detective novels

🎦 WATCH ⏰5 mns
📕READ ⏰5 mns
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰ 30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

🔵 The murder on the Orient Express 📍
🎦WATCH ⏰5 mns
Movie (1974)
📕READ the book extract (chapter 1) ⏰ 10 mns
http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/The%20Orient%20Express/01/default.html
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

🔵 The murder of Roger Ackroyd 📍
🎦WATCH  ⏰5 mns
https://ok.ru/video/1024824183468
📕READ the book extract (chapter 5)   ⏰ 10 mns
http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd/Ch5/default.html
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

🔵 Then there were none 📍📍
🎦WATCH ⏰5 mns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uicIq-G8Hbg
📕READ the book extract (chapter 1)   ⏰10 mns
http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/And.Then.There.Were.None/03/default.html

🤕 who dies in the book ?

https://www.coursehero.com/lit/And-Then-There-Were-None/summaries/

👥 order of the deaths
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters
🔵 Endless night
🎦WATCH ⏰ 5 mns
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6g5vx9

https://ok.ru/video/736991185632
📕READ the book extract (chapter 4) 10 mns

https://kingauthor.net/books/Agatha%20Christie/Endless%20Night/Endless%20Night%20-%20Agatha%20Christie.pdf

"endless night" by Agatha Christie chapter 1

📘online BOOK
🔉LISTEN to the book extract (chapter 1)
https://soundcloud.com/harperaudio_us/an-extended-clip-of-endlesss-night-by-agatha-christie/s-1t3zf
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

🔵 The body in the library
🎦WATCH ⏰ 5 mns
Miss Marple TV series “the body in the library”

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6hcu8i
📕READ the book extract (chapter 1 👉 4 pages)
http://detective.gumer.info/anto/christie_27_2.pdf
🔉LISTEN to the book extract (chapter 1) ⏰5 mns
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/the-body-in-the-library-2
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

🔵 The ABC murders
🎦WATCH ⏰5 mns
MOVIE TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwh09s7xLVg

EPISODE

https://ok.ru/video/1894211259102
COMPUTER GAME VERSION

https://ok.ru/video/208898756187
https://gamingbolt.com/agatha-christie-the-abc-murders-video-walkthrough-with-ending
📕READ the book extract (chapter 2) ⏰ 10 mns

CHAPTER 2 "a visit to Andover" p. 13

📘online BOOK

👥  characters
🔉LISTEN to the book extract (chapter 2 starts at 0.22mns)
AUDIO of chapter 2 starts at 00.22 mns
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

🔵 Why didn't they ask Evans ?
🎦WATCH  ⏰5 mns
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6g353x
📕READ the book extract (chapter 1)   ⏰ 10 mns
http://detective.gumer.info/anto/christie_48_2.pdf

📘online BOOK
🔉LISTEN to the book extract (chapter 1)
https://archive.org/details/WhyDidntTheyAskEvans1934-Fox/Why+Didn't+They+Ask+Evans+Part+1.mp3
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

🔵 The 4.50 from Paddington    📍
🎦WATCH  ⏰ 5 mns
Murder She Said (1961) Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow. Comedy, Crime, Drama
📕READ the book extract (chapter 1 👉 4 pages)
https://archive.org/details/4.50FromPaddington_201805/page/n1/mode/2up
🔉LISTEN to the book extract (chapter 1)   ⏰ 10 mns
https://archive.org/details/FFFP080918/fffp+cd1+t01.mp3ç
📖WRITING (15 lines) ⏰30 mns
Write what you saw from the point of view of one of the characters

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🔴 RED SECTION ⏳ 6 hours
🔫   watch 1 movie or 1 TV episode
🔪   describe the crime scene
  👉 example of a crime report
🔎 write 3 suspects' testimonies
   👉 3 examples of witnesses' statements
📝 write the detective's conclusions

🔴 1. The murder of Roger Ackroyd
🎦WATCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qy88UzKQGA&feature=youtu.be
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS
https://www.gradesaver.com/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd/study-guide/summary
📕READ the crime scene (chapter 5)
click here for the free online book
👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)
🔎SUSPECT nº1 Doctor Sheppard
book extract chapter 5
🔎SUSPECT nº2 Parker the butler
extract chapter 7
Parker the butler is suspected of murder
online book
🔎SUSPECT nº3 Mrs Ackroyd
online book
🔎SUSPECT nº4 Major Blunt
online book (p.38/39 Chapter 5) (p.50 Chapter 6) (p. 83.84 Chapter 10)
👨 HERCULE POIROT's conclusions
Chapter 25 "The whole truth"   👉 read + take notes + write down key points

🔴 2. Then there were none
🎦WATCH (1945 movie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjPefGTvCC4&feature=youtu.be
🎦WATCH (ITV series) (arabic subtitles)
https://ok.ru/video/34508769804
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/andthenthere/
📕READ (first murder > end of chapter 4 + ch 5 p.72)
click here for the free online book
👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)
SUSPECT nº 1 Emily Brent (chapter 3)
https://archive.org/stream/AndThenThereWereNone_726/AndThenThereWereNone#page/n37/mode/2up
Emily Brent (chapter 7)
https://archive.org/stream/AndThenThereWereNone_726/AndThenThereWereNone#page/n107/mode/2up
Emily Brent (chapter 10)
https://archive.org/stream/AndThenThereWereNone_726/AndThenThereWereNone#page/n181/mode/2up
SUSPECT nº 2 Dr Amstrong (chapter 6)
"Doctor Amstrong was dreaming ..."
SUSPECT nº 3 Philip Lombard (chapter 3) +
https://archive.org/stream/AndThenThereWereNone_726/AndThenThereWereNone#page/n37/mode/2up
(chapter 7)
https://archive.org/stream/AndThenThereWereNone_726/AndThenThereWereNone#page/n117/mode/2up
SUSPECT nº 4 Rogers (chapter 6 IV) + (chapter 7 II)
https://archive.org/stream/AndThenThereWereNone_726/AndThenThereWereNone#page/n103/mode/2up
👨 THE DETECTIVE's conclusions
Epilogue p. 286   👉 read + take notes + write down key points

🔴 3. The murder on the Orient Express
🎦WATCH
https://ok.ru/video/295513754246
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/orientexpress/
📕READ the crime scene (end of chapter 4 + Chapter 5)
click here for the free online book
👨👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)
SUSPECTS
list of suspects in "The murder of the Orient Express"
SUSPECT nº1 Hector Mc Queen (chapter 6)
https://orientexpressmystery.weebly.com/suspects.html
SUSPECT nº2 Pierre Michel (PART II chapter 1)
https://archive.org/details/MurderOnTheOrientExpress_201803/page/n47/mode/2up
SUSPECT nº3 Edward Henry Masterman (part II chapter 3)
https://archive.org/details/MurderOnTheOrientExpress_201803/page/n57/mode/2up

SUSPECT nº4 Count and Countess Andreyi

http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/The%20Orient%20Express/09/default.html

👨 HERCULE POIROT's conclusions
"Poirot propounds two solutions" p. 160   👉 read + take notes + write down key points

🔴 4. Endless night
🎦WATCH
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6g5vx9 (part 1)
Endless night (part 2)
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS
https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/Endless_Night
📕READ
click here for the free online book
👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)

🔴 5. The ABC murders
🎦WATCH
https://ok.ru/video/1894211259102
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS
https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/The_A.B.C._Murders
📕READ the crime scene (chapter 2 p.8)
click here for the free online book
👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)

👨 HERCULE POIROT's conclusions
chapter 34 Poirot explains

chapter 34 Poirot explains

🔴 6. Why didn't they ask Evans ?
🎦WATCH
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6g353x
Why Didn't They Ask Evans - Part 02
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS
https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/Why_Didn%27t_They_Ask_Evans%3F
📕READ the crime scene (end of chapter 1)
clik here for the free online book
👨👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)

🔴 7. The 4.50 from Paddington
🎦WATCH  ⏰10 mns
Murder She Said (1961) Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow. Comedy, Crime, Drama
📖 SUMMARY CHAPTER BY CHAPTER
https://resources.collins.co.uk/Samples/ELT/Student%20Activity%20Files/4.50-from-Paddington_Classroom%20activities.pdf
📖 NOTES ON CHARACTERS
https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/4.50_from_Paddington
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY BY CHAPTERS
https://resources.collins.co.uk/Samples/ELT/Student%20Activity%20Files/4.50-from-Paddington_Classroom%20activities.pdf
📕READ the crime scene (chapter 1)
click here for the free online book
👨👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)
SUSPECT nº 1 = Emma (chapter 12)
Emma tells the police she has received a letter
SUSPECTS nº 2 = Alfred and Arnold (chapter 15)
Chapter 15 p.114
SUSPECTS nº 3 = Doctor Quimper (chapter 19)
Chapter 19 p.150 - 151
👵 MISS MARPLE's conclusions
Chapter 27 👉 read + take notes + write down key points

🔴 8. The body in the library
🎦WATCH
Miss Marple TV series “the body in the library” (part 1)
The body in the library (part 2)
The body in the library (part 3)
📖 NOTES ON SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS
https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/The_Body_in_the_Library
📕READ the crime scene (chapter 1)
http://detective.gumer.info/anto/christie_27_2.pdf
👨👩 TESTIMONIES (write the suspects' point of view)
🔎SUSPECT nº1 Colonel Bantry
https://studopedia.org/9-16277.html
👵 MISS MARPLE's conclusions
Chapter 22 p.219   👉 read + take notes + write down key points

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🔴 HOMEWORK E 👉 write a crime scene report

📝 example of a crime scene report
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/sheppard/sheppardreports.html (first part)
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🔴 HOMEWORK F 👉 write a witness's testimony

📝 example of a testimony (read the dialogue)
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/sheppard/sheppardreports.html
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🔴 HOMEWORK G 👉 the 2nd witness's testimony
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🔴 HOMEWORK H 👉 the 3rd witness's testimony
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🔴 HOMEWORK I 👉 write the detective's conclusions

You are Hercule Poirot (or) Miss Marple

You have solved the crime.

🔫explain all the clues and the pieces of evidence you have seen or discovered

📋lay out your conclusion for the other characters.

📖read your 3 suspects' testimonies

👤Explain who is the murderer and why

👥Explain why the 2 others are innocent.

STEP 1

Read the last chapter of the book

take notes

Write down the key elements

STEP 2

Write your speech (or) statement.

VOC

circumstanstial evidence = series of facts

a piece of evidence
clues

Here are the conclusions we can draw from the investigation

step by step

now to begin with

there were two obvious facts

first, secondly, finally

While

On the one hand,....

on the other hand

In his statement, the first suspect said that he hadn't seen ....
The first suspect… could not have murdered the victim because …

In his statement, the seond suspect denied saying ...
The second suspect… could not have murdered the victim because …

In his statement, the third suspect

the murder must have been committed by …

Therefore I came to the conclusion that ...

It makes no doubt in my mind ...
the case has finally been sorted out
they never cleared up the mystery
the suspect was cleared but remains in custody
the matter was cleared up
the suspect was exonerated by the evidence
all evidence points to murder
all evidence points to the fact that ...