THIS IS A MURDER MYSTERY PARTY FOR ADULTS NOT A LESSON FOR STUDENTS.
This bundle provides all the resources you need to host the ultimate murder mystery party for your friends!
Named “L’Assassin du Louvre” this dramatic roleplay party will transform your home into the grand opening of an art exhibition at the Louvre. With space for twelve of your friends on the VIP guest list of main characters and a storyline that lasts six scenes, it’s the perfect social event for anyone who loves a good mystery and an excuse to dress up.
As the host/organizer, you’ll have everything you need to create a night to remember:
Organizing / Set Up Instructions Booklet
Master Script (to help you facilitate the evening)
Themed Invitations
12 VIP Guest Booklets
Evidence & Red Herrings
Venue Decorations
3 Surplus/Side Character Roles (enables 15+ participants)
Important Information to check before purchasing:
-The plot runs over 6 scenes and usually takes 5 hours to complete
-The structure of scenes is designed for a dinner party
-There are three distinct locations, so you’ll need at least three rooms/spaces at your venue.
-As the host, this event will require considerable preparation such as printing guest booklets/evidence, setting up an escape room and crime scene. (the set up instructions will guide you through the process)
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Level: Intermediate
Aim: Students learn 6 new words related to crime and practise using adverbs of certainty. Students work together in 2 murder mystery roleplays in which they need to piece together the evidence to catch the killers.
Lesson Vocabulary:
Crime Scene
Evidence
Murder weapon
Witnesses
Suspects
Motive
Lesson Grammar:
It can’t be…
It probably isn’t…
It may/might/could be…
It probably is…
It definitely is…
Level: Upper-intermediate (adult political themes)
Aim: Students learn more about graffiti and the different motivations behind this illegal activity.
Students read 3 brief newpaper reports about Banksy’s political graffiti. (Anti-immigration pigeons, Steve Jobs in the Calais refugee camp, French Embassy teargas incident)
Students discuss the effectiveness of using street art to draw the media’s attention to politically sensitive topics.
Level: Lower intermediate - intermediate
Aim: Students follow a survival story in which they land on a desert island. They must use problem solving skills and creativity to survive.
Christmas
Aim: Students learn about Christmas traditions and words related to Christmas.
Vocabulary set: Rudolf, Santa Claus, Reindeer, Christmas Pudding, Star, Sleigh, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Stocking, Christmas Present, Chimney, Turkey
Activities: Vocab games, Writing a Christmas wish list, Making a Christmas card
Santa Claus
The teacher pretends to be Santa Claus and gives a presentation about their life followed by questions.
Then the students prepare presentations about their lives while pretending to be different characters.
(Characters: The Abominable Snowman, Buddy the Elf, Rudolph, Olaf the Snowman, The Grinch and Elsa)
Christmas Song
Aim: Students learn specific Christmas vocabulary so that they can complete a listening gap fill to a Christmas song.
Vocabulary set: Presents, Stocking, Christmas Tree, Santa, Reindeer, Toys, North pole, Fireplace, Lights, Sleigh, Mistletoe
Song: Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you
Aim: Students learn about famous quotes from history
Game: Students must guess the missing words in incomplete quotes as well as the famous people who said them
WARNING - This lesson is just an example of what you could teach about hobbies. It cannot be used exactly how it is.
If you want to use this lesson, you will need to change many slides to personalise it about your own hobby.
Aim: Students practise fluency in speaking and listening while giving a presentation about their main hobby and asking questions about their peer’s hobbies.
The Lesson plan:
1 Students brainstorm as many hobbies as they can think of then discuss which ones they love/hate
2 The teacher gives a presentation about their own hobby (What, when, where, who, why, how)
(These slides must be created on your own. I have uploaded my own example to give you an idea.)
3 Students then ask the teacher follow-up questions about their hobby.
4 Next students prepare to talk about their hobby.
In small groups they take turns to present and ask further questions.
5 Finally, students discuss past and future hobbies.
There are three “side character” of staff roles, so that you can host an event with more than 12 guests. (However, these additional staff roles will not be suspects in the main storyline.) Also, there could be multiple staff members for each of the three categories, so your event could have more than 15 guests in theory.
In this resource:
-Hospitality Staff Booklet
-Security Guard Booklet
-Photographer Booklet
-ID badges that can be used as props for the staff
Countdown
Aim: Students practise spelling, mental arithmetic and solving anagrams while playing the British game show, Countdown.
Jeopardy
Aim: Students learn about phonemes and compete in a Jeopardy style quiz (Phoneme focus: /ʌ/- /u:/ -/ɔ:/- /i:/ )
Chain Letters
Aim: Students review their vocabulary and spelling while playing 3 rounds of the British game show, Chain Letters.
Pointless
Aim: Students review their vocabulary and spelling while finding obscure answers to general knowledge questions.
Catchphrase
Aim: Students learn about common English idioms try to guess expressions with the help of picture and GIF clues.
Million Dollar Drop
Aim: Students gamble with game money while reviewing multiple choice questions about common grammar errors.
Connections
Aim: Students find links between connected words then create unique reasons to justify why other words are unconnected.
Aim: To develop student’s creative writing skills for storytelling and describing.
1- Characters - Using the theme of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
(TIPS: Show me don’t tell me, physical descriptions, clothing, the objects they carry, animal companions)
2- Setting - (TIPS: weather, seasons, environment, wildlife, senses, time period)
3- Short Stories - How to write a 4 paragraph short story.
(Includes: Hemingway inspired 6 word stories warm up, Main lesson focus on paragraph structure- introduction, problem, solution, conclusion )
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In this resource:
Red Herring Artwork (for wall)
Red Herring Fishing trip - Journal entry
Red Herring Newspaper Article “Art Festival”
Red Herring Newspaper Article “Restaurant”
Red Herring Soup Recipe
Extra Red Herrings
In this resource are images to print as props for the crime scene:
-Inspector Cloudeau ID Badge
-Antivemon Clinic phone directions
-Crime Scene Police Sign
-EpiPen label
-Mustang Musk Label (for pefume bottle)
-Sign for “Items found in the victim’s pockets”
In this resource:
-Sign for office door
-Art Prize Label for a trophy
-Famous Artist Quotes for wall
-Paris themed images for wall
-Monkey and Typewriter picture for wall
This resource is for hosts who wish to reduce the number of playable roles in their murder mystery party.
In this resource:
12 editable guest booklets
Gossip and Rumors Table (with information to assist in editing the booklets)
If you are teaching TOEFL Speaking, this lesson series is perfect for you.
Included in the bundle are 6 complete PPT lessons (one for each TOEFL Speaking question) and more than 40 audio files to accompany the practice questions.
Lesson Aims:
-To introduce the type of question
-To clarify the exam question timing (reading / listening/ preparation and speaking time)
-To recommend a clear note taking strategy
-To provide a clear structure for how to answer each question
-To give a clear speaking frame with sentence starters for guidance
-To give useful and relevant advice for answering each question
-To offer a model question and high level example answer
-To provide further example questions for extra practice
-Questions 3-6 each come with 10 audio files to assist with the listening element in these questions. There are also teacher transcripts of these dialogues and monologues.