AND

CRIME

PUNISHMENT

DOES CRIME REALLY

PAY?

WHY DO PEOPLE

COMMIT CRIMES?

Crime

- an evil act or omission

prohibited and punished

by law

What crime is described in the story? Who is

the victim of the crime?

Complete the following sentences :

1) If he had made the right choice, …

2) Helen was afraid lest,…

3) It looked as if, …

4) It’s high time …

5) He seemed …

6) I wish …

7) It was natural …

A teacher, teacher

trainer, editor, the

author of more than two

hundred stories.

Jennifer Bassett

Mr. Harris and thЕ

night train

There are three main characters:

Mr. Harris

English, quiet ,

avoided noisy people,

liked to look out of

window, read,

thoughtful, punctual,

tactful, patient and

reserved.

Carl

insolvent, lazy, dishonest, ill-bred,

selfish. He was a bad man who

wanted an easy life and money.

Elena

careful, honest, intelligent, patient,

a woman of character. She was

half-Italian, half-Finnish.

Who is who?

1

2

4

7

3

8

6

5

CRIMES ARE WIDELY REPORTED

IN NEWSPAPERS AND ON TV

:

There are a lot of films about

crimes:

Fear has big eyes and sees danger everywhere

He has his heart in his mouth (throat)

Train

Diamond

necklace

Diamond

necklace

money

Adjectives:

Red

White Black

Quiet

Angry Cold

Dark

Metaphors:

Hungry eyes

Cold smile

Terrible cry

1. EXPOSITION

2.COMPLICATION

3.RISING ACTION

4.CLIMAX

5.RESOLUTION

The exposition of the story is connected with Mr. Harris

and his attitude to trains.

The complication and the rising action is depicted in the

meeting of Elena with Carl and their quarrel…

The climax of the story is the murder; Elena killed her

brother.

Mr.Harris

was

shocked.

He

ran

out

of

the

compartment for help.

The resolution is represented by the guard. The guard told

Mr. Harris a sad story of the family of Elena and Carl. It

turned out that the murder had happened 80 years ago. After

killing her brother with a knife, Elena jumped off the train

and died at once. Elena and Carl were not alive, they were

ghosts. They often came on the night train in September.

Italian considered to be emotional,

temperamental, receptive and born actors

and their life look a long interesting film.

Mr. Harris symbolized an English national

character.

They are quiet,

restrained and

punctual.

DOES CRIME REALLY

PAY?

WHY DO PEOPLE

COMMIT CRIMES?

“All happy families

resemble one another,

each unhappy family is

unhappy in its own

way”.

Leo Tolstoy