Unit 6 Detective stories

Welcome to the unit

Discussion :

What qualities should a detective have?

Listen to the tape and then answer the questions :

1. Why’s Eddie dressed like a detective?

2.Is his job serious?

3.What is he really looking for?

Do you think Eddie is like a detective?

go missing　系表结构

go 连系动词 , “变成 ,处于…状态”（多指不好的变化）The food has gone bad.

I can’t understand how I went wrong.

She went mad when she heard the news.

My father’s hair is going grey.

Detective’s report

Last Saturday night at 8 p.m., a young man was

murdered. The murder happened in Sun Town. We

have four suspects. We have made notes on all of

them.

Suspect 1

Name:

Occupation:

Lives in:

Last Saturday:

Appearance:

Dr Brown

Doctor

Moon Town

was working in a hospital

in Sun Town

tall, slim, and tidy

What is the suspect called?

What does he do ?

Where does he live ?

What was he doing when the crime took place ?

What does he look like ?

• Name:

• Occupation:

• Lives in:

• Last Saturday:

• Appearance:

Jimmy White

shopkeeper

Sun Town

was in New City

tall, strong and

helpful

Suspect 2

This man is ______________.

He is a _____________.

He lives in _____________.

He is _____,__________________.

Last Saturday, he was in __________.

Jimmy White

shopkeeper

Sun Town

tall strong and helpful

New City

Suspect 3

Name:

Occupation:

Lives in:

Last Saturday:

Appearance:

Emily Smith

Cook

Star Town

was working at her

restaurant in Sun Town

small, fat and friendly

Suspect 4

Frank Johnson

Salesman

Sky Town

was at home alone

• Name:

• Occupation:

• Lives in:

• Last Saturday:

• Appearance: medium height, nervous and cruel

If you are the policemen , you all want to

get the information of this suspect .

Please make a dialogue using the

information above.

Discussion ( part B)

The person most likely to be the murder is _____

______________________.

The reason is ________________________.

The picture:

missing adj. 　

“丢失的，下落不明的”

Is anything else missing?

They’re looking for the missing child.

He is said to be missing.

suspect n. (C)

There are 2 suspects in the murder.

v. 怀疑，猜想

① suspect + n. / pron.

If you don’t go, they’ll suspect me.

② suspect sb. of sth./ doing sth.

He suspected me of taking his bag.

③ suspect + sb. / sth. as / to be…

I suspect him to be ill / the murder.

I suspect him as the murder.

④ suspect + clause

I suspect that you have already heard about it.