Time Activities

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GRADE 2 (3 & 4 E.S.O.)

Didact ic Project

STUDENT S SECTION

Time for Murder


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BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE

SESSION 1 : SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS 3ACTIVITY 1 : GETTING TO KNOW THE CHARACTERS

ACTIVITY 2: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND SYNOPSIS

ACTIVITY 3 : A RADIO BROADCAST

SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY 11ACTIVITY 1 : MAKING A COMPLAINT

ACTIVITY 2: PART A: A CALL FROM THE POLICE

ACTIVITY 2 : PART B: THE STORY OF LONGRIDGE FARM

ACTIVITY 3 : THE SONG THREE BLIND MINCE

SESSION 3: TOWARD THE END 15ACTIVITY 1 : GIVING STAGE DIRECTIONS

ACTIVITY 2: ROLE PLAYS

ACTIVITY 3: WHATS NEXT?

AFTER THE PERFORMANCE

SESSION 4 : EXPRESS YOURSELF ! 21ACTIVITY 1 : THE END OF THE PLAY AND YOUR IMPRESSIONS

ACTIVITY 2 : THE PLAY IN GENERAL

ACTIVITY 3 : COME AND VISIT HOTEL MONKSWELL

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AAfter

INDEX


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SESSION 1: SYN OPSIS AND CHA RACTERSBBefore

Activity 1: Getting to Know the Characters

CHARACTER 1

Take a look! The characters from Time for Murder are introducing themselves. Can youhelp them? Use the information in each box to make up sentences for each character.

Here are some Introducing words to help you.

Howdoyoudo?

Letmeintroducemyself...

Pleasedtomeyou

Hellothere!

Goodmorning/afternoon/evening

Miss. Mollie Ralston Sheisalady

SheownstheHotelMonkswell

Sheiskindandwelcoming

Shewasateacher

Remember... Youwillneedtoconjugatetheverbsfromthirdpersonsingularhe/shetoagreewiththerstpersonsingularI.

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Hello!Nicetomeetyouandwelcometomyhotel.

My name ____ Miss. Mollie Ralston. I am the

ownerofthehotel.I_____akindandwelcoming

person. I ______a teacher.


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CHARACTER 2 Christopher Wren Anarchitecturestudent

Heisinterestedinbuildings

Heissensitive

CHARACTER 3 Mrs. Boyle

Sheisaseriousandseverewoman Shecomplainsalot

Shewasamagistrateinacourt

CHARACTER 4 Miss. Casewell SheisayoungwomanandshelivesinMallorca

Her full name is Leslie Margaret Katherine

Casewell

Shehadadifcultchildhood


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CHARACTER 5 Commander Metcalf Heisamaninthearmy

Heisrespectableandsensible

CHARACTER 6 Paravicini

HeisItalian Hehasdarkblackhair

HehasaRolls-Roycecar.

Heplaysthepiano

CHARACTER 7 Sergeant Trotter Heisapoliceofcer

Hecanski

HeisinvestigatingthemurderofMaureenLyon.



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SESSION 1 : SYN OPSIS AND CHARACTERSBBefore

Activity 2 : The Historical Context and Synopsis

Read the Historical Context and Synopsis of Time for Murder.

Take a look! There are glossaries to help you:

Historical Context

Agatha ChristiewroteashortradioplaycalledThree Blind Micein 1947.TheplaywasapresentforQueenMaryofEngland.Theplaywasbroadcastovertheradioonthe

Queensbirthday.Itwasagreatsuccess.Theplayisstillperformedtodayin theatres inLondon. It is the longest running play of all time on the London stage.

Agatha Christie based the story on a real life murder. Themurderwasonnationalnews.Theplayyouaregoingtostudy- Time for Murder- is an adaptation of theoriginal playwrittenbyAgathaChristie.

aplay:somethingshownatthetheatre

aradioplay: a play to be played broadcast on the radio

astageplay: a play to be performed in a theatre

amousetrap: a device to catch mice

thestage:platforminatheatrewheretheactorsstand

amurdermystery:astoryinwhichapersoniskilledandthekillerisunknown

akiller:apersonwhokills/murderssomeone

siblings:brothers and sisters

jail:prison,wherepeoplegoforapunishment

toinherit(vb):tobegivensomething(suchasahouse)whenasomeonedies. run-downandtatty:becoming old, tired and messy

oorboardssqueak:thewoodenoorinahousemakesanoisewhenyouwalk

amurder:whensomeoneiskilled

aradiobroadcast: an announcement or programme on the radio

siblings:brothers and sisters

suspect: a person thought to have committed a crime (done something illegal)

amagistrate:amemberofacourtofjusticewhosendspeopletojail/prison

army:the name for the organisation of soldiers

anunexpectedguest:apersonwhoarriveswithoutanywarning

asergeant: a policeman

afostermother:awomanwhoactsasamother,butisnotthebiologicalmother.

cruelty: the act of being horrible and mean to something or someone

revenge : the act of seeking vengeance for something cruel and seeking to punishsomeone

totakeplace(vb): to happen


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SESSION 1 : SYN OPSIS AND CHARACTERSBBefore

Synopsis of Time for Murder

MissMollieRalstonistheowneroftheHotelMonkswell,asmallhotelnearLondon.Sheinherited

thehotelfromheraunt.Inthepast,thehotelwasacharmingbuilding.Now,itisrun-downand

tatty.Theoriginalfurnitureanddecorarelookingoldandtired.Theoorboardssqueakandthere

isascary,spookyatmosphere.Youcouldsay,itisthesortofplacewhereamurdermighthappen.

TonightistherstnightthatMissMolliewillopenthehoteltoguests.Sheistidyingthehoteland

as the play begins there is an important radio broadcast...

There is a sudden call from the police to inform Miss Mollie of a problem. The phone line is cut, but

then a policeman, named Sergeant Trotter, arrives at the hotel. Sergeant Trotter starts to tell Miss

MollieastoryconnectedtothemurderinLondon.Itisthestorythatwehaveheardaboutonthe

radio. The story that Sergeant Trotter tells is about the foster mother Maureen Lyon and the three

childrensheabused.ThechildrenareknownastheThreeBlindMice.Whentheywerechildren

they lived on a farm near to the hotel. The youngest child, a boy, died because of the cruelty and

MaureenLyonwassenttojail.Thetwoolderchildren,aboyandagirlweresentawayandnow

nobodyknowswheretheyare.TrottersaysthathethinksoneofthemhaskilledMaureenLyon

andiscomingtoHotelMonkswelltokillagain!HebelievestheThreeBlindMiceareseeking

theirrevenge.TheguestsintheHotelMonkswellarenotwhotheyseemtobeandsoonanother

murdercouldtakeplace...butwhocouldbethekillerandwhatisthetrueidentityoftheguests?

We shall soon see....

The radio is switched off and the guests begin to arrive at

the hotel. First to arrive is Mr. Christopher Wren, a student

ofarchitecture.Heisveryimpressedwiththehotel.Nextto

arriveisMrs.Boyle.Mrs.Boyleisaseriousandseverewoman.

She used to be a magistrate in court and she complains a lot,

especially about thehotel. Thirdto arrive isMiss.Casewell,

ayoungsocialistwithatroubledpast.Followingthearrivalof

MissCasewellistheCommanderMetcalf.CommanderMetcalf

is a member of the army and is a sensible and handsome man.

The last person to arrive is an unexpected guest. He is a man

called Paravicini. He says that his car has crashed on the roadoutside and he needs a hotel for the night. He appears to have a

strong Italian accent and behaves suspiciously. As the evening

unfolds, all the guests begin to act more and more strangely.

There has been a murder in Paddington, in the centre of London.

The victim is a lady, her name is Maureen Lyon. Years ago, she was a foster

mother who was sentenced to jail for cruelty to her children.

The police are looking for a suspect in connection with the murder.

The suspect is wearing a dark coat, a white scarf and a red hat.

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Take a look! Lookatthepicturesandtextboxesbelow.Eachpictureshowsapartofthe story. Some of the boxes are missing the corresponding sentence. The missing text

iswritteninthegreyboxunderneath.Canyouwritethesentencesinthecorrectplaces

under the pictures?

Apolicemanarriveswithastoryabout3BlindMice

Policearelookingforasuspectwhoiswearingadarkcoat,

awhitescarfandaredhat.

Paraviciniisanunexpectedguest.Heneedsabedforthe

night.

Miss.MollieopenstheHotelMonkswellforthenight.

2. Miss. Mollie listens to the

radiobroadcast.Awomanhas

been murdered.

5. The third person to arrive is

the Miss. Casewell, followedby the army Commander,

Commander Metcalf.

4.ChristopherWren is therst

ofthegueststoarrive,followedshortly by Mrs. Boyle, the old

magistrate.

Write the following sentences under thecorresponding picture...


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Listen to TRACK 2 The Guests Arrive(Scene 1).

Asthetitlesuggests,thissceneiswhentheguestsarriveatthehotelforthersttime.

Listencarefullytowhateachguestssaysuponarriving.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,

readthequestionsbelow,thenlistenagainandtryandanswerthefollowing:

2

What does Christopher Wren says he likes when he enters the hotel?

Why is Mrs. Boyle annoyed when she rst arrives?

How does Miss. Casewell say that she feels when she comes in from

outside?

When Commander Metcalf arrives he says that he can smell something

burning. What is it?

Activity 3: A Radio Broadcast

Listen to TRACK 1 A Radio Broadcast(Scene 1).

This is the opening scene of the play. Miss. Mollie is tidying the hotel and organising the

rooms for her guests. She turns on the radio and listens to an important announcement.

Listen carefully twice to the information in the broadcast and answer the followingquestionsinthetablebelow.

1

adark,ascarf

anda..hat.

1. What is the name of the victim?

2. Fill in the gaps of the description

of the suspect.

3.Whatdotheysaytheweatherislike?

During the radio announcement, Miss Mollie is organizing the rooms for her guests.Which colour rooms Miss Mollie gives to each of the following characters?

Mrs.BoyleP...

CommanderMetcalfGr..

Miss.CasewellB

Mr.WrenR


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Working in pairs, imagine that you and your partner work for the radio station inLondon. You must rehearse a radio broadcast to warn people about a murdererwho is on the run. One person must be the newsreader and the other personmust be the weather man or weather woman.

If you are the newsreader, think about:

thedescriptionofthesuspect

theplaceandtimeofthemurder

thetypeofcrime

willkillagain

whattodoifyouseethesuspect

If you are the weatherman or weatherwoman, consider:

whattheweatherislike

willtheweathergetworse..

whatpeopleshoulddotostaysafe

whatprecautionstotake

After you have rehearsed your broadcast, those who want to can perform it to the

rest of the class.


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SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING TH E PLAYBBefore

Activity 1: Making a Complaint

AtHotelMonkswell,certaincharactersliketocomplain,andothershavetoapologise.

Take a look at the following sentences. Next to each sentence, write down whetheryou think it is a complaint, and or an apology?

MRS. BOYLE: Nobody came to pick me up at the train station, where

was the taxi?!

MOLLIE: Im sorry, but Im here by myself. Today is the hotels opening

day you see.

MRS.BOYLE:Ms.Ralston!Theradiatorsarecold,theresnohotwater,the

room is very dirty, and someone left an old sock in there. Give me anotherroom!

MRS. BOYLE: I am freezing to death in the library, the radiators are still cold.

Dosomethingaboutitnow!

MOLLIE: My apologies Mrs. Boyle. I have checked the radiator in your room

anditisworkingperfectlynow.

MRS. BOYLE: Turn down the volume on the radio! Theres no way of

concentratinghere!

MISS.CASEWELL:Ohdear,Imsosorry!

complaint

apology

Are the complaints above polite or rude? How can you say things more politely in

English? Try and practise a few ways in class.


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SESSION 2 : UNDERSTANDING TH E PLAYBBefore

Tryandanswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthetrack.

Activity 2: Part A. A Call from the Police

Listen to TRACK 4. A Call from the Police.

Miss.MollieanswersthephonetothepoliceofceratScotlandYard.Mrs.Boyle,Paravicini

and Commander Metcalf are present and listening to the conversation.

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1.WhydoesMolliesaythatthepolicemanwillnotbeabletocometothehouse?

RBecauseofthesnow

R Because he doesnt have a map

R Becauseitistoofaraway

2. Mrs. Boyle thinks the hotel is in trouble for illegal business.

R True

R False3. Commander Metcalf asks to make a private phone call on another telephone.

R True

RFalse


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SESSION 2 : UNDERSTANDING TH E PLAYBBefore

Maureen Lyon was (to murder)__________ in London. The murder (to happen)

______________yesterday.Miss.Mollie,ofHotelMonkswellknewMaureenLyon,but

by her old name of Maureen Stanning.

Years ago, Maureen (to live) _______________on a farm called Longridge farm, near to

theHotelMonkswell.Maureenwasafostermothertothreechildren.Thechildrenwere

youngandwerenotcaredforwell.They(towork) ________________on the farm and

they never (to play) _________________ . The youngest of the children, a boy, (to die)

___________________ .

MaureenLyonwassenttojailandthesurvivingchildrenwereadoptedbyotherfamilies.

A judge, named Mrs. Boyle, (to release) _________________ Maureen Lyon after

several months in jail. Trotter believes that one of the surviving children from Longridge

farmwantsrevenge.Hethinksthattheboy(tokill) _______________Maureen Lyon

yesterdayinLondonandisnowatthehoteltotryandkillagain.

Look up any of the verbs you dont understand in a dictionary.

Activity 2: Part B. The Story of Longridge Farm

Listen to TRACK 7. Sergeant Trotter has arrived to investigate the murder of Maureen Lyon

and begins to tell a story about the three children and the farm close to the hotel.

Onceyouhavenished listening totheTrack,read thestorybelow. Thestory

shouldbeinthepasttense,buttheregularverbsinbrackets()needtobechanged.

E.g. (to murder) murdered

Then, underline the irregular verbs which are also in the past tense.

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SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING TH E PLAYBBefore

Activity 3: The Song Three Blind Mice

Read the lyrics of the song below. It is a very old and famous nursery rhyme sung inEnglish. Look up any words you dont know in the dictionary.

NowlistentoTRACK18ofthesong.

Ask yourselves... who do you think the three blind mice are supposed to be in theplay?

THREE BLIND MICE

Three blind mice

Three blind mice

See how they run

See how they run

They all ran after the farmers wife

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife

Have you ever seen such a thing in your life as

Three blind mice

Three blind mice

In pairs, make up a second verse to the nursery rhyme. Try and keep the samerhythm as the verse below

They all ran after the farmers wife

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife

Have you ever seen such a thing in your life as

Three blind mice

Three blind mice

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SESSION 3: TOWARD THE ENDBBefore

Activity 1: Giving Stage Directions

In every theatre company there is a director. The directors job is to organise and direct the

actorswhoplaythecharacters.Inorderfortheactorstoplaytheirroleswell,thedirectorgives

the stage directions.

Thedirectorwantstheactorstoactinawaythatexpressesthefeelingsintheplayandtheatmosphereonstage.Stagedirectionsarewritteninascriptbetweenbracketsandtheyusually

includeanadverb+lyword,forexample

(Behaving oddly a strangely) Ms. Ralston, Can I take a look at the house?

(She says this politely) Yes, of course.

(Suspiciously)Illgowithyou.

Trotter:Mollie:Com. Metcalf:

Listen to TRACK 8. Trotter Starts Investigating. Commander Metcalf is becomingsuspicious of something and insists on following Trotter outside the hotel. Miss.Casewellisalsobecomingnervous.Mollietooisbeginningtoquestionthings.

Whilst you are listening, think about what stage directions the director gave to theactors.

Here are some more adverbs to look at.

strangely oddly bravely nicely

kindly politely carefully

quickly

slowly

suspiciously happily merrily

horridly grumpily angrily noisily

loudlyquietlysoftlyreluctantly

enthusiasticallyquestioninglysarcasticallygently

comfortingly aggressively scarily proudly

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SESSION 3: THE ENDIN GBBefore

Activity 2: Role Plays

Here are three extracts from the play. Choose one to act out in groups. Before you start

rehearsing,lookbackatyourcharacterprolesfromSession1,Activity1.Also,considerwhat

you have learnt about stage directions. Try and use some of these to help each other play the

characters.

Putthelinesinthecorrectorderthatyouhearthemonthetrack.Numberthem1-7

Example:1-Sayyouralphabet!:

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Extract One Track 3Characters:Mollie; Paravicini; Mrs. Boyle.

What is happening:Paravicini arrives as an unexpected guest at the hotel. Mrs. Boyle

is not happy.

The bell rings.

Mollie:(Off stage)Imcoming!Paravicini: Buonaseraehhh.WhereamI?Mollie:AttheMonkswellHotel.Paravicini:(Kissing Mollies hand)MammaMa!HowluckyIam!Ahotel!Andwithayoungandbeautifulhostess!

Mrs.Boyle:Abeginner!

Paravicini: Iguessyoudont have afree room foran oldmanwhogot lost in thesnow.IhadthemisfortunetocrashmyRolls-Royce,IthoughtIwouldfreezetodeath,

butsuddenlyIsawsomelight!Madonnamia!Ahotel!Ithought,Imsafe!

Mollie:Imsorry;Ifeartheonlyfreeroomwehaveleftisverysmall.Ivejustopenedtoday and Im not prepared for any unexpected guests.

Mrs. Boyle:ThatsquiteobviousParavicini: Oh,nevermind,Iveonlybroughtthissmallsuitcasewithme;aslongasIhaveawarmbedtosleepintonight,itsenough.

Mollie:Ok,Iwillgetyourroomready;Imnotexpectinganyoneelsetoarrive;includingyou,wearealreadysixinthehotel.

Paravicini: Yes,Iamthesurprisevisit!(With an evil laugh)


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Extract Two Track 6Characters:Christopher;SergeantTrotter;Mollie;Miss.Casewell.

What is happening:Sergeant Trotter arrives as the hotel on a pair of skis. He enters and

begins to explain about the murder of Maureen Lyon.

Christopher:(Looking out of the windows enthusiastically)Look,look,look,look!Amanisapproachingthehotelskiing.Howexciting!Mollieeee!!!

Right at that moment, the man skiing bumps against the windows. The bell rings

and Mollie comes to open the door.

Trotter enters.

Trotter: Howdoyoudo?AreyouMiss.Ralston?Mollie: Yes, did you hurt yourself?Trotter: Im Sergeant Trotter, from the London Police, Scotland Yard. (Christopher andMs. Casewell react with surprise)

Ms. Casewell:Anytroubleswiththelaw?Ihopeyouarenotsellingalcoholwithoutalicense!

Trotter:No,ithasnothingtodowiththat.WherecanIputtheskis?Mollie:Iwilltakethemdowntothecellar.Christopher: DontworryMollie;Iwilltakecareofthat. (Christopher takes the skis

and leaves)Mollie: Well, then. What is it?Trotter:Theissuethatbringsmeheredirectlyaffectsyourownsecurity.ExcusemeMs.

Ms. Casewell:Casewell.Trotter: Would you mind leaving us alone?Ms. Casewell: No, not at all.

Miss. Casewell leaves.


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Extract Three Track 8Characters:CommanderMetcalf;Mollie;Miss.Casewell;SergeantTrotter

What is happening:Commander Metcalf is becoming suspicious of Sergeant Trotter. He

insistsonfollowinghimwhileTrottergoestoinspectthehouse.Meanwhile,Paravicini

startsplayingthepiano.Miss.CasewellandMolliebegintodiscussthepastandreveal

(Com.Metcalfenters).

Com. Metcalf: Ms.Ralston,thetelephoneisnotworking.Mollie:Halfanhouragoitworkedperfectly.Com. Metcalf: Iguessitisbecauseofthesnow.Ms. Casewell:Thatsjustperfect!Sonowwearetotallyisolated.Trotter: Ms. Ralston, Can I take a look at the house?Mollie: Yes, of course.

Com. Metcalf:Illgowithyou.

(Com. Metcalf and Trotter leave. We hear someone playing the Three Blind Mice

song on the piano).

Mollie:Whatahorriblesong!Ms. Casewell: Who is playing it?Mollie: Mr. Paravicini, he asked me earlier if I had a piano at the hotel.Ms. Casewell:Didhetellyouwherehecamefromlastnight?Mollie: Who, the piano?Ms. Casewell: No darling, Mr. Paravicini. I think he is a parasite. He uses make up,powdershisfaceandIthinkhewearsawig.Sureheisanoldpervert.

Mollie:Inanycase,whoeverisplayingthatsong,itsoundshorrible.Ms. Casewell: Dontyoulikeit?PerhapsitremindsyouofaterriblechildhoodMollie:Ihadahappychildhooddidntyou?Ms. Casewell:No,Ididnt.Butwehavetocarryonandtrytoforgetthepast.Mollie:Sometimes its hard to forget the past.Ms. Casewell: Iwillnotletanythingfrommypastaffectmypresent.

(Trotter and Metcalf enter).

Trotter: Well, upstairs everything is in order. Nothing suspicious except for the telephonebeing cut off, because you received the police commissioners phone call, didnt you?

Mollie:Yes,ofcourse,Iguessthelinegotcutbythesnowstorm.Trotter:(Takes Mollie to the front stage to have a private conversation with her)Ormaybe someone cut the line on purpose.


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Activity 3: Whats Next?

Listen to TRACK 9 at the end of Act I: A Murderer Strikes Twice

TrotterhasnishedtellingthestoryofLongridgefarmandtheguestsaregettingreadfordinner.

Molliesays thatdinnerwillbereadyforeightoclockandCommanderMetcalfofferstogo

outsideandfetchsomerewood.Mrs.Boyleisleftaloneinthelibraryandshedecidestolisten

to the radio. The story on the radio scares her and she turns it off. Someone comes into the

libraryandswitchesthelightoff.Mrs.Boyleismurdered.Then,Mollieentersthelibraryand

seesthebodyofMrs.Boylelyingdeadontheoor.

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Intheboxesbelow,drawasequenceoffourdrawingstoshowwhathappensin

the scene. Use the speech bubbles to include what you think the characters say.


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Write a few lines about you think is going to happen. Here are some ideas to helpyou start thinking:

Whocameintothelibrary?

Wasitoneoftheguests?

Whatwastheirmotive? Whatwillhappennext?


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SESSION 4 : Ex pre ss Yoursel f !AAfter

Activity 1: The End of the Play And Your Impressions

Now you have seen Time for Murder, what did you think? Was it how you imagined?Look back at your predictions in Activity 2 in Session 3: Whats Next?

Which version did you prefer: your ending or the real ending? Discuss in groups andthen feedback to the class.

The box below has some words to help you get started

I prefer my ending / the real ending because

..more(+)

..itwas

..less(-)

Were you shocked or frightened at the ending?

exciting

thrilling

fun

interesting

surprising

entertaining

WHO WAS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER AND WHY?

My favourite character was______________________________________________

becausehe/shewas___________________________________________________

original

entertaining

interesting

energetic

sensitive

creative

realistic


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Activity 2 : The Play In General

Listen to TRACK 17 A Final Twist.

What did you make of it? Discuss as a class.

DidyouenjoyTime for Murder? Write a bit about what you thought of:

Thestory,thecostumes,thestagedesignandprops,thesongs

Write a sentence for each:

Useverbssuchastolike;tolove,toenjoy.

Useverbssuchastohate;toprefer.to.

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Example. I likedthe charactersbecausethey were funny.

I lovedthe stage designbecauseit was colourful.

I enjoyedthe musicbecause..

I hatedthe story because I dont like scary storiesOR, I didnt hate

anything!

I preferredthe props to the costumes, because..

1. The story ____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

2. The costumes ________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

3. The stage design and props ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. The song Three Blind Mice______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


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Activity 3: Come and Visit Hotel Monkswell

SincethemurderofMrs.Boyle,thehotelhasbeenempty!BusinessisbadandMiss.Mollie

Ralstonislookingfornewgueststovisit.DesignanadvertfortheHotelMonkswellwhichcan

beplacedinaholidaybrochureandwillencouragegueststospendaweekendatthelovely

hotel!

In your advert, think about:

thedesignandhistoryofthehotel

thefoodanddrink

thebedrooms

thelocation

theentertainment

theprices

* Use a separate sheet for your design.

Come and visit us soon! Miss. Mollie Ralston willgive you a welcome you will never forget !


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For the rst time, we offer you this adaptation of The

MousetrapbyAgathaChristie,thequeenofmysterynovels.

Come and nd out the key to its success in its original

language. Adapted to your pupils level of English, it is the

idealway for them toenjoy themselveswhile practising.

Thisyear,alltheclueswillleadyoutothetheatre.

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