Here is the CEFR A1/A2 version of “Curse of the Sunken City: The Abydos Dagger”:
The Secret of the Desert Dagger (į æŧ ãŽįåŖãŽį§å¯ – Sabaku no Tanken no Himitsu)
An EFL Murder Mystery Role-Playing Game for A1/A2 Learners
I. Core Game Materials (ã˛ãŧã ãŽä¸ģãĒæ å ą – Geemu no omona jÅhÅ)
A. Overall Scenario Description (å ¨äŊãŽįļæŗčĒŦæ – Zentai no jÅkyÅ setsumei)
- Title of the Mystery: The Secret of the Desert Dagger (į æŧ ãŽįåŖãŽį§å¯ – Sabaku no Tanken no Himitsu)
- Setting (å ´æ – Basho): In Egypt, in the desert. A team looks for old things. They are at a place called Heracleion. It is an old city under the sand.
- ã¨ã¸ãããŽį æŧ ã§ããããŧã ãå¤ãįŠãæĸããĻããžããããŠã¯ãŦã¤ãĒãŗã¨ããå ´æã§ããį ãŽä¸ãĢããå¤ãįēã§ãã
- The Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
– Higaisha): Professor Alistair Finch. He is the boss of the team. He is smart, but many people do not like him.
- ãĸãĒãšããĸãģããŖãŗãææãããŧã ãŽããšã§ããé ãč¯ãã§ãããå¤ããŽäēēãåŊŧãåĨŊãã§ã¯ãããžããã
- The Crime (äēäģļ – Jiken): Professor Finch is dead. He is in his tent. Someone used a very old, beautiful dagger (small knife) to kill him. The dagger is called “The Abydos Dagger.” The team found it yesterday.
- ããŖãŗãææãæģãã§ããžããããŗããŽä¸ãĢããžããčǰããã¨ãĻãå¤ããĻįžããįåŖīŧå°ããĒãã¤ãīŧã§åŊŧãæŽēããžãããããŽįåŖã¯ããĸãããšãŽįåŖãã¨åŧã°ããĻããžããããŧã ã¯æ¨æĨãããčĻã¤ããžããã
- The Predicament (å°ãŖãįļæŗ – Komatta jÅkyÅ): A big sandstorm is here. No one can leave. The police cannot come for many days. The killer is one of the people here! You must find the killer.
- 大ããĒį åĩãæĨãĻããžããčǰããããéĸããããžãããčĻå¯ã¯äŊæĨãæĨããžãããį¯äēēã¯ãããĢããäēēããĄãŽä¸ãĢããžãīŧįã§į¯äēēãčĻã¤ããĒããã°ãĒããžããã
B. Character Sheets (ããŖãŠã¯ãŋãŧãˇãŧã – KyarakutÄ ShÄĢto)
(Each character gets one sheet. Information is secret, only for the player!)
(åããŖãŠã¯ãŋãŧã¯1æãŽãˇãŧããããããžããæ
å ąã¯į§å¯ã§ãããŦã¤ã¤ãŧã ããčĻãžãīŧ)
Character Sheet 1: Dr. Lena Hanson (Archaeologist – čå¤åĻč )
- Your Name: Dr. Lena Hanson (ãĒããģããŗãŊãŗååŖĢ)
- About You: You work with Professor Finch. You are a good archaeologist. Professor Finch often took your ideas.
- ããĒãã¯ããŖãŗãææã¨ä¸įˇãĢåããĻããžããããĒãã¯åĒį§ãĒčå¤åĻč ã§ããããŖãŗãææã¯ããããĒããŽãĸã¤ããŖãĸãįãŋãžããã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): Professor Finch was your boss. You did not like him. He was not kind to you.
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããŽä¸å¸ã§ãããããĒãã¯åŊŧãåĨŊãã§ã¯ãããžããã§ãããåŊŧã¯ããĒããĢčĻĒåã§ã¯ãããžããã§ããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “Last night, I was in the records tent. I was writing about small old things.”
- ãæ¨å¤ãį§ã¯č¨é˛ããŗããĢããžãããå°ããĒå¤ãįŠãĢã¤ããĻæ¸ããĻããžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You saw Marcus Thorne. He looked very angry. He was talking loudly to Professor Finch yesterday. He said, “I need more money from this!”
- ããĒãã¯ããŧãĢãšãģãŊãŧãŗãčĻãžãããåŊŧã¯ã¨ãĻãæãŖãĻãããããĢčĻããžãããæ¨æĨãåŊŧã¯ããŖãŗãææãĢ大媰ã§čŠąããĻããžããããããã§ããŖã¨ãéãåŋ čĻã īŧãã¨č¨ãŖãĻããžããã
- SECRET (į§å¯ – Himitsu) – FOR DR. LENA HANSON ONLY:
- You are the killer. (ããĒããį¯äēēã§ã – Anata ga hannin desu.)
- Why you did it (įįą – RiyÅĢ): Professor Finch said the Abydos Dagger was his discovery. He said your name will not be on the paper. He said you must leave the team. You were very, very angry.
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ãĸãããšãŽįåŖã¯åŊŧãŽįēčĻã ã¨č¨ããžãããåŊŧã¯ããĒããŽååã¯čĢæãĢčŧããĒãã¨č¨ããžãããåŊŧã¯ããĒããããŧã ãåģããĒããã°ãĒããĒãã¨č¨ããžãããããĒãã¯ã¨ãĻãã¨ãĻãæããžããã
- How you did it (ãŠãããŖãĻæŽēããã – DÅyatte koroshita ka): You went to Finch’s tent. You argued. He was very mean. You saw the dagger on his desk. You took it and you killed him. You put the dagger there. You left.
- ããĒãã¯ããŖãŗããŽããŗãã¸čĄããžãããåŖčĢãĢãĒããžãããåŊŧã¯ã¨ãĻãæå°æĒã§ãããæēãŽä¸ãŽįåŖãčĻãžãããããĒãã¯ãããåãŖãĻåŊŧãæŽēããžãããįåŖããããĢįŊŽããžããããããĻįĢãĄåģããžããã
- What to do (ããã㨠– Suru koto): Do not tell anyone you are the killer! Say you did not do it.
- ããĒããį¯äēēã ã¨ã¯čǰãĢãč¨ããĒãã§ãã ããīŧčĒåã¯ããŖãĻããĒãã¨č¨ãŖãĻãã ããã
Character Sheet 2: Ben Carter (Young Archaeologist – čĨãčå¤åĻč )
- Your Name: Ben Carter (ããŗãģãĢãŧãŋãŧ)
- About You: You are young. You want to be a famous archaeologist. You wanted Professor Finch to like you.
- ããĒãã¯čĨãã§ããæåãĒčå¤åĻč ãĢãĒãããã§ããããŖãŗãææãĢåĨŊãããããŖãã§ãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): Professor Finch was your boss. He was angry with you. You told another university about his work.
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããŽä¸å¸ã§ãããåŊŧã¯ããĒããĢæãŖãĻããžãããããĒãã¯äģãŽå¤§åĻãĢåŊŧãŽäģäēãĢã¤ããĻ芹ããžããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “Last night, I was in Trench 3 (digging area). I was working.”
- ãæ¨å¤ãį§ã¯ããŦãŗã3īŧįēæã¨ãĒãĸīŧãĢããžãããäģäēãããĻããžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You saw Dr. Lena Hanson. She was walking to Professor Finchâs tent late at night. She looked very angry.
- ããĒãã¯ãĒããģããŗãŊãŗååŖĢãčĻãžãããå¤é ããåŊŧåĨŗã¯ããŖãŗãææãŽããŗãã¸æŠããĻããžãããåŊŧåĨŗã¯ã¨ãĻãæãŖãĻãããããĢčĻããžããã
Character Sheet 3: Dr. Evelyn Hayes (Text Expert – å¤äģŖæåãŽå°éåŽļ)
- Your Name: Dr. Evelyn Hayes (ã¨ããĒãŗãģãã¤ãēååŖĢ)
- About You: You are quiet. You study old writing. You know about old curses.
- ããĒãã¯éãã§ããå¤ãæåãį įŠļããĻããžããå¤ãåĒããĢã¤ããĻįĨãŖãĻããžãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): Professor Finch did not like your ideas about curses. He said your work was “not real science.”
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããŽåĒããĢã¤ããĻãŽčããåĨŊãã§ã¯ãããžããã§ãããåŊŧã¯ããĒããŽäģäēã¯ãæŦåŊãŽį§åĻã§ã¯ãĒããã¨č¨ããžããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was in my tent. I was reading old texts. I was scared of the curse.”
- ãį§ã¯ããŗããĢããžãããå¤ãææ¸ãčĒãã§ããžãããåĒããæããŖãã§ããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You heard Professor Finch on the phone. He was shouting. He said, “You broke your promise! You stole artifacts!”
- ããĒãã¯ããŖãŗãææãéģ芹ã§čŠąããĻãããŽãčããžãããåŊŧã¯åĢãã§ããžããããį´æãį ´ãŖããĒīŧéēįŠãįãã ãĒīŧãã¨č¨ãŖãĻããžããã
Character Sheet 4: Omar Sharif (Local Foreman – å°å ãŽįžå ´įŖįŖ)
- Your Name: Omar Sharif (ãĒããŧãĢãģãˇãŖãĒã)
- About You: You are from Egypt. You know this desert very well. The local workers respect you.
- ããĒãã¯ã¨ã¸ããåēčēĢã§ããããŽį æŧ ãã¨ãĻãããįĨãŖãĻããžããå°å ãŽäŊæĨåĄã¯ããĒããå°æŦããĻããžãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): You worked with Professor Finch. You often told him to respect local ways. He did not always listen.
- ããĒãã¯ããŖãŗãææã¨ä¸įˇãĢåããžãããããĒãã¯ããåŊŧãĢå°å ãŽããæšãå°éãããããĢč¨ããžãããåŊŧã¯ãã¤ãčãããã§ã¯ãããžããã§ããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was with my workers at our camp. We were talking.”
- ãį§ã¯äŊæĨåĄããĄã¨ä¸įˇãĢããŖãŗããĢããžããã芹ãããĻããžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You saw someone late at night. They were near the supply tent (tent for tools). They moved fast. It was dark.
- ããĒãã¯å¤é ãčǰããčĻãžãããããŽäēēã¯ååããŗãīŧéå ˇãŽããŗãīŧãŽčŋããĢããžãããéãåããĻããžãããæããŖãã§ãã
Character Sheet 5: Layla Hassan (Filmmaker – æ įģčŖŊäŊč )
- Your Name: Layla Hassan (ãŦã¤ãŠãģãããĩãŗ)
- About You: You make documentary films. You are making a film about Professor Finch.
- ããĒãã¯ãããĨãĄãŗãŋãĒãŧæ įģãäŊãŖãĻããžããããŖãŗãææãĢã¤ããĻãŽæ įģãäŊãŖãĻããžãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): Professor Finch did not want you to film everything. He found out your film showed his old mistakes. He was very angry.
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããĢå ¨ãĻãŽãã¨ãæŽåŊąããĻãģãããããžããã§ãããåŊŧã¯ããĒããŽæ įģãåŊŧãŽæãŽééããæ ããã¨ãįĨããžãããåŊŧã¯ã¨ãĻãæããžããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was in my tent. I was watching my video. My camera battery died. I went to the generator tent.”
- ãį§ã¯ããŗããĢããžããããããĒãčĻãĻããžããããĢãĄãŠãŽããããĒãŧãåããžãããįēéģæŠããŗãã¸čĄããžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): Your camera recorded sounds. It was near Finchâs tent. You hear Finch arguing with a woman. The woman sounds very angry.
- ããĒããŽãĢãĄãŠãéŗãé˛éŗããžãããããŖãŗããŽããŗããŽčŋãã§ãããããŖãŗããåĨŗæ§ã¨åŖčĢããĻãããŽãčãããžããåĨŗæ§ã¯ã¨ãĻãæãŖãĻãããããĢčãããžãã
Character Sheet 6: Marcus Thorne (Investor – æčŗåŽļ)
- Your Name: Marcus Thorne (ããŧãĢãšãģãŊãŧãŗ)
- About You: You are rich. You give money for the dig. You like to collect old artifacts.
- ããĒãã¯ãéæãĄã§ããįēæãŽãããĢãéãåēããĻããžããå¤ãéēįŠãéãããŽãåĨŊãã§ãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): You gave Professor Finch money. After finding the dagger, Finch wanted to change your deal. He wanted more money.
- ããĒãã¯ããŖãŗãææãĢãéãåēããžãããįåŖãčĻã¤ããåžãããŖãŗãã¯ããĒãã¨ãŽåĨį´ãå¤ãããããžãããåŊŧã¯ããŖã¨ãéãæŦ˛ããããžããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was on a phone call to London. Then I went to bed.”
- ãããŗããŗã¨éģ芹ã§čŠąããĻããžãããããããå¯ãžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You saw Professor Finch talking to Yousef (Guard). They looked angry. They were near the dagger.
- ããĒãã¯ããŖãŗãææããĻãģãīŧčĻååĄīŧã¨čŠąããĻãããŽãčĻãžãããåŊŧãã¯æãŖãĻãããããĢčĻããžãããįåŖãŽčŋããĢããžããã
Character Sheet 7: Yousef Al-Noury (Guard – čĻååĄ)
- Your Name: Yousef Al-Noury (ãĻãģããģãĸãĢīŧããŧãĒ)
- About You: You work for the Egyptian government. Your job is to protect artifacts. You follow rules.
- ããĒãã¯ã¨ã¸ããæŋåēãŽãããĢåããĻããžããããĒããŽäģäēã¯éēįŠãåŽããã¨ã§ããããĒãã¯čĻåãĢåžããžãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): You often told Professor Finch to be more careful with artifacts. You thought he might try to steal the dagger.
- ããĒãã¯ããããŖãŗãææãĢéēįŠãããŖã¨æŗ¨ææˇąãæąããããĢč¨ããžãããããĒãã¯åŊŧãįåŖãįããã¨ãããããããĒãã¨æããžããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was walking around the camp. I was guarding the site.”
- ãį§ã¯ããŖãŗããŽå¨ããæŠããĻããžãããįžå ´ãčĻåããĻããžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You saw Marcus Thorne outside his tent late at night. He looked nervous. He was looking at Finch’s tent.
- ããĒãã¯å¤é ãããŧãĢãšãģãŊãŧãŗãããŗããŽå¤ãĢãããŽãčĻãžãããåŊŧã¯įˇåŧĩããĻãããããĢčĻããžãããããŖãŗããŽããŗããčĻãĻããžããã
Character Sheet 8: Chloe Davis (Intern, Finchâs Niece – ã¤ãŗãŋãŧãŗãããŖãŗããŽå§Ē)
- Your Name: Chloe Davis (ã¯ãã¨ãģãã¤ããš)
- About You: You are young. You take photos. Professor Finch is your uncle.
- ããĒãã¯čĨãã§ããåįãæŽããžããããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããŽåįļã§ãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): Professor Finch was your uncle. You found out he had a secret girlfriend at the camp. You were sad and surprised.
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããŽåįļã§ãããããĒãã¯åŊŧãããŖãŗããĢį§å¯ãŽãŦãŧãĢããŦãŗãããããã¨ãįĨããžãããããĒãã¯æ˛ãããĻéŠããžããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was in the big tent. I felt sick. I went to bed early.”
- ãį§ã¯å¤§ããĒããŗããĢããžãããæ°åãæĒããŖãã§ããæŠãå¯ãžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You heard Professor Finch arguing with Dr. Evelyn Hayes yesterday. Dr. Hayes sounded very angry. She said, “You are ruining my career!”
- ããĒãã¯æ¨æĨããŖãŗãææãã¨ããĒãŗãģãã¤ãēååŖĢã¨åŖčĢããĻãããŽãčããžããããã¤ãēååŖĢã¯ã¨ãĻãæãŖãĻãããããĢčãããžããããããĒãã¯į§ãŽããŖãĒãĸãå°įĄããĢããĻããīŧãã¨č¨ããžããã
Character Sheet 9: Dr. Ivan Volkov (Rival Archaeologist – ãŠã¤ããĢãŽčå¤åĻč )
- Your Name: Dr. Ivan Volkov (ã¤ã´ãĄãŗãģã´ãŠãĢãŗãååŖĢ)
- About You: You are an archaeologist from another university. You do not like Professor Finch. You are rivals.
- ããĒãã¯äģãŽå¤§åĻãŽčå¤åĻč ã§ããããŖãŗãææãåĨŊãã§ã¯ãããžããããŠã¤ããĢã§ãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): Professor Finch was your big rival. You wanted to be more famous than him.
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããŽå¤§ããĒãŠã¤ããĢã§ãããåŊŧãããæåãĢãĒããããŖãã§ãã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was at my own camp, far away. I came here this morning when I heard about the dagger.” (No one saw you.)
- ãį§ã¯čĒåãŽããŖãŗããĢããžãããé ãã§ããįåŖãŽãã¨ãčããĻäģæãããĢæĨãžããããīŧčǰãããĒããčĻãĻããžãããīŧ
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You have a new scratch on your face. You say it is from a plant. This morning, you “found” a small piece of dark cloth near Finch’s tent. It looks like Marcus Thorne’s jacket.
- ããĒããŽéĄãĢæ°ããåŧãŖæģãåˇããããžããæ¤įŠããã ã¨č¨ãŖãĻããžããäģæãããŖãŗããŽããŗããŽčŋãã§å°ããĒæãč˛ãŽå¸åãããčĻã¤ããžããããããŧãĢãšãģãŊãŧãŗãŽã¸ãŖãąãããŽãããĢčĻããžãã
Character Sheet 10 (Optional – åå äģģæ): Dr. Jian Li (Plant Expert – æ¤įŠãŽå°éåŽļ)
- Your Name: Dr. Jian Li (ã¸ãŖãŗãģãĒãŧååŖĢ)
- About You: You study old plants. You work alone.
- ããĒãã¯å¤ãæ¤įŠãį įŠļããĻããžããä¸äēēã§äģäēãããžãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): Professor Finch wanted to dig in your special research area. This would destroy your work.
- ããŖãŗãææã¯ããĒããŽįšåĨãĒį įŠļã¨ãĒãĸãæããããŖãĻããžãããããã¯ããĒããŽäģäēãį ´åŖããã§ãããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was far away from the tents. I was looking at plants by moonlight.”
- ãį§ã¯ããŗãããé ãéĸããĻããžãããææããã§æ¤įŠãčĻãĻããžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You saw a light in Professor Finch’s tent late at night. Later, you saw Ben Carter. He was walking away from the tents. This was after Finch died.
- ããĒãã¯å¤é ãããŖãŗãææãŽããŗããĢæãããã¤ããĻãããŽãčĻãžãããããŽåžãããŗãģãĢãŧãŋãŧãčĻãžãããåŊŧã¯ããŗãããéĸããĻæŠããĻããžãããããã¯ããŖãŗããæģãã åžã§ããã
Character Sheet 11 (Optional – åå äģģæ): Clara Moreau (Student – åĻį)
- Your Name: Clara Moreau (ã¯ãŠãŠãģãĸããŧ)
- About You: You are a student. You are new here. You are quiet.
- ããĒãã¯åĻįã§ãããããĢæĨãã°ããã§ããéãã§ãã
- Relationship to Victim (čĸĢåŽŗč
ã¨ãŽéĸäŋ – Higaisha to no kankei): You were Professor Finch’s secret girlfriend. He promised to help you. But he ended the relationship yesterday. He was not kind.
- ããĒãã¯ããŖãŗãææãŽį§å¯ãŽãŦãŧãĢããŦãŗãã§ãããåŊŧã¯ããĒããåŠããã¨į´æããžãããããããæ¨æĨåŊŧã¯éĸäŋãįĩããããžãããåŊŧã¯čĻĒåã§ã¯ãããžããã§ããã
- Your Alibi (ããĒããŽãĸãĒã㤠– Anata no Aribai): “I was in my tent. I was reading a book.”
- ãį§ã¯ããŗããĢããžãããæŦãčĒãã§ããžãããã
- Your Clue (ããĒããŽæããã – Anata no Tegakari): You saw Omar Sharif late last night. He was watching Professor Finchâs tent for a long time. He looked angry.
- ããĒãã¯æ¨å¤é ããĒããŧãĢãģãˇãŖãĒããčĻãžãããåŊŧã¯éˇãéããŖãŗãææãŽããŗããčĻãĻããžãããåŊŧã¯æãŖãĻãããããĢčĻããžããã
II. Supporting Materials for Students (įåžį¨ãŽčŖåŠææ – Seito-yÅ no hojo kyÅzai)
C. Blog Post (Pre-Class Activity – ææĨåãĸã¯ããŖãããŖ)
Title: Big News from Egypt! Professor Dead! (ã¨ã¸ãããããŽå¤§ããĨãŧãšīŧææãæģäēĄīŧ – Ejiputo kara no dai nyÅĢsu! KyÅju ga shibÅ!)
Hello everyone! Sad news today from Egypt.
(įããããããĢãĄã¯īŧäģæĨã¯ã¨ã¸ãããããŽæ˛ããããĨãŧãšã§ãã)
Professor Alistair Finch is dead. He was a famous archaeologist. He was looking for old things in the desert.
(ãĸãĒãšããĸãģããŖãŗãææãäēĄããĒããžãããåŊŧã¯æåãĒčå¤åĻč
ã§ãããį æŧ ã§å¤ãįŠãæĸããĻããžããã)
His team found a beautiful old dagger. It is called “The Abydos Dagger.”
(åŊŧãŽããŧã ã¯įžããå¤ãįåŖãčĻã¤ããžãããããĸãããšãŽįåŖãã¨åŧã°ããĻããžãã)
But now, Professor Finch is dead. Someone killed him with the dagger!
(ãããäģãããŖãŗãææã¯æģãã§ããžããčǰããããŽįåŖã§åŊŧãæŽēããžããīŧ)
A big sandstorm is there. No one can leave the camp. The police cannot come.
(大ããĒį åĩãæĨãĻããžããčǰãããŖãŗããéĸãããã¨ãã§ããžãããčĻå¯ãæĨããžããã)
The killer is in the camp! Who is it?
(į¯äēēã¯ããŖãŗããŽä¸ãĢããžãīŧčǰã§ãããīŧ)
People in the camp:
(ããŖãŗããĢããäēēã
īŧ)
- Dr. Lena Hanson (ãĒããģããŗãŊãŗååŖĢ)
- Ben Carter (ããŗãģãĢãŧãŋãŧ)
- Dr. Evelyn Hayes (ã¨ããĒãŗãģãã¤ãēååŖĢ)
- Omar Sharif (ãĒããŧãĢãģãˇãŖãĒã)
- Layla Hassan (ãŦã¤ãŠãģãããĩãŗ)
- Marcus Thorne (ããŧãĢãšãģãŊãŧãŗ)
- Yousef Al-Noury (ãĻãģããģãĸãĢīŧããŧãĒ)
- Chloe Davis (ã¯ãã¨ãģãã¤ããš)
- Dr. Ivan Volkov (ã¤ã´ãĄãŗãģã´ãŠãĢãŗãååŖĢ)
- (Maybe Dr. Jian Li – ã¸ãŖãŗãģãĒãŧååŖĢããããã)
- (Maybe Clara Moreau – ã¯ãŠãŠãģãĸããŧããããã)
What will happen?
(äŊãčĩˇãããŽã§ããããīŧ)
D. Worksheet: “Detective’s Toolkit” (æĸåĩããŧãĢããã – Tantei TsÅĢrukitto)
Welcome, Detective! (ããããæĸåĩããīŧ – YÅkoso tantei-san!)
Use these words and questions to help. (ããããŽč¨čãčŗĒåãäŊŋãŖãĻãã ããã)
Key Vocabulary (ä¸ģãĒåčĒ – Omona tango):
- Suspect: (noun) Maybe this person did the crime. (厚įč
īŧį¯įŊĒãį¯ãããããããĒãäēēã)
- Example: He is a suspect. (åŊŧã¯åŽšįč ã§ãã)
- Alibi: (noun) Story: “I was not there.” (ãĸãĒãã¤īŧãį§ã¯ãããĢããĒããŖããã¨ãã芹ã)
- Example: What is your alibi? (ããĒããŽãĸãĒãã¤ã¯äŊã§ããīŧ)
- Motive: (noun) Reason to do the crime. (åæŠīŧį¯įŊĒãį¯ãįįąã)
- Example: Money can be a motive. (ãéã¯åæŠãĢãĒãåžãžãã)
- Evidence / Clue: (noun) Information that helps find the killer. (č¨ŧæ ãģæãããīŧį¯äēēãčĻã¤ãããŽãĢåŊšįĢã¤æ
å ąã)
- Example: The dagger is evidence. (įåŖã¯č¨ŧæ ã§ãã)
- Kill: (verb) To make someone die. (æŽēãīŧčǰããæģãĒããã)
- Example: Who killed Professor Finch? (čǰãããŖãŗãææãæŽēããžãããīŧ)
- Angry: (adjective) Feeling mad. (æãŖãĻããīŧč
šãįĢãĻãĻããææ
ã)
- Example: She was very angry. (åŊŧåĨŗã¯ã¨ãĻãæãŖãĻããžããã)
- Tent: (noun) A small house made of cloth, used for camping. (ããŗãīŧããŖãŗãã§äŊŋãå¸čŖŊãŽå°ããĒåŽļã)
- Dagger: (noun) A small knife. (įåŖīŧå°ããĒãã¤ãã)
- Argument: (noun) People talking loudly because they are angry. (åŖčĢīŧæãŖãĻãããããĢäēēã ã大媰ã§čŠąããã¨ã)
- Lie: (verb/noun) To say something that is not true. / Something not true. (åãã¤ããģåīŧįåŽã§ãĒããã¨ãč¨ãã/įåŽã§ãĒããã¨ã)
Useful Questions & Sentences (åŊšįĢã¤čŗĒåã¨æ – Yakudatsu shitsumon to bun):
- Asking about location/alibi (å ´æãģãĸãĒãã¤ãĢã¤ããĻå°ãã):
- “Where were you last night?” (æ¨å¤ããŠããĢããžãããīŧ – Sakuya, doko ni imashita ka?)
- “What were you doing?” (äŊãããĻããžãããīŧ – Nani o shite imashita ka?)
- Sharing information (æ
å ąãå
ąæãã):
- “I sawâĻ” (į§ã¯īŊãčĻãžããã – Watashi wa âĻ o mimashita.)
- “I heardâĻ” (į§ã¯īŊãčããžããã – Watashi wa âĻ o kikimashita.)
- “[Name] was angry.” ([åå]ã¯æãŖãĻããžããã – [Namae] wa okotte imashita.)
- Asking about feelings (æ°æãĄãĢã¤ããĻå°ãã):
- “Did you like Professor Finch?” (ããŖãŗãææãåĨŊãã§ãããīŧ – Finchi kyÅju ga suki deshita ka?)
- “Were you angry with Professor Finch?” (ããŖãŗãææãĢæãŖãĻããžãããīŧ – Finchi kyÅju ni okotte imashita ka?)
- Expressing suspicion (įãã襨ã):
- “I think [Name] is the killer becauseâĻ” (į§ã¯[åå]ãį¯äēēã ã¨æããžãããĒããĒãâĻ – Watashi wa [Namae] ga hannin da to omoimasu. NazenaraâĻ)
- “That sounds strange.” (ããã¯åĨåĻãĢčãããžããã – Sore wa kimyÅ ni kikoemasu ne.)
- Accusing (ééŖãã):
- “I think you killed Professor Finch!” (ããĒããããŖãŗãææãæŽēããã¨æããžãīŧ – Anata ga Finchi kyÅju o koroshita to omoimasu!)
- Defending yourself (čĒåãåŽã):
- “No! I did not do it!” (ãããīŧį§ã¯ããŖãĻããžããīŧ – Iie! Watashi wa yatte imasen!)
- “I was in my tent.” (į§ã¯ããŗããĢããžããã – Watashi wa tento ni imashita.)
III. Supporting Materials for the Teacher (å įį¨ãŽčŖåŠææ – Sensei-yÅ no hojo kyÅzai)
E. Slide Deck Outline (In-Class Introduction – ææĨã§ãŽå°å ĨãšãŠã¤ãæĻčĻ)
(Slide content should be very simple, with visuals if possible.)
- Slide 1: Title Slide
- The Secret of the Desert Dagger (į æŧ ãŽįåŖãŽį§å¯)
- A Murder Mystery Game! (æŽēäēēããšããĒãŧã˛ãŧã īŧ)
- Slide 2: The Story (ã芹 – Ohanashi)
- Where: Egypt. Desert. (å ´æīŧã¨ã¸ãããį æŧ ã)
- Who: Professor Finch is dead! (čǰīŧããŖãŗãææãæģãã īŧ)
- How: Killed with a dagger. (æšæŗīŧįåŖã§æŽēãããã)
- Problem: Big sandstorm. Killer is here! (åéĄīŧ大ããĒį åĩãį¯äēēã¯ãããĢããīŧ)
- (Show a picture of a desert, a dagger, a sandstorm)
- Slide 3: Your Job (ããĒããŽäģäē – Anata no shigoto)
- Find: (čĻã¤ãããã¨īŧ)
- WHO killed Professor Finch? (čǰãããŖãŗãææãæŽēããīŧ)
- WHY did they kill him? (ãĒãæŽēããīŧ)
- Talk to everyone. Ask questions. (ãŋããĒã¨čŠąããčŗĒåããã)
- Find: (čĻã¤ãããã¨īŧ)
- Slide 4: How to Play (éãŗæš – Asobikata)
- You get a character paper. Read it. (ããŖãŠã¯ãŋãŧãŽį´ãããããžããčĒãã§ãã ããã)
- It says: Who you are. Your alibi. Your clue. (ããĒããŽãã¨ããĸãĒãã¤ãæããããæ¸ããĻãããžãã)
- DO NOT SHOW YOUR PAPER! (į´ãčĻããĒãã§īŧ)
- Be your character. (ããŖãŠã¯ãŋãŧãĢãĒãããŖãĻãã ããã)
- Talk. Ask. Share your clue. (芹ããčããæããããå ąæããã)
- Slide 5: Rules (ãĢãŧãĢ – RÅĢru)
- Speak English! (čąčĒã§čŠąããžãããīŧ)
- One killer. The killer will lie. (į¯äēēã¯ä¸äēēãį¯äēēã¯åãã¤ããžãã)
- Other people: Tell the truth about your clue. (äģãŽäēēīŧæããããĢã¤ããĻã¯æŦåŊãŽãã¨ãč¨ãã)
- Have fun! (æĨŊããã§īŧ)
- Slide 6: Letâs Start! (å§ããžãããīŧ – HajimemashÅ!)
- Any questions? (čŗĒåã¯ãããžããīŧ – Shitsumon wa arimasu ka?)
F. Teacher’s Notes (å įį¨ãŽãĄãĸ – Sensei-yÅ no memo)
- The Solution (č§Ŗæąē – Kaiketsu):
- Killer (į¯äēē – Hannin): Dr. Lena Hanson
- Motive (åæŠ – DÅki): Professor Finch said the Abydos Dagger was his discovery only. He said Lena’s name would not be on the important paper. He told her to leave the team. Lena was very angry because she worked hard and he stole her idea.
- (ããŖãŗãææã¯ãĸãããšãŽįåŖã¯čĒåã ããŽįēčĻã ã¨č¨ããžããããĒããŽååã¯éčĻãĒčĢæãĢčŧããĒãã¨č¨ããžãããããŧã ãåģããããĢč¨ããžããããĒãã¯ä¸įæ¸åŊåãããŽãĢåŊŧããĸã¤ããŖãĸãįãã ãŽã§ãã¨ãĻãæããžããã)
- Method (æšæŗ – HÅhÅ): Lena went to Finch’s tent. They argued. He was mean. She saw the dagger on his desk, took it in anger, and stabbed him.
- (ãĒãã¯ããŖãŗããŽããŗãã¸čĄããžãããåŖčĢãĢãĒããžãããåŊŧã¯æå°æĒã§ãããæēãŽä¸ãŽįåŖãčĻãĻãæãã§ãããæãĢåããåŊŧãåēããžããã)
- Critical Clues (éčĻãĒæããã – JÅĢyÅna tegakari):
- Ben Carter’s Clue: Ben saw Dr. Lena Hanson walking to Professor Finchâs tent late at night. She looked very angry. (This shows Lena was near Finch’s tent and angry, and her alibi might be a lie.)
- (ããŗã¯å¤é ããĒããģããŗãŊãŗååŖĢãããŖãŗãææãŽããŗãã¸æŠããĻčĄããŽãčĻãžãããåŊŧåĨŗã¯ã¨ãĻãæãŖãĻãããããĢčĻããžãããâ ãããĢããããĒããããŖãŗããŽããŗããŽčŋããĢããĻæãŖãĻãããåŊŧåĨŗãŽãĸãĒãã¤ãåãããããĒããã¨ãããããžãã)
- Layla Hassan’s Clue: Laylaâs camera recorded Finch arguing loudly with a woman. The woman sounded very angry. (This confirms a woman was arguing with Finch.)
- (ãŦã¤ãŠãŽãĢãĄãŠã¯ããŖãŗããåĨŗæ§ã¨å¤§åŖ°ã§åŖčĢããĻãããŽãé˛éŗããžãããåĨŗæ§ã¯ã¨ãĻãæãŖãĻãããããĢčãããžãããâ ãããĢãããåĨŗæ§ãããŖãŗãã¨åŖčĢããĻãããã¨ãįĸēčĒã§ããžãã)
- Lena’s own situation (from her sheet): Finch treated her badly and stole her ideas. (This shows she had a strong reason to be angry – a motive.)
- (ãĒãčĒčēĢãŽįļæŗīŧåŊŧåĨŗãŽãˇãŧãããīŧīŧããŖãŗãã¯åŊŧåĨŗãã˛ãŠãæąããåŊŧåĨŗãŽãĸã¤ããŖãĸãįãŋãžãããâ ãããĢãããåŊŧåĨŗãæãåŧˇãįįąãã¤ãžãåæŠãããŖããã¨ãããããžãã)
- Ben Carter’s Clue: Ben saw Dr. Lena Hanson walking to Professor Finchâs tent late at night. She looked very angry. (This shows Lena was near Finch’s tent and angry, and her alibi might be a lie.)
- Key Red Herrings (ä¸ģãĒåŊãŽæããã – Omona nise no tegakari):
- Marcus Thorne: Argued with Finch about money (Lena heard this). Yousef saw him looking nervous near Finch’s tent. Ivan found fabric like his jacket. (Makes him look guilty.)
- (ããŧãĢãšãģãŊãŧãŗīŧããŖãŗãã¨ãéãĢã¤ããĻåŖčĢããīŧãĒããčããīŧããĻãģãã¯åŊŧãããŖãŗããŽããŗããŽčŋãã§įˇåŧĩããĻãããŽãčĻããã¤ã´ãĄãŗãåŊŧãŽã¸ãŖãąãããŽãããĒå¸ãčĻã¤ãããâ åŊŧãį¯äēēãĢčĻããããã)
- Dr. Ivan Volkov: Rival, new scratch, found the fabric. (Suspicious actions.)
- (ã¤ã´ãĄãŗãģã´ãŠãĢãŗãååŖĢīŧãŠã¤ããĢãæ°ããåŧãŖæģãåˇãå¸ãčĻã¤ãããâ æĒããčĄåã)
- Other characters: Have small reasons to dislike Finch, making them possible suspects. (äģãŽããŖãŠã¯ãŋãŧīŧããŖãŗããåĢãå°ããĒįįąãããã厚įč ãĢãĒãå¯čŊæ§ãããã)
- Marcus Thorne: Argued with Finch about money (Lena heard this). Yousef saw him looking nervous near Finch’s tent. Ivan found fabric like his jacket. (Makes him look guilty.)
- Optional Character Integration (äģģæåå ããŖãŠã¯ãŋãŧãĢã¤ããĻ – Nin’i sanka kyaraktÄ ni tsuite):
- If Dr. Jian Li is used: Her clue makes Ben Carter look a bit more suspicious (seeing him after the murder).
- (ã¸ãŖãŗãģãĒãŧååŖĢãäŊŋãå ´åīŧåŊŧåĨŗãŽæãããã¯ããŗãģãĢãŧãŋãŧãå°ãæĒããčĻããžãīŧæŽēäēēåžãĢåŊŧãčĻãããīŧã)
- If Clara Moreau is used: Her clue makes Omar Sharif look a bit suspicious (seeing him watching Finch’s tent).
- (ã¯ãŠãŠãģãĸããŧãäŊŋãå ´åīŧåŊŧåĨŗãŽæãããã¯ãĒããŧãĢãģãˇãŖãĒããå°ãæĒããčĻããžãīŧããŖãŗããŽããŗããčĻãĻããåŊŧãčĻãããīŧã)
- The game works well without them. Their clues add small extra details.
- (åŊŧããããĒããĻãã˛ãŧã ã¯æãįĢãĄãžããåŊŧããŽæãããã¯å°ããĒčŋŊå æ å ąã¨ãĒããžãã)
- If Dr. Jian Li is used: Her clue makes Ben Carter look a bit more suspicious (seeing him after the murder).
IV. Image Generation Prompts (FLUX.1 Style)
(The image prompts can remain the same as the B1/B2 version, as they are visual aids and not direct language input for A1/A2 learners. The complexity of the image itself doesn’t need to be ‘simplified’ in the same way as text. The teacher can describe the images simply.)
(įģåįæãããŗããã¯B1/B2įã¨åãããŽãäŊŋį¨ã§ããžãããããã¯čĻčĻįãĒčŖåŠã§ãããA1/A2åĻįŋč åããŽį´æĨįãĒč¨čĒå Ĩåã§ã¯ãĒãããã§ããįģåčĒäŊãŽč¤éãããããšãã¨åããããĢãåį´åãããåŋ čĻã¯ãããžãããå įã¯įģåãį°ĄåãĢčĒŦæãããã¨ãã§ããžãã)
G. Character Image Prompts (As previously generated for B1/B2)
- Dr. Lena Hanson
- Ben Carter
- Dr. Evelyn Hayes
- Omar Sharif
- Layla Hassan
- Marcus Thorne
- Yousef Al-Noury
- Chloe Davis
- Dr. Ivan Volkov
- Dr. Jian Li (Optional)
- Clara Moreau (Optional)
H. Scene Image Prompt (As previously generated for B1/B2)
I. Prop Image Prompts (As previously generated for B1/B2)
- The Abydos Dagger
- Torn Fabric Piece
- Geological Hammer
This A1/A2 version simplifies the language significantly, focuses on core information, and provides Japanese scaffolding directly where students will interact with new vocabulary and sentence structures. The mystery remains solvable through clear, direct clues.