*Columbo+ was m# favorite TV series when " was a child, so it sounded natural when " told m# famil# "

decided to be a detective! After #ears of hard work " reali&e m# duties have less to do with the glamour of ,oll#wood movies than " thought at the beginning, but it-s still more challenging and full of emotion than most of the .obs m# friends have! $hen " arrive at a crime scene m# first dut# is to ever# detail and collect roof of what had ha a# attention to ened! " have to check

the sus ects list and discover if the# have an# motives to want the erson dead! $hen " find a clue " have to use it in order to find a solution to the crime! Fortunatel# there aren-t man# murders where " live, so in most of the da#s " investigate bank assaults or house invasions! There aren-t nice either, but it-s much better to tr# to catch a thief than an assassin!

Columbois an Americancrime fictionTV series, starringPeter

Falkas Lieutenant Columbo, a homicidedetectivewith theLos Angeles Police De artment!"t was created b#$illiam Linkand%ichard Levinson! The show o ulari&ed theinverted

detective stor#format! $ith the e'ce tion of a cou le of s ecial e isodes with added twists, almost ever# e isode began b# showing the commission of the crime and its er etrator! As such, there is no (whodunit( element! The arrested! The show)s lot mainl# revolves around how the once referred to it as a er etrator, whose identit# is known, would finall# be e' osed and creator (howcatchem(! Match the words and expressions to their definitions (look up in a dictionary if necessary):
/! assault 0! challenging 1! clue 2! crime scene 3! glamour 4! invasion 5! investigate, to 6! roof 7! sus ect /8! sus ects list //! thief

9 : e'citement,adventure,andunusualactivit# 9 : stimulating,interesting,andthought; rovoking 9 : the lace where a crime has been committed 9 : evidence to establish something as true, or to roduce belief it is true 9 : a erson who is sus ected, es eciall# of a crime, offense or the like 9 : a list of eo le who are sus ected of committing a crime 9 9 9 : an#thing that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a crime, : to e'amine, stud#, or in<uire into s#stematicall#= search or e'amine into : an unlawful h#sical attack u on another= an attem t or offer to do m#ster#, etc! the articulars of= e'amine in detail! violence to another 9 : the act of breaking into a house or building 9 : a erson who steals

Complete the sentences with one of the words / expressions from the previous exercise (make the necessary changes): /! The detectives couldn-t find an# >>>>>>>>>> to accuse ?imm#! 0! " like this kind of e'ercises because the#-re alwa#s so >>>>>>>>>>@ 1! Aow we have to anal#&e the >>>>>>>>>> to see if one of them was elsewhere when the crime was committed! 2! The olice officer >>>>>>>>>>carefull# the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>! 3! $e need to install window bars to avoid an >>>>>>>>>>while we are awa#! 4! The detective found hair strand on the victim-s clothes, and that-ll be an im ortant >>>>>>>>>>to solve the case! 5! Bost of the teenagers who want to be models don-t mind about the difficulties the#-ll face, the# are fascinated b# the .ob >>>>>>>>>>! 6! Let-s check all the >>>>>>>>>>again and see where the# were at the time of the murder! 7! The olice arrested the >>>>>>>>>>who stole #our .ewelr#, Ana! /8! The woman assed out during the bank >>>>>>>>>>! Answer the uestions about the first text: $h# wasn-t a sur rise for the man-s famil# when he decided to be a detectiveC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $hat did he reali&e about his .obC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ,ow does he describe itC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $hat-s his first dut# at a crime sceneC $hat does that meanC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $hat does he do ne'tC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $hat does he do when he finds a clueC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $hat does he investigate in most of the da#sC $h#C >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark true (!) or false (") according to the second text (be prepared to explain it orally when it#s false): *Columbo+ is a Be'ican soa o era! 9 : Columbo is a homicide detective! 9 : The fictional detective Columbo works in Los Angeles! 9 : The series shows a detective stor# in inverted format because we alread# know who the criminal is since the ver# beginning! 9 : Bost of the detective stories don-t have the *whodunit+ element! 9 : *$hodunit+ means *to discover who was killed+! 9 : The challenge in this series is how to e' ose and arrest the criminal! 9 : "nstead of having a *whodunit+ element, the series can be referred as *howdoit+! 9 :

!$AC%$&#' ($)' 9 * : e'citement, adventure, and unusual activit# 9 + : stimulating, interesting, and thought; rovoking 9 , : the lace where a crime has been committed 9 - : evidence to establish something as true, or to roduce belief it is true 9 . : a erson who is sus ected, es eciall# of a crime, offense or the like 9 /0 : a list of eo le who are sus ected of committing a crime 9 1 : an#thing that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a crime, m#ster#, etc! 9 2 : to e'amine, stud#, or in<uire into s#stematicall#= search or e'amine into the articulars of= e'amine in detail! 9 / : an unlawful h#sical attack u on another= an attem t or offer to do violence to another 9 3 : the act of breaking into a house or building 9 // : a erson who steals /! The detectives couldn-t find an# proofs to accuse ?imm#! 0! " like this kind of e'ercises because the#-re alwa#s so challenging@ 1! Aow we have to anal#&e the suspects list to see if one of them was elsewhere when the crime was committed! 2! The olice officer investigated carefull# the crime scene! 3! $e need to install window bars to avoid an invasion while we are awa#! 4! The detective found a strand of hair on the victim-s clothes, and that-ll be an im ortant clue to solve the case! 5! Bost of the teenagers who want to be models don-t mind about the difficulties the#-ll face, the# are fascinated b# the .ob glamour! 6! Let-s check all the suspects again and see where the# were at the time of the murder! 7! The olice arrested the thief who stole #our .ewelr#, Ana! /8! The woman assed out during the bank assault! Answer the uestions about the first text: A! $h# wasn-t a sur rise for the man-s famil# when he decided to be a detectiveC 4$CA5'$ %6' "A78&6!$ !7 '$&6$' 9A' C8:5M48; D! $hat did he reali&e about his .obC 6! <8$'=#! %A7$ !%$ >:AM85& 8" %8::)988< M876$' 45! 6' '!6:: C%A::$=>6=>; C! ,ow does he describe itC 6!#' C%A::$=>6=>; D! $hat-s his first dut# at a crime sceneC $hat does that meanC !8 ?A) A!!$=!68= !8 $7$&) <$!A6: A=< C8::$C! ?&88" 8" 9%A! %A< %A??$=$<; E! $hat does he do ne'tC %$ C%$C(' !%$ '5'?$C!' :6'! A=< '$$ 6" !%$) %A7$ A=) M8!67$' !8 9A=! !%$ ?$&'8= <$A<; F! $hat does he do when he finds a clueC %$ 5'$' 6! !8 "6=< !%$ '8:5!68= "8& !%$ C&6M$; F! $hat does he investigate in most of the da#sC $h#C 4A=( A''A5:!' A=< %85'$ 6=7A'68=' 4$CA5'$ !%$&$ A&$=#! MA=) M5&<$&';

A! *Columbo+ is a Be'ican soa o era! 9 " : D! Columbo is a homicide detective! 9 ! : C! The fictional detective Columbo works in Los Angeles! 9 ! : D! The series shows a detective stor# in inverted format because we alread# know who the criminal is since the ver# beginning! 9 ! : E! Bost of the detective stories don-t have the *whodunit+ element! 9 " : F! *$hodunit+ means *to discover who was killed+! 9 " : F! The challenge in this series is how to e' ose and arrest the criminal! 9 ! : ,! "nstead of having a *whodunit+ element, the series can be referred as *howdoit+! 9 " :

A whodunit or whodunnit 9for ($hoG)sH done itC(: is a com le', the detective stor# in which the u&&le is the main feature of interest!

lot;driven variet# of