Teacher's notes:
- Ask the students to work in pairs and to complete the sentences below using the correct verb forms.
- Once the students have finished this activity, have them answer the questions below the text.
- At the end or as a homework activity, students should complete the rest of the story.
John denied _______________________ (have) anything to do with the robbery. He was picked up by the police ___________ (walk) home after a night at the pub. He resisted arrest and resented _____________ (have) to answer the policeman's questions. He admitted _________________(run) out of the store but he said he was trying to catch the robbers. The policeman told him that he risked _________________ (be) put into a cell to cool down. John considered ______________(call) his lawyer but instead asked for his mother. John couldn't stop _____________(laugh) when he heard his mother ____________(complain) that she couldn't watch Oprah Winfrey because of this mess. His mother was really angry and said that she regretted ____________ (have) him as her son. John couldn't believe what was _____________ . (happen)
Answer the following questions:
- What happened next?
- Who is John?
- What's his mother like?
