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Grammar
A police officer is looking for a thief who stole a jewel from a shop last night.
Miku
Suspects
Harry
shop clerk
Ms. Smith
shop clerk 2
Mr. Sato
shop owner
security guard
*suspect
*. witness
Witnesses to the Crime
I'm not sure whether the thief was a man or a
woman. The person had light-colored hair.
Last night, I saw a person wearing glasses
coming out of the shop. A few minutes later,
the alarm went off.
I saw a person running out of the shop at
around 9 o'clock. I was talking with the shop
owner, Ms. Smith, at that time.
*thief E
crime, light-colored, alarm, go off
Q1. Complete the police officer's report. Use the words below in the correct form.
[ commit / have / see / know ]umbs Asolarpotenz
•stole only the most expensive jewel in the shop.
The thief....seemed
I have " had the key to the shop.
⚫turned off the security cameras beforehand.
appears (2
)(
"Known
) the details of the shop.
My boss and I are (3
)(
) the most suspicious person tomorrow.
We are sure of
'5(4
) the crime.
*commit ~犯罪など) を犯す, beforehand 事前に, suspicious 疑わし
Q2. Get into pairs and ask each other the questions below.
(1) According to the witnesses' hints, who seems to have stolen the jewel? Choose one
the suspects.
Mr. Smith
Sato
(2) Why is he/she the most suspicious?
Because s
seems to have stolen the jewel.
Key Points for Expressing (➡p.
① 述語動詞よりも前の時を表したいとき
同じ時
to have done / having done を用いる。
to be
→
seem to have done ｢~だった [した]ようだ」
予定・義務可能 意図 運命を表したいとき
be to do 「~することになっている 〈予定〉」 「~しなければならない 〈義務〉」 「~することができる <可能>
「~するつもりである 〈意図〉」 「~する運命にある〈運命〉」
