Such quiet villages
Crime fiction
Haunted places, real or fictional
Words for mystery stories
Grammar
100

Why is Pluckley so famous?

 because it is Britain's most haunted village

100

Who was Miss Marple?

 She was an old lady and an amateur detective

100

What is the name of Britain’s most haunted village?

 Pluckley

100

What does a witness do in court?

 he testifies at court

100

Conjuguez les verbes entre parenthèses au passé:

Last Sunday, I(visit) a small village in England when I (get) the feeling it was a haunted place.

Last Sunday, I was visiting  a small village in England when I got the feeling it was a haunted place.

200

What was the name written in the field?

 Sue

200

Name 2 detective characters invented by Agatha Christie 

 Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot

200

How many ghosts are there in Pluckley?


 12 to 16


200

A foot print , a fingerprint or a hair can be valuable ............. for the police.

What is the missing word?

clues

200

Complétez avec must, could, may ou might: 

It's 5 o'clock. She .................be having tea as usual

It's 5 o'clock. She must be having tea as usual

300

What nationality were the tourists who took pictures in in Kidlington?

 They were Chinese

300

Where did Miss Marple live?

 She lived in St Mary Mead

300

Why did the journalist go to Pluckley?

 Because she wanted to write a scary tale for Halloween.

300

What can your reaction be when you feel a ghost or when you are cold? (skin reaction)

 you can get goosebumps

300

Traduisez en utilisant un modal: 

Je suis sûr qu'ils sont en train de faire des commérages.

They....

They must be gossiping!

400

What happened after the discovery of white marks in Kidlington?

 panic spread

400

What is the name of the TV series detective who took part in a quiche competition?

 Agatha Raisin

400

What is the name of the bridge the journalist was looking for in Pluckley?

 Pinnock Bridge


400

Give a synonym of “inquiry”

 

 investigation 

400

Reformulez à l'aide d'un modal:

Perhaps they met the murderer at the baker's

They may have met the murderer at the baker's.

500

Where is Kidlington?

 in Oxfordshire

500

When was Murder at the Vicarage published?

 In 1930

500

Name the 3 ghosts mentionned in the article about Pluckley

The Watercress Woman

The screaming man

The highwayman

500

Give 2 synonyms of "frightening"

 scary

 spooky

500

Reformulez à l'aide d'un modal:

Surely he's gone to the town fair

He must have gone to the town fair.

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