Wednesday 14th May

Past modals of deduction

It's a mystery! Who is this man? 

Sherlock Holmes- The Adventure of the Empty House

Read the text and answer the questions below

“So who do you suspect?” asked Watson.

“I’ll tell you later. There are several points which remain unclear in this case. We are both prepared to agree that no one could have entered the room during the night. Yet here we have a man, with three bullet wounds to his chest, who clearly can’t have killed himself. The killer must have left the building by another door. But how?”

“He might have left through a secret exit, in the basement perhaps?”

“Impossible, my dear Watson” replied Holmes. “We would have found it by now.”

“Not necessarily. He could have concealed it by covering the hole. We should have a look downstairs”

“Perhaps, but I think you’re missing the bigger picture. Put yourself in the place of the killer, why would you have left the murder weapon? He could have taken the gun with him, leaving no evidence. Instead, the gun was left on the floor, with fingerprints all over it.”

“Are you suggesting that the murder was staged?” replied Watson, “That Dr Johnson could have been killed for another reason?”

 “If this really was about the money, then he could have taken the safe full of cash on the desk, but he didn’t. There must have been another motive. Something a little closer to home.”

“His family?”

“I think we ought to question his children immediately. In my opinion the killer might have never left the building.”          

1.      How many bullet wounds did the victim have in his chest?

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2.      How might the killer have left the building?

3.      Where was the gun left?

4.      Did the killer take any money? 

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Read the sentences and in pairs answer the questions below.

1.      He can’t have killed himself

2.      The killer must have left the building by another door

3.      He might have left through a secret exit

4.      He could have taken the safe full of cash

5.      Dr Johnson could have been killed for another reason

Are these sentences referring to the past, present or future?__________________

Are these sentences speculation or facts? __________________

Which sentence refers to something that definitely happened? ___________

Which sentences refer to something that possibly happened? ___________

Which sentence refers to something that definitely didn’t happen? ___________

Which sentence refers to a missed opportunity? ___________

Subject          Modal (must)     Perfect infinitive(have + past participle)    Modal (can)    Not

Form- complete the gaps using the words in the box

 The killer must have left the building by another door

________+ ________ + ____________ + the building by another door

Now make the sentence negative and complete the gaps.

The killer ______________________ ______________________the building by another door

Subject + ­­__________+____________+____________+____________ the building by another door

Now make the sentence a question and complete the gaps.

___________the killer __________________ _________the building by another door? ­­

____________+subject+_____________________ the building by another door?

Now mark the stress in the sentences

           He can’t have killed himself

He could have taken the safe full of cash 

example

A Why was she upset? B I don't know. She might have had some bad news.

1	A James was at the party last night. B He  (be)! He's in China.
2	You  (be) pleased when you passed your driving test.
3	Anna wasn't at work today. She  (have) the day off.
4	A Where's Mike? B I'm not sure. He  (go) home.
5	There was so much traffic, there  (be) an accident.
6	Janet  (ring) you last night. Her phone isn't working.

English student found dead behind locked door at his own party

Tom, an student at MILI in Montpellier, has been found dead at his own birthday party this weekend. His body was found in the bathroom, by his French butler, Eddy le Blanc, at 10:45 PM. Another guest had overheard Tomhaving an argument in the bedroom earlier that night with his girlfriend, Cecile. Jack, a close friend of Tom, who had brought him a pet cobra as a present that night, told the London News “I’m devastated.” A key suspect in the case is karate black-belt, Guilhem, who came to the party to see Tom's girlfriend, Cecile. Rumour has it that they were having a secret relationship. We do not know how Tom's mysterious death happened. All we know is that the door was locked from the inside, there were no blood stains and no windows in the room. It’s going to take some serious detective work to uncover this mystery.

Fill in this table with the information from the news story:

Suspect	Relationship to Tom

Now write down 3 pieces of key information related to the case: