Why was the case difficult?
It was difficult because the prostitutes had* no families, so the police couldn’t ask questions.
The streets were* dirty so they couldn’t find clues or evidence.
There was a lot of noise so potential witnesses couldn’t hear the victims.
And it was* at night, so the witnesses couldn’t see anything and help the police.
Homework for Wednesday 16th:
– être capable de donner deux problèmes rencontrés par la police.
– apporter ses écouteurs.
Some extra context for the murders
In 1888, London was* the largest capital city in the world.
Queen Victoria was* at the head of the country for fifty years. It was* a flourishing period.
And, the Whitechapel murders suddenly caused a scandal.
This district was* sordid, violent, with a lot of drunkenness. It had* the highest death rate.
For the 76000 residents, it was* a daily battle to survive.
A lot of women (1200) had* to turn to prostitution for survival.
HW for Monday 14th: être capable de parler de Whitechapel (TEST) FICHE + Leçon.
Hello,
Aujourd’hui, vous avez fait des recherches de vocabulaire en vue de comprendre un texte sur le quartier de Whitechapel à l’époque des meurtres de Jack the Ripper.
Homework for Thursday 10th:
Jack the Ripper started to kill prostitutes in Whitechapel in the Autumn of 1888.
This series of murders shocked the population of London and the world since London was the largest capital city at that time.
Contrary to the rest of London, the neighbourhood of Whitechapel was grim, crime-ridden, very poor and crammed with people. Many people died because of diseases too. There were no toilets or bins in the street. It was very dirty.
Because it was so difficult to live, many women turned to prostitution to survive, to pay for food and for a bed in horrible lodging houses.
There were about 1.200 (one thousand two hundred) prostitutes in Whitechapel, easy targets for Jack the Ripper.
The 7 mistakes
In picture 2, the man is holding a knife in his left hand whereas in picture 1 he is holding it in his right hand.
In picture 2 the hat is smaller than in picture 1.
In picture 2, the woman’s toe is missing.
In picture 2, there are no posters on the walls.
In picture 2, the woman has a tattoo on her ankle while in picture 1 she doesn’t (have a tattoo).
In picture 2, there are two windows in the background whereas in picture 1, there’s only one (window).
HW for Wednesday 9th:
– leçon 1 à revoir et 2 à apprendre par coeur.