Detective Mystery: Past Continuous Interrupted | A2–B1 ESL Lesson Plan, Worksheets & Mystery Cards, Editable PPT

🕵️ Solve a Mystery While Practising Grammar! (Editable PowerPoint Presentation included)

⭐ Professionally Designed & TEFL-Trained

This lesson was originally developed as part of a specialist TEFL training course and later expanded into a complete ready-to-teach classroom resource. My students loved analysing the clues and solving the case.

Turn your grammar lesson into an engaging detective investigation.

In this communicative A2–B1 ESL lesson, students analyse clues, investigate a robbery, examine suspect alibis, and solve a mystery while discovering and practising the Past Continuous Interrupted structure.

Instead of simply completing grammar exercises, students become detectives and use English to uncover the guilty suspect.

⭐ What's Included

✔ Editable PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx)

✔ PDF Presentation

✔ Detailed Lesson Plan

✔ Teacher Notes

✔ Student Worksheet

✔ 4 Suspect Cards

✔ 4 Evidence Cards

✔ Answer Key

⭐ Lesson Details

• Level: A2–B1

• Duration: 60 minutes

• Grammar Focus: Past Continuous Interrupted

• Format: Guided Discovery + Controlled Practice + Mystery Investigation

• Suitable for teens and adults

⭐ Learning Objectives

Students will:

• identify and analyse interrupted actions

• discover the target grammar through context

• practise Past Continuous and Past Simple

• discuss evidence and alibis

• develop speaking, reading, and critical thinking skills

• solve a detective mystery using English

Perfect for teachers looking for an engaging, ready-to-use grammar lesson with minimal preparation.

Download, teach, and let your students crack the case! 🕵️‍♀️