1­ Assistant Smart: “ This house is surrounded. I am afraid I must                       not ask anyone to leave the room.”(Shestops)NoImustasknobody.(Shestops)no!(Shestops)Imust                       ask everybody to (shestops)Imustnotaskanyonetoleavethero…(shestops)Noonemust                        be asked by me to leavethe room (she stops) Shall I leave the room? Understand?The class: You don’t want anyone to leave the room!Teacher: why not?Assistant Smart: elementary, since the body was found in this room.                   And no one has left it, it is highly probable, in fact almost a                         complete certainty therefore that the murderer must be somebody in                 this room .Teacher: What body?Assistant Smart: The murderer of this body is somebody in theroom,                     this the room which nobodymust leave ( She stops) Somebody who could be anybody relative to                     this case is in this room,so nobody may leave with their body, leaving the body here in the                       room with everybody. ..else.Inspector: Now, I do speak to intromoose dyself. I am sorry (she                     

stops) No, I do speak to allude to myself to you... eerrm, please                       allow my intro to loose myself, I mean avow me topromiseyouwewillmeet(shestops)No,Iallowmetointroduceyou                        to me…excuse madam!(she stops) Allow me to introduce myself. I must ask that no one                       leave the room (she stops).Allow me to introduce myself. I am inspector Tiger

Assistant Smart: What ? Where? (realises there is no tiger).Assistant Smart: Me tiger, you Jane. Grr! errr, I beg your pardon.

She speaks quite fast and since this part becomes almost a                   tonguetwister it is very important that you and your students are                   fully aware of her situation, so you can enjoy it better!We invite you to read this to your students and give them the                       opportunity to perform this in front of their mates as fast( but as well performed,) as they can!Perhaps I could share with you the case I solved,wheresevensilly                       sheet slitters were caught sillyly slitting sheets and accused of                 selling blackmarket sea shells by the sea shore . . .Perhaps another time.

2­ Ask your students to write her request in as many ways as                       possible!That means, let’s untwist her!

3­ Can you tell us what are the differences between:everyone / no one / nobody / anyone / everybody / someone / somebodyBad joke alert:Whydidn’ttheskeletongototheHalloweenparty?Becausehehadno                       body to go with.