Dialogue Crime Report To Police [PDF]

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9F

Reporting a theft

A

Work in pairs. Describe the crime scene in the picture, in as much detail as possible.

B

Match the sentence halves to form ten questions that a police officer might ask someone reporting a crime. 1 Would you mind



A help you?

2 Did you see



B he was wearing?

3 How can I



C was he going in?

4 And may I just



D bicycle for me, please?

5 And which direction



E telling me your name, please?

6 Where did



F me your address, please?

7 Could you describe the



G take a contact number for you,

please? 8 Can you remember what



H describe him for me, please?

9 Could I ask you to



I him clearly?

10 And could you give



J this happen?

C

Use the questions from B to complete the gaps in the dialogue. Can you find five differences between the thief shown in the picture above and the description of him given below? Officer Good afternoon. 1 Derek I’d like to report a theft, please. A guy has just stolen my bike! Officer I see. 2 Derek Lansdale Park. I’d left it locked up there. I was just returning to it, about ten minutes ago, when I saw a man cycling away on it! Officer OK. I’ll need to take down some details from you. 3 Derek It’s Derek Waterford. Officer

4

Derek Yes, it’s 39 Prim Drive. That’s in Bury. I can’t remember my postcode, I’m afraid. Officer That’s fine. 5 Derek Sure. My mobile number’s 07645 322971. Officer Thank you. 6 Derek It’s a blue Cannondale. The model’s called Flash. It’s brand new. I only bought it a fortnight ago. Officer And you said you saw the man who took your bicycle. 7 Derek Yes. I got a good look at him. Officer

8

Derek He was probably in his fifties. He had short, dark brown hair and a moustache. I’m not sure how tall he was. Officer

9

Derek Jeans, trainers and a black jacket. Oh, and he was wearing a scarf too. Officer

10

Derek He cycled off down King Street, towards the river. Officer Thank you. I think that’s all I need. We’ll be in touch if your bicycle is found.

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9F Reporting a theft

Aims  To review and practise polite requests. To practise relating past events. To engage students in a role-play situation. Time  20 minutes Materials  1 handout for each student • Give each student a copy of the handout and ask them in pairs to describe the picture in task A as fully as possible. • Get some feedback and go over any unfamiliar vocabulary. • In task B, students match the halves to make ten questions a police officer might ask a victim reporting a crime. ANSWER KEY

1  E  2  I  3  A  4  G  5  C  6  J  7  D  8  B  9  H  10  F • Students now read the dialogue in task C and insert the questions from task B. Check the answers as a class. ANSWER KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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How can I help you? Where did this happen? Would you mind telling me your name, please? And could you give me your address, please? And may I just take a contact number for you, please? Could you describe the bicycle for me, please? Did you see him clearly? Could I ask you to describe him for me, please? Can you remember what he was wearing? And which direction was he going in? Elicit from the class the five differences.

ANSWER KEY

In picture

In dialogue

Teenage boy Blond hair No moustache White jacket No scarf

Man in his fifties Dark brown hair Moustache Black jacket Scarf

• Working in pairs, students read the dialogue aloud. • Now, still working in pairs, students create a role-play,

similar to that in task C. As in the example, their dialogue should be between the victim of the crime and a police officer.

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