Speaking exercise:

Debate - In the court

You are accused of murdering your wife. You claim that you have an alibi and that at the time your wife was murdered you were somewhere else. You also claim that you have a witness. Invent a credible alibi.

You are a prosecutor . Your job is to prove that the accused is guilty by questioning all the witnesses in this case.

You are the defendant. You have to try to prove that your client did not commit the crime. Interrogate the witnesses.

You are a witness for the defence. You claim that you know the accused very well and you are sure he would never do it. Use reliable arguments to make sure your friend is not sentenced.

You are a witness for the defence. You are a lover of the accused and you claim that you were together on the night of the crime.

You are a witness for the defence. The accused is your colleague. You claim that they were a perfect couple, they never quarreled and they used to get on very well.

You are a witness for the prosecution. You are the victim's brother. You know that the couple had marital problems because your sister had told you about it. You are convinced that your sister's husband is guilty.

You are a witness for the prosecution. You are a next-door neighbour and claim that you heard weird and loud noises and then saw the accused sneaking out of his house on the night of the crime. You had heard quarrels coming from that house before.

You are a witness for the prosecution. You were passing by the victim's house when you heard yells coming from that direction but you saw nothing.

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