1 Hour

The Midnight Mystery: Past Continuous & Simple Past

Intermediate
Grammar
Reading
Vocabulary

About Course

Welcome to “The Midnight Mystery”! This interactive course is designed for B1 (Intermediate) level high school students. The primary aim of this course is to improve learners’ grammar accuracy and reading comprehension skills by engaging them in a fun, true-crime mystery scenario. Students will step into the shoes of a detective to analyze suspects’ alibis, examine crime scene clues, and solve the case of the missing Midnight Ruby.

 

Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  1. Accurately distinguish and use the Past Continuous and Simple Past tenses to describe interrupted past actions and specific events.

  2. Identify and correctly use key vocabulary items related to police investigations (e.g., suspect, alibi, witness, evidence, murder weapon).

  3. Analyze short texts and visual clues to extract specific details and find chronological inconsistencies in a timeline.

  4. Synthesize information from various interactive formats to draw logical conclusions.

What will I learn?

  • Distinguish between Past Continuous and Simple Past tenses
  • Learn key vocabulary about police investigations and mysteries
  • Improve reading comprehension by analyzing clues and alibis
  • Develop critical thinking skills to solve a detective case

Course Content

4 Lessons

The Case of the Missing Ruby
Analyze the clues, interrogate the suspects, and solve the mystery!
4 Lessons

Instructor:
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Rabia Çetin
1 student
1m ago

Target Audience

  • High school students at B1 Intermediate level
  • EFL learners who enjoy true crime and mystery themes

Requirements

  • A basic understanding of past action verbs is recommended
  • Make sure your device audio is on for the video activity
  • Grab a piece of paper to take notes about the suspects' alibis!

Included Materials

  • Interactive suspect profile dialogue cards
  • Clickable crime scene investigation images
  • Interactive interrogation video
  • Drag-and-drop chronological timeline activity
  • Final "Whodunnit" assessment quiz

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