Unit 5 Part 1 Language Skills Development 1. Starter A. Lateral thinking quiz. Read the riddles and give your answers. 1. John's mother has 3 children, two of whom are named April and May. What is the third one named? John. 2. A mute person wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Now if a blind man wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself? He simply opens his mouth and asks. 3. A woman lives on the tenth floor of a block of flats. Every morning she takes the lift down to the ground floor and goes to work. In the evening, she gets into the lift, and, if there is someone else in the lift she goes directly to her floor. Otherwise, she goes to the eighth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to her flat. How do you explain this?The woman is of small stature and couldn't reach the upper lift buttons. Mind Map lateral thinking 水平思考，横向思维 mute a. 哑的；无声的，沉默的 imitate n. 模仿，仿效 B. Listen to a passage and answer the following questions. 1. Who was murdered 23 years ago? A 38-year-old woman was murdered. 2. When did the murder take place? The murder took place on October 13, 1985. 3. When did the victim die and what was the direct cause of her death? She died 18 days later from head injuries resulting from the attack. 4. Who re-examined the case? The Cold Case Unit re-examined it. 5. Who is the suspect and where is he now? One of the woman's ex-boyfriends is the suspect. He is currently in custody. Tapescript:Police Solve 23-year-old Murder Case More than two decades after an Austin woman was found severely injured ...
