Mystery, 7-8

FunnyBones – Mystery Tour – YouTube (5:03)https://youtu.be/BamYQC_u5lI7th Epsoide Of Funny Bones a childrens BBC TV series from 1992. “In a dark, dark town was a dark, dark street…”

Welcome To Mystery~Plain White T’s (lyrics) – YouTube (4:27)https://youtu.be/LOA9CBQDCPk lyrics to the song “Welcome To Mystery” by the Plain White T’s. this song was featured on Almost Alice, the soundtrack to Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland.

Mystery | Definition of Mystery at Dictionary.comhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mystery

Have the students think of how many different types of mysteries they can come up with. Compare with the 5 categories in Definition of mystery from Dictionary.com

Sarah McLachlan – Building A Mystery (Video) – YouTube (4:05)https://youtu.be/_QUq72fla3oSarah McLachlan’s official music video for ‘Building A Mystery’. Lyrics below: “You come out at night that’s when the energy comes and the dark side’s light and the vampires roam”

Murder and mystery vocabulary worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/material-type/crosswords/murder-and-mystery-vocabulary/42151

A crossword puzzle to learn some vocabulary about detective stories

Matching exercises from Absolutenglish.orgMystery Vocabulary 1 Mystery Vocabulary2 Mystery Vocabulary3

The Murder Mystery Game 2 – YouTube (1:06)https://youtu.be/tfhDEbLrp0g

If the students like this, there seems to be 30 more of them. The text is getting more difficult towards the higher numbers.

The Correct Answer: http://riddlenow.com/m2.htm

8 Haunted Places and the Ghost Stories Behind Them | Mental Flosshttp://mentalfloss.com/article/70244/8-haunted-places-and-ghost-stories-behind-themWhether or not you believe in ghosts, the stories behind the legends can be seriously disturbing. (yr 8)

What is a Ghost Ship? | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-ghost-shipThis Wonder of the Day is anything but BOO-ring! Have You Ever Wondered…
What is a ghost ship? What are some famous ghost ships? What happened on the Ourang Medan? (yr 8) 

Explore Wonders | Find: mystery | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonders?q=mysteryRead many more mysterious stories like the one above at Wonderpolis

Modern Ghost Stories – UR Skola (appr. 10 min each)https://urskola.se/Produkter?q=Modern+Ghost+StoriesA series of modern mystery stories. The descriptions are in Swedish but the films are in English. (A2-B1)

Mysterious Creatures: Are Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster Real? (14 min)http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/a-23-2006-03-28-voa1-83129437/126020.htmlMany people in America’s Pacific Northwest believe in the existence of an animal that is half human and half ape.

Detective Agency – Script | Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Labhttps://www.esl-lab.com/intermediate/detective-agency-script/

Hiring a detective agency can be one means of resolving a mystery or crime. Listen and learn.

The mystery of the sand | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBChttps://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/mystery-sand

The lesson should help to develop lateral thinking skills, improve co-operation between students and provide plenty of speaking practice as well as focusing on sequencers.

Murder Mystery | LearnEnglish | British Councilhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/listen-and-watch/word-street/mu

Ashlie and Stephen go away for a Murder Mystery Weekend and are among the first to discover the first victim. Who is the murderer? It’s elementary, my dear Stephen… Wendy learns about one of London’s most famous fictional residents, the detective Sherlock Holmes.

Serial Taxi | Film Englishhttp://film-english.com/2013/07/15/serial-taxi/

This EFL lesson plan is designed around Serial Taxi a short animation by Paolo Cogliati and the theme of murder mysteries. Students predict what is going to happen in a film, watch a short film – The lesson plan.

BBC Learning English – Course: lower intermediate / Unit 18http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-18A ring goes missing and Inspector Stone has to work out who took it. Join him as he tries to solve the mystery.

The Murder Mystery Game – YouTube (1:45)https://youtu.be/Xp_BqkBJxKETo solve this mystery, you have to pay attention to everything you read and everything you see on the video.(yr 7)
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murder mystery video – YouTube (4:09)https://youtu.be/QXQDL3WvoW0Murder Mystery Video from lesson on a plate. “Five suspects, one victim and one murder. It’s down to you to solve the crime.”

Can You Solve This Murder? – YouTube (4:27)https://youtu.be/7GqcLKobV7UIt’s a real whodunnit. Stop at 3:11 “Who killed Jenny?” if you want your students to solve the mystery before watching the end with the solution. Worksheet

The Ghost Hitchhiker – Mostly True Stories – YouTube (8:09) https://youtu.be/YeOB21UeD5kThis scary Urban Legend story has been around for years. It tells the tale of a mysterious lost girl who takes rides from strangers late at night…

A Disturbing True Snapchat Story 2 Animated – YouTube (2:28)https://youtu.be/-Bg_cVW7vcQFrom Mr. Nightmare’s Video: ‘3 Disturbing True Snapchat Stories’ – Starts a long watch list of short mystery stories.

World’s 10 Most Incredible Discoveries – YouTube (6:13)https://youtu.be/5-S2H4ayJiUHave a look at some of the most intriguing artifacts man has ever found. – Nobody knows how they got there.

5 Of The World’s Biggest Unsolved Mysteries – YouTube (2:06)https://youtu.be/VJbmm8GHcBYThis video comprises 5 of the most famous unsolved mysteries known to man that really defy rational explanation or are just outright strange. (yr 8)

Bermuda Triangle by Cutting Edge Upper – YouTube (2:58)https://youtu.be/lzhPCJ246NYThe mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

Amazing Mystery Videos – YouTube (1-2 min each)https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazingMisteryVideosYou could let your students choose which categories they are interested in and then watch some. Suitable as an end-of-class activity.

The Ghost Hunter (2000 CBBC TV Show) – All Series 1 Episodes – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/DDhQin6EHNE

The Ghost Hunter is an award-winning British children’s drama series created for the BBC and based on the books The Ghost Hunter by Ivan Jones.Series 2 here

alibi | The Alibis: A Mini Murder Mystery – Ep 1 Discovery – YouTube (3:00)https://youtu.be/2DLy-IIDcR0Who killed Dooley Jones? YOU are the Detective. Can you spot the clues and put together the evidence to solve the crime? Watch all 8 episodes, crack the case.

The Colonial Settlement That Vanished Into Thin Air | Smithsonian (2:10)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/the-colonial-settlement-that-vanished/Just outside North Carolina’s Outer Banks is Roanoke Island, the scene of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S. history: the disappearance of an entire colony of English settlers.

Machu Picchu | National Geographic (3:18)https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/machu-picchu-mystery/This Peruvian city was discovered over 100 years ago, but archaeologists are still trying to solve the mystery of its purpose.

ESL Games That Are Fun | Mystery Bag Story Time | Easy ESL Games – YouTube (1:29)https://youtu.be/4MlzOtlMUGwMystery Bag Story Time is a twist on the classic children’s game, a “Story Chain”. ESL students take turns passing a bag filled with random items

ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: MYSTERIEShttps://esldiscussions.com/m/mysteries.htmlESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Mysteries.

Minute Mysteries for ESL Classes | Shaney Says…http://www.shaneycrawford.com/1998/03/minute-mysteries-for-esl-classes/This is fun to play with two people. One person looks at the answer. The other person tries to guess the situat yes/no questions.ion by asking

ESL Speaking Murder Mystery Game | eslwriting.orghttp://www.eslwriting.org/6255/esl-english-speaking-murder-mystery-game-activities-fluency/

Learn English with a Murder Mystery This is a 15 to 20-min group work fluency exercise. Each person is one character. There are 12 characters in the game. Character Descriptions here

The Ghostly Shed – THE LITERACY SHEDhttps://www.literacyshed.com/the-ghostly-shed.htmlShort Films with writing instructions. – Teachers should watch all films in full before using them at their discretion with their pupils.

The Mystery Shed – THE LITERACY SHEDhttps://www.literacyshed.com/the-mystery-shed.html

Give each child a picture of the man.  Ask them to brainstorm whatever they think about him.  I like to stick the picture in the middle of a sheet of A3 and let them write around it.

A Sound Mystery -ESL story writing – YouTube (1:15)https://youtu.be/bgO5MbFajDAAnimated Video created using Animaker –  Listen to the sounds and write a story. Solve the mysterious sound.

This Writing lesson is on Building Suspense with Sensory Details | HotChalk Lesson Plans Pagehttp://marker.to/KraLX7One of our experienced Enrollment Specialists will be contacting you shortly by phone to answer any questions you may have about our programs. They will also explain our admissions process and…

The Story Starter Shed – The Literacy Shedhttps://www.literacyshed.com/the-story-starter-shed.htmlI didn’t mean to kill her.  The air turned black all around me. Icy fingers gripped my arm in the darkness. Wandering through the graveyard it felt like something was watching me.  The eyes in…

Top 20 Greatest Mysteries of the World – YouTube (3:07)https://youtu.be/M9wSotRv6iE

Our planet is full of weird and mysterious sites. – This clip only shows the picture, the name, and the place. Let the students choose one that they wish to explore in pairs, or do it together in class.

Unexplained Mysteries – Paranormal Phenomena and the World’s Greatest Unexplained Mysterieshttp://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/

A frequently updated, serious mystery site. Check the latest mystery news.