Crime stories — ready-made English lesson, B2

Lesson goal: Crime and law vocabulary with relative clauses: describing people, places and events precisely.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you like detective stories or crime series?
- Is your city a safe place?
- What punishment is fair for shoplifting?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsHangman
burglary · shoplifting · fraud · vandalism · kidnapping · suspect · witness · victim · judge · lawyer · trial · verdict · sentence · fine · community service
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  The woman ___ lives next door is a doctor.
  whichwhowhosewhere
2. Multiple choice
  That's the restaurant ___ we had our first date.
  whichwhowhosewhere
3. Multiple choice
  I have a friend ___ brother plays for a football team.
  whosewhowho'swhich
4. Multiple choice
  Which sentence is correct?
  My sister, that lives in Rome, is a designer.My sister, who lives in Rome, is a designer.My sister who she lives in Rome is a designer.My sister, which lives in Rome, is a designer.
5. Fill the gap
  The book ___ you lent me was brilliant.
  Answer: that / which
6. Fill the gap
  Paris, ___ is the capital of France, attracts millions of tourists.
  Answer: which
7. Fill the gap
  The man ___ car was stolen called the police.
  Answer: whose
8. Fill the gap
  2020 was the year ___ I finished university.
  Answer: when
9. Fill the gap
  The people ___ I met on holiday were very friendly.
  Answer: who / that / whom
10. True / false
  This sentence is correct: 'The film that we watched last night was boring.'
  Answer: True
11. Discussion question
  Describe a person who has had a big influence on your life.
  Sample answer: My grandmother, who was a teacher, had a big influence on me. She was the person who taught me to love books.
12. Discussion question
  Tell me about a place where you feel really happy.
  Sample answer: There's a small lake near my town where I go fishing with my dad. It's a place which always helps me relax.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Retell the plot of a crime film or book: 'It's about a detective who…'
- Define five words from the set without saying them — I guess.
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

Do you like detective stories or crime series?
Is your city a safe place?
What punishment is fair for shoplifting?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsHangman

burglary · shoplifting · fraud · vandalism · kidnapping · suspect · witness · victim · judge · lawyer · trial · verdict · sentence · fine · community service

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
The woman ___ lives next door is a doctor.
whichwhowhosewhere
Multiple choice
That's the restaurant ___ we had our first date.
whichwhowhosewhere
Multiple choice
I have a friend ___ brother plays for a football team.
whosewhowho'swhich
Multiple choice
Which sentence is correct?
My sister, that lives in Rome, is a designer.My sister, who lives in Rome, is a designer.My sister who she lives in Rome is a designer.My sister, which lives in Rome, is a designer.
Fill the gap
The book ___ you lent me was brilliant.
Answer: that / which
Fill the gap
Paris, ___ is the capital of France, attracts millions of tourists.
Answer: which
Fill the gap
The man ___ car was stolen called the police.
Answer: whose
Fill the gap
2020 was the year ___ I finished university.
Answer: when
Fill the gap
The people ___ I met on holiday were very friendly.
Answer: who / that / whom
True / false
This sentence is correct: 'The film that we watched last night was boring.'
Answer: True
Discussion question
Describe a person who has had a big influence on your life.
Sample answer: My grandmother, who was a teacher, had a big influence on me. She was the person who taught me to love books.
Discussion question
Tell me about a place where you feel really happy.
Sample answer: There's a small lake near my town where I go fishing with my dad. It's a place which always helps me relax.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Retell the plot of a crime film or book: 'It's about a detective who…'
Define five words from the set without saying them — I guess.

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz