The Missing Vase is a detective story about a stolen Chinese vase. The story starts in Glasgow, Scotland, where Sylvia Mackenzie is the curator of a small museum. She asks her assistant, Giovanni, to take a precious vase to her friends exhibition in London, but when he arrives there, the box is empty! Inspector Wilson from Scotland Yard investigates the crime with Sylvias help. Can you find the clues in the story and solve the mystery?
Syllabus
Topics: Crime/Mystery; Museums and art; UK cities.
Grammar: Present and Past Tenses; Present and Past Perfect Tenses; Modals of obligation, Modal auxiliaries, Modals of deduction; Modal perfects (must have, could have etc); Passive forms; Gerunds; Zero, First, Second and Third Conditionals; Infinitive constructions; Relative pronouns; Direct and Indirect Speech; Phrasal verbs.
In this reader youll find:
- Information about Glasgow Art Galleries and Museums, Chinese Porcelain and Scotland Yard
- Notes providing background and contextual information
- A glossary of difficult words
- Comprehension and grammar activities including B2 style exercises and 21st century skills activities
- Final test
Tags
Mystery Crime Art
