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Read the introduction of the text and guess who the two menin the photo are.

A- Write down the names of the characters:

the victim : the victims mother :

the victims father the victims husband : the

first detective : the second detective :

B- What happened to Elizabeth eight years ago ?

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Why do the two detectives go to the Parkers eight years

after the murder?

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C- The two detectives want to know if (several answers) :

Elizabeth was a violent woman.

Dr. Beck was a violent man.

Elizabeth and her husband were a happy couple .

Kim and Hoyt Parker are a happy couple.

D- What do we learn about the relationship between Dr.Beck and

his wife ? (Quote)

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What do the parents think of the relationship between Elizabethand her husband?

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E- Deduce the meaning ofclose(l.5) : ferm proche

agressif

F- Use the context to find one verb meaning battre :

Deduce the meaning ofwife beater (l.17) :

un homme qui bat sa femme une femme qui bat son mari .

G- Use the context to tick the correct translations of the following

words .

profess (1.17) : enseigner progresser prtendre nier

disturbing (1.21) : ennuyeux troublant ridicule

amusant

hand (1.22) : serrer la main tendre lancer

cacher

H- What does Carlson do at the end ofPart 1 ? What for ?

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I- Quote two sentences indicating that the Parkers did not expect to

see such photos.

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J- How did Mrs Parker know about Elizabeth s bruises . How does

the mother explain the bruises on her daughters body?

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K- Quote 2 reasons why Elizabeths explanation for her bruises

couldnt be true.

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L- Why does Hoyt ask his wife to leave the room ? ( several

answers )

Because he has understood that the detectives :

are going to accuse him of hiding the truth .

have something terrible to reveal.

are sure that Dr beck beat his wife. believe that his wife is guilty of something.

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Why do the detectives hesitate to speak in front of Mrs Parker at

the end of the scene

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What happened according to the detectives? How did they come

to that conclusion ?

The detectives are convinced that

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M- Imagine how the father reacts to what the detectives say .

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Find the equivalents of these 10 words and expressions in the text

and learn them by heart .

relation : marcher de long en large :

trs surpris: calmement :

EXPRESSIONS:

hocher la tte : signaler:

hors de vue :

battre (2 verbs) : vrifier:

comprendre lallusion :

connaissance : dossier :

a tennuie si . ? :