Topics: Crime by Adrian Tennant

Crime

Crime by Adrian Tennant (onestopenglish.com):

1. Lead In
2. Reading 1: Headlines
3. Reading 2: News in brief
4. Working with vocabulary
5. (NO: WORKING WITH THE LANGUAGE, Passive)
6. Listening   Audio 
7. Speaking

To start or to end the lesson:

TAXI KILLER STILL AT LARGE

As the futile attempts by the police to catch the notorious Taxi Killer, bodies pile up Stabbatonia, making taxis the most dangerous place to be in our city. As authorities continue their investigations, very little has been uncovered, leading us to believe that the Taxi Killer is very much amongst us, lurking in the shadows waiting to strike. It has been eight months since the first killing, all related by miniscule details, with no clear motives and a random pattern making it almost impossible to trace.

Ask students how the article makes them feel and what they think is going to happen in the film.

Serial Taxi