Modal verb + have + past participle WONG, Tsz Yu Renee; LEE, Fung King Jackie The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Story 1: Mrs Shepherd woke up at 3 one morning because she heard something. She woke Mr Shepherd up and said to him, “Hey honey, I think the dog just barked and I think I just heard footsteps downstairs. __________. I’m going downstairs to check.” A. Somebody could have been in our apartment. B. Somebody might have been in our apartment.

Story 2: Mr and Mrs Shepherd arrived home from a 2-week vacation. When Mrs Shepherd got into the bedroom, she was shocked. “Look at this! My drawers are all open and my jewelry is scattered all over the floor. I am sure that they weren’t like this when we left. __________. I’m going to call the police.” C. Somebody must have been in our apartment. D. Somebody has been in our apartment.

Story 3: Mrs Shepherd came back from a 2-week vacation with her husband and found that her house had been broken in. The police underwent a series of investigations but still could not catch the thief. In the afternoon, Mrs Shepherd talked to her colleagues about the burglary, “It was the most horrible thing that had ever happened to me. Although we didn’t have anything stolen, we know that _____________. The police suggested that we should change all the locks on the doors in our apartment.” D. Somebody has been in our apartment.

Get into groups of 4 Your group will be given 1. The image of the crime scene X1 2. Description of the crime scene X 4 3. alibis X 4 4. Group worksheet X1

Situation You are an investigator from the police force responsible for George Stevens’s murder. The suspects in this case are George’s secret girlfriends: Elaine, Tina, Pansy and Katherine. As there is no other people’s fingerprint or blood, except George’s, found at the scene. You have to work with your team members on the alibis provided by these four girls.

Details of the case Category of the case: murder Victim: George Stevens Suspects: Elaine Tina Pansy Katherine (George’s 4 secret girlfriends)

Description of George’s death Got stabbed in the stomach with a knife Bled to death on the sofa Held the phone in his left hand, dialing 6223 Clenched his bruised right fist

Things found in the living room A size 36 sandal next to the door A pink butterfly earring on the tea-table Two dishes of seafood chow mein on the table untouched two pairs of chopsticks placed in the left-hand- side of a dish of chow mein and the right-hand- side of another dish of chow mein respectively (George is right-handed)

Assumption of the investigators: What were left at the crime scene belong to the murderer!!!

Role of group members Each group member is responsible for explaining one alibi provided by a girlfriend of George's. You cannot show each other your information directly. You can only explain to them orally.

Things you have to do 1.Describe the information you have to your groupmates. 2.Compare your own information with other groupmates’ information. 3.Make deductions about which girlfriend is suspicious for each event, using modal verb + have + past participle 4.Choose an appropriate modal verb to determine the degree of possibility. 5.Fill in the group worksheet.

Group worksheet Work with your group members on the alibis you have and determine who must have/might have/could have have been involved in the following events. Extremely suspicious => √√√ Very suspicious => √√ Quite suspicious => √ Not suspicious=> blank After going through the 6 events with your groupmates, you should analyze the findings and determine who is the prime suspect.

Example Description of George’s death: Held the phone on his left hand, dialing 6223 What is your phone number? Elaine: Elaine said her phone number is The first 4 digits match with the ones that George dialed before he died. Therefore, she might have been the one that George was trying to reach. Relatively suspicious => √√

What is your phone number? Tina: Tina said her phone number is The first 4 digits don’t match with the ones that George dialed before he died. Therefore, she couldn’t have been the one that George was trying to reach. not suspicious => blank

What is your phone number? Pansy: Tina said her phone number is The first 4 digits don’t match with the ones that George dialed before he died. Therefore, she couldn’t have been the one that George was trying to reach. not suspicious => blank

What is your phone number? Katherine: Katherine said her phone number is The first 4 digits match with the ones that George dialed before he died. Therefore, she might have been the one that George was trying to reach. Relatively suspicious => √√