’est pas toujours facile ! Pourquoi ?Vérifie ensuite dans un dictionnaire.

b. Propose une traduction de ces adjectifs. Tu verras que ce n’est pas toujours facile ! Pourquoi ?Vérifie ensuite dans un dictionnaire.

a. Le suffixe -less vient du mot less, qui signifie “moins”. Sauras-tu deviner le sens de ces adjectifs ?Écoute-les et répète-les : le suffixe n’est pas accentué.

nom adjectif verbe adjectif

colour colourful help helpful

success successful care careful

peace peaceful use useful

beauty beautiful hope hopeful

TIPS - Quand tu rencontres un mot inconnu, repère s’il est formé d’un mot quetu connais et d’un préfixe (un-) ou/et d’un suffixe (-ful). Cela doit devenirun réflexe !

- Pour enrichir ton vocabulaire, apprends le sens de base des préfixes etdes suffixes que tu rencontres. Tu peux constituer des fiches avec desexemples.

- Comprendre le sens d’un mot anglais et connaître sa traduction exacte enfrançais sont deux choses bien différentes !

PART I

nom adjectif verbe adjectif

colour colourless help helpless

penny penniless care careless

job jobless use useless

home homeless hope hopeless

a spoonful of sugar

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❉ But he never counts his chickens before they hatch and he never

says “Elementary, my dear Watson” before the mystery is solved.

● He must be as coolas a cucumber.

● He must be asstubborn as a mule.

❉ When he smells a rat or whenthings start to smell fishy, he asks

questions and looks for clues.

❉ Then, he puts two and twotogether to find the solution.

❉ As he wants to catch the culpritred-handed, he sets a trap ...

● He must be asquiet as a mouse.

● He must be as cunningas a fox.

● He mustn’t be chicken.

1 Recopie ces phrases dans le bonordre.a) night / Jenny / the / last / went /

cinema / to / .b) died / ago / more / Agatha Christie / than /

years / twenty-five/ .c) first / wrote / detective / Who / story / the / ?d) sometimes / you / mystery / read / stories / Do / ?e) long / write / J. K. Rowling / first / How /

book / Harry Potter / ago / did / the / ?

2 Pose les questions qui te permettraientd’obtenir les renseignements soulignés.a) Keith and Liam played rugby last night.b) Darlen went to the school Hallowe’en party

with her new boyfriend.c) Our French teacher broke his leg last

weekend.d) I read my first mystery book three years ago.e) Josh moved to London four months ago.

3 Remplace les mots soulignés par unpronom sujet ou complément.a) Kate saw Frank take an envelope from a

stranger and Kate saw Frank give theenvelope to another boy.

b) Kate told Bryan and Josh about Frank.c) Bryan and Josh laughed at Kate.

4 Utilise see, hear, get, be, say, ask. Choisisle Prétérit ou la base verbale. Sois logique !- Where’s Liam?- I ... him ... into a stranger’s car two hours ago!- And I ... him in the school bus. He ... next to

a big boy from 7B. I ... him ... the word“stamp” and then I ... the other boy ... for theprice.

5 Traduis.a) J’ai écrit mon premier poème il y a deux ans.b) Quand as-tu perdu ton sac ?c) Où a-t-elle rencontré son petit ami ?d) Il y a combien de temps que tu as acheté ton

vélo ?e) Je l’ai vu prendre un bus il y a deux heures.

6 Recopie cette histoire enchoisissant le Prétérit Be + V-ing oule Prétérit simple.

Do you know what (happen) to me last night?I (have) a nice cup of tea in bed when the lights(go out). I (jump) out of bed in my pyjamasand (run) to the telephone. I (look for) thetelephone book in the dark when I (hear) ahorrible scream. It (be) the neighbour’s voice...

7 Recopie ces deux conversations enchoisissant le Prétérit Be + V-ing ou le Prétéritsimple.a) - What time ... (you - come) home last night?

- 11. Why?- It wasn’t 11. It was half past one! I know!

I (surf) the Internet when (you - comehome).

b) - Good morning, Miss. (you - hear) any noiseyesterday at about 10?- No. Why?- Well, someone (steal) your neighbour’s car.- Sorry, I can’t help you. I (watch) television!

8 Un hold-up a eu lieu. Rédige les questionscorrespondant aux informations manquantes :a) When I saw the man, he was standing …b) I saw two men! They were wearing …c) When the hold-up took place, I was walking

to the cinema with …d) When they came into the bank, it was …

o’clock sharp.e) I ... when I saw two men in a sportscar,

wearing masks.f) I took a torch to ...

9 Traduis l’histoire suivante :Hier, j’ai vu deux hommes entrer dans unebanque. Ils portaient des masques. J’ai appeléla police mais quand ils arrivèrent, les hommesdonnaient des bonbons aux enfants... C’était lecarnaval !

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Write a short story where you are the hero! First, find some ideas for your story:where? what time? who with? what?... Then make a list of all the words you need.

You can start your story like this:Do you know what happened to me last night? I was ...

Choose a crime, and then prepare the police interrogation to find the culprit.Practise the dialogue with your partner, and then act it out in front of the class; take

it in turns to be the detective and the suspect.

Write !

Speak!