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Practice Lab

Eyewitness Testimony

Spin the roulette, select two students, reveal a suspect card, and describe the person using yes/no questions and physical traits.

Unit 3Speaking GamePhysical DescriptionPair Work
Practice Goal

Students ask and answer yes/no questions and give short physical descriptions of suspects using complete ideas.

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Case File

What Happened?

Recently, there was a burglary next to your house. When the incident took place, you were arriving home and you saw four suspicious people leaving your neighborhood in a hurry. The police officers have contacted you because they need your description of the suspects.

Eyewitness scene with four suspicious people leaving a neighborhood
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Before Playing

Example Conversation

Open example conversation
Police Officer

Hi! Thanks for helping us.

Eyewitness

Hi! No problem.

Police Officer

Is the suspect wearing black clothes?

Eyewitness

Yes, he is wearing a black jacket.

Police Officer

Does he have glasses?

Eyewitness

Yes, he has glasses.

Police Officer

Does he have a hat or a cap?

Eyewitness

Yes, he has a black cap.

Police Officer

Can you describe him?

Eyewitness

He is tall and slim. He is wearing a black cap, glasses, gloves, and a red backpack.

Police Officer

Great. Thank you. See you!

Eyewitness

You're welcome. Bye!

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Suspect Cards

Choose One Card

The teacher chooses one suspect card after the roulette selects two students. Click a card to reveal it. Click it again to hide it for the next round.

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Language Support

Question Bank

Is the suspect tall?
Is the suspect short?
Is the suspect wearing black?
Is the suspect wearing a hat?
Is the suspect wearing glasses?
Does the suspect have a beard?
Does the suspect have gloves?
Does the suspect have a bag?
Description: The suspect is wearing... / The suspect has...
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Interactive Tool

Student Roulette

Load Student Names

Type, paste, or import the student names. Write one name per line.

SPIN

Load at least two names to start.

Selected Students
Police Officer-

Ask yes/no questions.

Eyewitness-

Answer and describe the suspect.

Students Left

0

No students loaded yet.

Participation History

Each pair appears here.

RoundPolice OfficerEyewitness
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Vocabulary Support

Suspect Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Review the clothes, accessories, and physical traits from each suspect card. Click Listen to hear the English pronunciation.

SuspectSpanishEnglishPronunciation

Unit 3 Practice

Continue describing people

Use this activity with the Guess Who Game to reinforce appearance vocabulary and yes/no questions.