STUDENT’S SECTION

Didactic Project

GRADE 2 (3º & 4º E.S.O.)

Time for Murder

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INDEX

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BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE…

SESSION 1 : SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS 3

ACTIVITY 1 : GETTING TO KNOW THE CHARACTERS
ACTIVITY 2: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND SYNOPSIS
ACTIVITY 3 : A RADIO BROADCAST

SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY 11

ACTIVITY 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 15

ACTIVITY 1 : GIVING STAGE DIRECTIONS
ACTIVITY 2: ROLE PLAYS
ACTIVITY 3: WHAT´S NEXT?

AAfter
AFTER THE PERFORMANCE…

SESSION 4 : EXPRESS YOURSELF ! 21

ACTIVITY 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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SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS

Activity 1: Getting to Know the Characters

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

Here are some “Introducing” words to help you….

• How do you do?

• Let me introduce myself...
• Pleased to me you
• Hello there!
• Good morning/afternoon/evening

Remember... You will need to conjugate the verbs from third person singular “he/she” to
agree with the first person singular “I”.

CHARACTER 1 Miss. Mollie Ralston

• She is a lady
• She owns the Hotel Monkswell
• She is kind and welcoming
• She was a teacher

hotel
Monskwell Hello! Nice to meet you and welcome to my hotel.

My name ____ Miss. Mollie Ralston. I am the

hotel
owner of the hotel. I _____ a kind and welcoming
Monskwell
person. I ______ a teacher.
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CHARACTER 2 Christopher Wren

• An architecture student
• He is interested in buildings
• He is sensitive

CHARACTER 3 Mrs. Boyle

• She is a serious and severe woman
• She complains a lot
• She was a magistrate in a court

CHARACTER 4 Miss. Casewell

• She is a young woman and she lives in Mallorca
• Her full name is Leslie Margaret Katherine
Casewell
• She had a difficult childhood
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CHARACTER 5 Commander Metcalf

• He is a man in the army
• He is respectable and sensible

CHARACTER 6 Paravicini
• He is Italian
• He has dark black hair
• He has a Rolls- Royce car.
• He plays the piano

CHARACTER 7 Sergeant Trotter

• He is a police officer
• He can ski
• He is investigating the murder of Maureen Lyon.
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SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS

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 Christie wrote a short radio play called Three Blind Mice in 1947. The play was
a present for Queen Mary of England. The play was broadcast over the radio on the
Queen’s birthday. It was a great success. The play is still performed today in theatres in
London. It is the longest running play of all time on the London stage.

Agatha Christie based the story on a real life murder. The murder was on national
news. The play you are going to study - Time for Murder - is an adaptation of the
original play written by Agatha Christie.

• a play : something shown at the theatre

• a radio play : a play to be played broadcast on the radio
• a stage play : a play to be performed in a theatre
• a mousetrap : a device to catch mice
• the stage : platform in a theatre where the actors stand
• a murder mystery : a story in which a person is killed and the killer is unknown
• a killer : a person who kills/murders someone
• siblings : brothers and sisters
• jail : prison, where people go for a punishment
• to inherit (vb): to be given something (such as a house) when a someone dies.
• run-down and tatty : becoming old, tired and messy
• floorboards squeak : the wooden floor in a house makes a noise when you walk
• a murder : when someone is killed
• a radio broadcast : an announcement or programme on the radio
• siblings : brothers and sisters
• suspect : a person thought to have committed a crime (done something illegal)
• a magistrate : a member of a court of justice who sends people to jail/prison
• army : the name for the organisation of soldiers
• an unexpected guest: a person who arrives without any warning
• a sergeant : a policeman
• a foster mother : a woman who acts as a mother, but is not the biological mother.
• cruelty : the act of being horrible and mean to something or someone
• revenge : the act of seeking vengeance for something cruel and seeking to punish
someone
• to take place (vb): to happen
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SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS

Synopsis of Time for Murder

hotel
Monskwell

Miss Mollie Ralston is the owner of the Hotel Monkswell, a small hotel near
ho London. She
tel
l inherited
Monskwel
the hotel from her aunt. In the past, the hotel was a charming building. Now, it is run-down and
tatty. The original furniture and decor are looking old and tired. The floorboards squeak and there
is a scary, spooky atmosphere. You could say, it is the sort of place where a murder might happen.
Tonight is the first night that Miss Mollie will open the hotel to guests. She is tidying the hotel and
as the play begins there is an important radio broadcast...
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.
The radio is switched off and the guests begin to arrive at
the hotel. First to arrive is Mr. Christopher Wren, a student
of architecture. He is very impressed with the hotel. Next to
arrive is Mrs. Boyle. Mrs. Boyle is a serious and severe woman.
She used to be a magistrate in court and she complains a lot,
especially about the hotel. Third to arrive is Miss. Casewell,
a young socialist with a troubled past. Following the arrival of
Miss Casewell is the Commander Metcalf. Commander Metcalf
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 road
outside 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 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
Mollie a story connected to the murder in London. It is the story that we have heard about on the
radio. The story that Sergeant Trotter tells is about the foster mother Maureen Lyon and the three
children she abused. The children are known as the “Three Blind Mice”. When they were children
they lived on a farm near to the hotel. The youngest child, a boy, died because of the cruelty and
Maureen Lyon was sent to jail. The two older children, a boy and a girl were sent away and now
nobody knows where they are. Trotter says that he thinks one of them has killed Maureen Lyon
and is coming to Hotel Monkswell to kill again! He believes the “Three Blind Mice” are seeking
their revenge. The guests in the Hotel Monkswell are not who they seem to be and soon another
murder could take place...but who could be the killer and what is the true identity of the guests?
We shall soon see....
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Take a look! Look at the pictures and text boxes below. Each picture shows a part of
the story. Some of the boxes are missing the corresponding sentence. The missing text
is written in the grey box underneath. Can you write the sentences in the correct places
under the pictures?

hotel
Monskwell

2. Miss. Mollie listens to the

radio broadcast. A woman has
been murdered.

4. Christopher Wren is the first 5. The third person to arrive is

of the guests to arrive, followed the Miss. Casewell, followed
shortly by Mrs. Boyle, the old by the army Commander,
magistrate. Commander Metcalf.

Write the following sentences under the

corresponding picture...

• A policeman arrives with a story about “3 Blind Mice”

• Police are looking for a suspect who is wearing a dark coat,
a white scarf and a red hat.
• Paravicini is an unexpected guest. He needs a bed for the
night.
• Miss. Mollie opens the Hotel Monkswell for the night.
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SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS

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

As the title suggests, this scene is when the guests arrive at the hotel for the first time.
Listen carefully to what each guests says upon arriving. After you have listened once,
read the questions below, then listen again and try and answer the following:

What does Christopher Wren says he likes when he enters the hotel?
Why is Mrs. Boyle annoyed when she first 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 1

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 following
questions in the table below.

1. What is the name of the victim?

2. Fill in the gaps of the description

“a dark ………………, a …………scarf
of the suspect.
and a ……….. hat.”

3. What do they say the weather is like?

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. Boyle P……...

Commander Metcalf Gr….….

Miss. Casewell B………

Mr. Wren R………

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SESSION 1: SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTERS

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

If you are the newsreader, think about:

• the description of the suspect

• the place and time of the murder
• the type of crime
• will kill again…
• what to do if you see the suspect

If you are the weatherman or weatherwoman, consider:

• what the weather is like

• will the weather get worse..
• what people should do to stay safe
• what precautions to take

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 THE PLAY

Activity 1: Making a Complaint

At Hotel Monkswell, certain characters like to complain, and others have to apologise.

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

MRS. BOYLE: Nobody came to pick me up at the train station, where complaint
was the taxi?!

MOLLIE: I’m sorry, but I’m here by myself. Today is the hotel’s opening apology
day you see.

MRS. BOYLE: Ms. Ralston! The radiators are cold, there’s no hot water, the
room is very dirty, and someone left an old sock in there. Give me another
room!

MRS. BOYLE: I am freezing to death in the library, the radiators are still cold.
Do something about it now!

MOLLIE: My apologies Mrs. Boyle. I have checked the radiator in your room
and it is working perfectly now.

MRS. BOYLE: Turn down the volume on the radio! There’s no way of
concentrating here!

MISS. CASEWELL: Oh dear, I’m so sorry!

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 THE PLAY

Activity 2: Part A. ‘A Call from the Police’ 4

Listen to TRACK 4. “A Call from the Police”.

Miss. Mollie answers the phone to the police officer at Scotland Yard. Mrs. Boyle, Paravicini
and Commander Metcalf are present and listening to the conversation.

Try and answer the following questions about the track.

1. Why does Mollie say that the policeman will not be able to come to the house?

R Because of the snow

R Because he doesn’t have a map
R Because it is too far away
2. Mrs. Boyle thinks the hotel is in trouble for illegal business.

R True
R False
3. Commander Metcalf asks to make a private phone call on another telephone.

R True
R False
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SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY

Activity 2: Part B. ‘The Story of Longridge Farm’ 7

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.

Once you have finished listening to the Track, read the story below. The story
should be in the past tense, but the regular verbs in brackets ( ) need to be changed.

E.g. (to murder) → murdered

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

Maureen Lyon was (to murder) __________ in London. The murder (to happen)
______________ yesterday. Miss. Mollie, of Hotel Monkswell knew Maureen Lyon, but
by her old name of Maureen Stanning.
Years ago, Maureen (to live) _______________ on a farm called Longridge farm, near to
the Hotel Monkswell. Maureen was a foster mother to three children. The children were
young and were not cared for well. They (to work) ________________ on the farm and
they never (to play) _________________ . The youngest of the children, a boy, (to die)
___________________ .
Maureen Lyon was sent to jail and the surviving children were adopted by other families.
A judge, named Mrs. Boyle, (to release) _________________ Maureen Lyon after
several months in jail. Trotter believes that one of the surviving children from Longridge
farm wants revenge. He thinks that the boy (to kill) _______________ Maureen Lyon
yesterday in London and is now at the hotel to try and kill again.

Look up any of the verbs you don’t understand in a dictionary.

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SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY

Activity 3: The Song “Three Blind Mice”

Read the lyrics of the song below. It is a very old and famous nursery rhyme sung in
English. Look up any words you don’t know in the dictionary.

Now listen to TRACK 1 18

THREE BLIND MICE

Three blind mice

Three blind mice

See how they run

See how they run

They all ran after the farmer’s 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

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

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

They all ran after the farmer’s 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 END

Activity 1: Giving Stage Directions 8

In every theatre company there is a director. The director’s job is to organise and direct the
actors who play the characters. In order for the actors to play their roles well, the director gives
the ‘stage directions’.
The director wants the actors to act in a way that expresses the feelings in the play and the
atmosphere on stage. Stage directions are written in a script between brackets and they usually
include an adverb + “ly” word, for example …

Trotter: (Behaving oddly a strangely) Ms. Ralston, Can I take a look at the house?
Mollie: (She says this politely) Yes, of course.
Com. Metcalf: (Suspiciously) I’ll go with you.

Listen to TRACK 8. “Trotter Starts Investigating’. Commander Metcalf is becoming

suspicious of something and insists on following Trotter outside the hotel. Miss.
Casewell is also becoming nervous. Mollie too is beginning to question things.

Whilst you are listening, think about what ‘stage directions’ the director gave to the
actors.

Here are some more adverbs to look at.

strangely oddly bravely nicely

kindly politely carefully

quickly
slowly
suspiciously happily merrily

horridly grumpily angrily noisily

loudly quietly softly reluctantly

enthusiastically questioningly sarcastically gently

comfortingly aggressively scarily proudly

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Activity 2: Role Plays 13

Here are three extracts from the play. Choose one to act out in groups. Before you start
rehearsing, look back at your character profiles from Session 1, Activity 1. Also, consider what
you have learnt about ‘stage directions’. Try and use some of these to help each other play the
characters.

Put the lines in the correct order that you hear them on the track. Number them 1 - 7

Example: 1-«Say your alphabet!»:

Extract One – Track 3

Characters: 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) I’m coming!
Paravicini: Buona sera… ehhh…. Where am I?
Mollie: At the Monkswell Hotel.
Paravicini: (Kissing Mollie’s hand) Mamma Mía! How lucky I am! A hotel! And with a
young and beautiful hostess!
Mrs. Boyle: A beginner!
Paravicini: I guess you don’t have a free room for an old man who got lost in the
snow…. I had the misfortune to crash my Rolls-Royce, I thought I would freeze to death,
but suddenly I saw some light! Madonna mia! A hotel! I thought, I’m safe!
Mollie: I’m sorry; I fear the only free room we have left is very small. I’ve just opened
today and I’m not prepared for any unexpected guests.
Mrs. Boyle: That’s quite obvious…
Paravicini: Oh, never mind, I’ve only brought this small suitcase with me; as long as I
have a warm bed to sleep in tonight, it’s enough.
Mollie: Ok, I will get your room ready; I’m not expecting anyone else to arrive; including
you, we are already six in the hotel.
Paravicini: Yes, I am the surprise visit! (With an evil laugh)
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Extract Two – Track 6

Characters: Christopher; Sergeant Trotter; 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! A
man is approaching the hotel skiing. How exciting! 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: How do you do? Are you Miss. Ralston?

Mollie: Yes, did you hurt yourself?
Trotter: I’m Sergeant Trotter, from the London Police, Scotland Yard. (Christopher and
Ms. Casewell react with surprise)
Ms. Casewell: Any troubles with the law? I hope you are not selling alcohol without a
license!
Trotter: No, it has nothing to do with that. Where can I put the skis?
Mollie: I will take them down to the cellar.
Christopher: Don’t worry Mollie; I will take care of that. (Christopher takes the skis
and leaves)
Mollie: Well, then. What is it?
Trotter: The issue that brings me here directly affects your own security.
Excuse me Ms….
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 8

Characters: Commander Metcalf; Mollie; Miss. Casewell; Sergeant Trotter
What is happening: Commander Metcalf is becoming suspicious of Sergeant Trotter. He
insists on following him while Trotter goes “to inspect the house”. Meanwhile, Paravicini
starts playing the piano. Miss. Casewell and Mollie begin to discuss the past and reveal

(Com. Metcalf enters).

Com. Metcalf: Ms. Ralston, the telephone is not working.

Mollie: Half an hour ago it worked perfectly.
Com. Metcalf: I guess it is because of the snow.
Ms. Casewell: That’s just perfect! So now we are totally isolated.
Trotter: Ms. Ralston, Can I take a look at the house?
Mollie: Yes, of course.
Com. Metcalf: I’ll go with you.

(Com. Metcalf and Trotter leave. We hear someone playing the “Three Blind Mice”
song on the piano).

Mollie: What a horrible song!

Ms. Casewell: Who is playing it?
Mollie: Mr. Paravicini, he asked me earlier if I had a piano at the hotel.
Ms. Casewell: Did he tell you where he came from last night?
Mollie: Who, the piano?
Ms. Casewell: No darling, Mr. Paravicini. I think he is a parasite. He uses make up,
powders his face and I think he wears a wig. Sure he is an old pervert.
Mollie:In any case, whoever is playing that song, it sounds horrible.
Ms. Casewell: Don’t you like it? Perhaps it reminds you of a terrible childhood…
Mollie: I had a happy childhood… didn’t you?
Ms. Casewell: No, I didn’t. But we have to carry on and try to forget the past.
Mollie:Sometimes it’s hard to forget the past.
Ms. Casewell: I will not let anything from my past affect my present.

(Trotter and Metcalf enter).

Trotter: Well, upstairs everything is in order. Nothing suspicious except for the telephone
being cut off, because you received the police commissioner’s phone call, didn’t you?
Mollie:Yes, of course, I guess the line got cut by the snow storm.
Trotter: (Takes Mollie to the front stage to have a private conversation with her) Or
maybe someone cut the line on purpose.
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SESSION 3: THE ENDING

Activity 3: What’s Next? 9

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

Trotter has finished telling the story of Longridge farm and the guests are getting read for dinner.
Mollie says that dinner will be ready for eight o’clock and Commander Metcalf offers to go
outside and fetch some firewood. Mrs. Boyle is left alone in the library and she decides to listen
to the radio. The story on the radio scares her and she turns it off. Someone comes into the
library and switches the light off. Mrs. Boyle is murdered. Then, Mollie enters the library and
sees the body of Mrs. Boyle lying dead on the floor.

In the boxes below, draw a sequence of four drawings to show what happens in
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 help
you start thinking:

• Who came into the library?

• Was it one of the guests?
• What was their motive?
• What will happen next?
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SESSION 4 : Express Yourself !

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: ‘What’s Next?’

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

The box below has some words to help you get started…

I prefer my ending / the real ending because………

..more (+)…

• exciting
• thrilling
..it was… • fun
• interesting
• surprising
• entertaining
..less (-) …

Were you shocked or frightened at the ending?

WHO WAS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER AND WHY?

My favourite character was______________________________________________
because he/she was ___________________________________________________

• original
• entertaining
• interesting
• energetic
• sensitive
• creative
• realistic
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SESSION 4 : Express Yourself !

Activity 2 : The Play In General 17

Listen to TRACK 17 ‘A Final Twist’.

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

Did you enjoy Time for Murder? Write a bit about what you thought of:

The story, the costumes, the stage design and props, the songs…

Write a sentence for each:

Use verbs such as “to like”;” to love”, “to enjoy”.

Use verbs such as “to hate”; to prefer ………. to ……………».

Example. I liked the characters because they were funny.

I loved the stage design because it was colourful.
I enjoyed the music because ……..
I hated the story because I don’t like scary stories…OR, I didn’t hate
anything!
I preferred the 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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SESSION 4 : Express Yourself !

Activity 3: Come and Visit Hotel Monkswell

Since the murder of Mrs. Boyle, the hotel has been empty! Business is bad and Miss. Mollie
Ralston is looking for new guests to visit. Design an advert for the Hotel Monkswell which can
be placed in a holiday brochure and will encourage guests to spend a weekend at the lovely
hotel!

hotel
Monskwell

“Come and visit us soon! Miss. Mollie Ralston will

give you a welcome you will never forget !”
In your advert, think about:

• the design and history of the hotel

• the food and drink
• the bedrooms
• the location
• the entertainment
• the prices

* Use a separate sheet for your design.

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Time for Murder

Didactic Project elaborated by
Nawaf Mumen González

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

Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, the queen of mystery novels.
Come and find out the key to its success in its original
language. Adapted to your pupils’ level of English, it is the
ideal way for them to enjoy themselves while practising.
This year, all the clues will lead you to the theatre.

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