THE ROBBER

Name: Adam Sawyer

Age: 38

TRUE

TRUE

A dentist
Name: Peter Walters
Age: 51

Job: gardenerLIE

Job: dentist

Height: 193 cm

Height: 170 cm

TRUE

Alibi: Watering the plants in front

Alibi: Working.

of the bank

After the shot: Looked out of the

LIE

After the shot: Ran to the other

window.

side of the street.LIE

Saw: A tall man and an old

Saw: An old woman running out

woman coming out of the bank.

of the bank with a big bag.

LIE

The policeman
ASK QUESTIONS:
- Whats your name?
- How old are you?
- Whats your job? / What do you do?
- What were you doing at 8 pm
yesterday?
- What did you do when you heard the
shot?
- What did you see?
- (How tall are you?)

The banker
Name: Franklin Olsen
Age: 47
Job: dentist
Height: 164 cm
Alibi: Working. You were shot.
After the shot: Fainted.
Saw: Nothing, just a big shadow,
then the robber shot you from
behind.

A little boy

An old woman

Name: Matt Piker

Name: Mrs. Gray

Age: 10

Age: 79

Job: student

Job: retired

Height: 120 cm

Height: 157 cm

Alibi: skateboarding with your

Alibi: Going to the bank.

friends

After the shot: Turned back, went

After the shot: Ran away.

home to call the police.

Saw: An old woman, she was

Saw: Nothing, but you heard a

walking very slowly.

mans voice.

A young girl

A greengrocer
Name: Gregory Wittman

Name: Linda Sands

Age: 64

Age: 17

Job: greengrocer

Job: student and model

Height: 173 cm

Height: 176 cm

Alibi: Serving customers

Alibi: Shopping.

After the shot: Hid behind the

After the shot: Started

counter.

screaming.
Saw: Nothing because you closed
your eyes.

Saw: A girl shouting and a tall

man driving away.

THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY GAME

The game: Its a role play in which Students have to solve a robbery case, which happened yesterday at
8 pm.
Skills: speaking, (reading)
Vocabulary: Jobs, prepositions, intoducing yourself
Grammar: Past continuous and Past Simple
How to play:
You need to divide your class into groups of eight. If its not possible you can omit some cards, but be
careful not to miss essential information. (The young girl and the greengrocer are less important.)
Students chose cards and read the information on them. The policeman reveals himself and starts
asking questions from the students to find out who the robber is. The others answer according to their
information cards.
Ideas:
When the policeman has finished asking questions you can ask every S in the group to tell their guesses
(of course the robber has to lie).
Set a time limit if you want to make the game more difficult.
Use the sample card to explain the rules and show student the correct forms of sentences.

A bricklayer
(sample card to explain rules)

Name: Daniel Jones

Age: 26
Job: bricklayer
Height: 191
Alibi: working, building a house near the
bank
After the shot: Jumped off the wall, and
went to help.
Saw: Two people in the bank and the
banker who was bleeding.