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Describing a suspect

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Language point: Have got, face vocabulary & describing people

Divide the class into two groups, half the students being the coppers, the other half the witnesses.
The police officers are given a few minutes to think of questions to ask the witnesses about several notorious suspects.
Each witness is given a colour photo of a different suspect (male or female, with beard, moustache, short or long hair...). The witnesses must memorise the photo (younger or lower level students may take notes) and after a few minutes give them back to the teacher. The teacher sticks the pictures (preferably with other similar ones) on the board (with bluetack) at the "police station board". Then each "copper" must find a "witness" and question them about their "suspect". With the notes taken (about eye & hair colour, physical traits, etc) each "police officer" must then go back to the board and try to find the picture fitting the description they got. The winner is the first copper to identify the "suspect" and report to the "chief" (the teacher). The "witness" must confirm identification.

Activity takes about 25 minutes (depending on group) My students loved it!

As a follow-up, students may invent details / a story about the crime committed by each "suspect", act out the arrest, etc. You sure can come uo with lots of ideas!



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