Present Simple Detective Story

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English

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Original Prompt

make a detective mystery story to practice Present Simple with my A2 student

This learning resource follows the story of Detective Sam, who works at the Central London Police Station solving cases. In this narrative, he investigates the disappearance of an ancient necklace from the London History Museum. Through dialogues and interactions with the museum curator, Ms. Parker, students learn about using the Present Simple tense while summarizing Detective Sam's investigation. The resource includes a verb list related to the detective's tasks and prompts for completing sentences with the correct verb forms. Students are challenged to analyze clues, complete the story using a provided word bank, and finally write original sentences to describe Detective Sam’s activities at the end of his day. Overall, it serves as an engaging way to practice language skills through a detective-themed storyline.