by JAGUL & JOE

Murder on the Riviera

The luxury motor yacht Rosebud belongs to the American movie producer Hiram Studebaker, the head of Metropolitan Pictures. It is moored in the harbour at St Michel on the French Riviera.The crew went ashore this morning on leave. The captain and one of the stewards stayed on board to look after Mr Studebaker's guests. After breakfast,at 8.a.m., Mr Studebaker went to sit of the boat, as usual. All the passengers gathered in the saloon for lunch at 12 o'clock. Mr Studebaker didn't come in for lunch, and Hercules Perret, who was on board, noticed that Mr Studebaker was still wearing a heavy fur coat in spite of the hot sunshine. It had been cool earlier in the morning. Hercules sent out Pierre to get Mr Studebaker for lunch. There was a terrible scream from Pierre. Mr Studebaker was in his normal seat, but when they moved his coat they saw a dagger sticking out his chest. He was dead .

Adapted by Julio Aguilera

READING COMPREHENSION

  1. Who hadn't lunch?
  2. What was Mr Studebaker doing?
  3. Where were all the passengers gathered?

VOCABULARY

  1. Give a synonym for "SEND OUT"
  2. Find a synonym in the text for "SHIP"
  3. Write a sentence with "ASHORE"
  4. Write a sentence with "DAGGER"

GRAMMAR

  1. Complete the following sentence "If Hercules Perret didn't notice..."
  2. Put the following sentence into passive "Mr Studebaker was still wearing a heavy fur coat"
  3. Join these sentences:"Hercules sent out Pierre to get his umbrella. He forgot it out"
  4. Write in indirect speech "She said:It was a cold day"

PRODUCTION

  1. My dreamed holidays
  2. What had happened?

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