Questions - Jack The Ripper.

#JackTheRipper.
He frightened London with appalling crimes committed by the first known mysterious serial
killer. This project will lead you to learn what he really did focusing in grammar, vocabulary,
reading & listening comprehension and speaking. We need to help the detective to catch Jack
the Ripper.
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Course.
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#0. The 1880s: A creative decade.

As you have previously learned from both the historical and social information
about England, it should be also considered that there were some other major events that
highlighted some fields such as technology, drinks, materials and even Literature.
Aims
1. To learn the most important inventions in 1888s London.
2. To be able to search, summarise and write relevant information about a

required topic using appropriate language skills.
Instructions.
1. Read “The 1880s: A creative decade” and answer the following questions.
Please, answer in this document.
● Who was John Starley? You can find more information here to write about him
(using your own words).
● Why was Karl Heinz so famous?
● Coca-cola was invented in 1886. Where was it first made? Get this information from
here.
● Why was Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde stopped being played at theatres?
2. Order the following events in a chronological order: (one of them is given as an

example).
George Eastman sold his Kodak box cameras.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde was published.
Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee 1
First bicycle was created
Karl Benz designed the first concept of a car

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#1. Murder in Buck’s Row.

This is Jack The Ripper’s first chapter. You will witness Mary Ann Nichols’ murder in
the dark gloomy Whitechapel Road. There were several essential steps that the murderer
took to commit the crime. Read this chapter carefully and work on the following tasks.
Aims.
● Reading and understanding a sequence of events.
● Highlighting the most important points in the story.
Instructions.
1. Open this link. This is the first step to create a Tour Builder about Jack The
Ripper.
● Visit this website where you can find information about Mary Nichols’ life and how
her corpse was found by the police. Give a brief description of your own about
Whitechapel Road.
● Highlight the most important information to describe what happened the day she
was found dead.
#2. Murder in the light of the day.

We have some information about Jack the Ripper’s first murder. He didn’t stop his
awful crimes here. In this chapter you will deepen into his second victim in Hanbury Street.
Let’s see what really happened.
Aims.
● Reading and understanding about facts and events.
● Understanding a sequence of time events.
● Defining and non-defining relative clauses.
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Instructions.
1. Answer the following questions and give evidence of your answers.
- Give a short description of 29 Hanbury Street.

- Why did John Richardson check the passage on his way to work?
- Did he find something strange after his inspection?
- Visit this link and write a short description about Spitalfields Church.
- Who discovered the murderer’s second victim?
- What did Inspector Chandler write on his notebook about her?
- Who was the second victim? Can you give some information about her?
- Why did Annie get a black eye?
- What time was she last seen alive?
- Name the murder’s witnesses in Annie’s case.
- What was unusual in Jack the Ripper’s second murder?
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2. Writing skills. Visit this link and give a description of Annie’s description you point
out most (80-100 words).
#3. A red rose.

1. Watch the following video and answer these questions:
a. What was the name of Jack the Ripper’s third victim? And her nickname?
b. What time was Israel Schwartz walking towards Dutfield’s Yard?
c. What kind of place was the International Workingmen’s Educational Club?
Which type of activities were organised or planned there?
d. Which place is now built there on its premises? What happened there in a
long time ago?
e. Could Jack the Ripper may have seen there? Why?
f. What did the man do in order to see the corpse better?
g. How did the Ripper kill her?
h. What is the police’s guessing about this third murder?
i. Why wasn’t the Ripper caught? What did he get use of?
2. You are Constable William Smith. Fill in this notice for the Police Station:
Date:
Address:
Crime:
Time:
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Constable’s name:
3. Now fill in this another chart completing the missing information:
Dutfield’s Yard
International Workingmen’s Educational

Club
The passage into the yard was… long
Constable Smith saw a woman, who...
What’s “Lipski”?
What happened at 1. a.m.?
Mr Diemschutz was the man who...
Morris Eagle was...
Edward Johnson
Dr. Blackwell
What may have happened at around 0.56?
Michael Kidney was the man who...
John Stride
3. Now the Police Station at Dutfield’s Yard requires the victim’s profile. As a Constable,
you should fill in the form for them.
Name and surname
Age:
Date of Birth:
Nationality
Marital Status
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Address:
Occupation:
Cause of death:
Further relevant information:
#4. Mitre Square.
Reading comprehension.
1. Let’s
know
where
Mitre Sq
is and looks
like at
this
website.
(ht tps://goo.
gl/ z718ZC).
2. What can
you see? /
What can
you think
it is / What
do you wonder about it?
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1. Who found the woman in Aldgate High Street?

2. What did he do after that?
3. How did she behave at that place?
4. What was the woman’s name? Watch the following video to know a bit more about
this crime (https://goo.gl/i8rR2h).
5. What part of the dressing was important in the murder?
6. What is supposed to have happened after the Imperial Club in Duke Street?
7. Who discovered the body at Mitre Square?
8. What was left written on the wall after the crime?
9. Which hypothesis were being handled by the police about the bloodstained apron?
10. What was unusual about Jack the Ripper’s modus operandi?
11. How long did it take him to kill Catherine Eddowes?
12. What was Catherine’s personality?
13. Fill in this chart completing this timeline:
8.30
12.30
1.10
1.33
1.35
2.18
2.20
2.55
Speaking skills.
You are interviewing Constable Watkins for a newspaper. Write questions using what,
where, when, how, why and who.
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#5. The work of a devil.

1. The first two paragraphs tell us about Mary Kelly’s life. Paraphrase that information,
in which the following topics should be mentioned:
a. Born?
b. Marital status?
c. Job?
d. Address?
e. Personality?
2. What was the main cause of Mary and Barnett’s argument?
3. What did Mrs Cox say to Mary? Why didn’t Mary answer to her?
4. Who was Elizabeth Prater?
5. What woke her up in the middle of the night?
6. Where did the murder take place?
7. Could anybody have helped Mary before she died?
8. There is a special festivity mentioned in this chapter: “Lord Mayor’s Day”. Describe it
using your own words visiting this website.
9. Who was Thomas Bowyer? Why did he go to visit Mary? What did he find?
10. Why wasn’t Mary’s body unrecognisable?
11. Why is this chapter called “The work of a devil”? What’s your conclusion?
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#6. Who was Jack The Ripper?

1. Watch this video and fill in the following chart:
Name
Date of Birth / Death
Occupation
Description
Favourite artists
Interesting facts -
-
-
-
-
-
-
...
Evidence of his identity. How?
Writing style
Why did Jack the Ripper become a

murderer? Profile? Reasons?
2. Reading comprehension.
a. What’s this chapter about? (2 lines).

b. What are the main descriptions given?
c. Why was George Hutchinson the main suspect? What may he have done to hide his
possible crimes?
d. Who was John Druitt. What was strange in this behaviour and in his ending?
e. Why did the police think that Hutchinson could have been Jack the Ripper?
3. Speaking skills.
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Work in groups of four and give a description of the points you have worked on
exercise 1. You should bear in mind:
● Your speaking structure (turns, topics…)

● Pronunciation, fluency and intonation.
● Use of English: conditionals, relative clauses, passive voice and indirect speech.

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#JackTheRipper.

Write your name here

#0. The 1880s: A creative decade.

2. To be able to search, summarise and write relevant information about a

2. Order the following events in a chronological order: (one of them is given as an

George Eastman sold his Kodak box cameras.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde was published.

Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee 1

First bicycle was created

Karl Benz designed the first concept of a car

#1. Murder in Buck’s Row.

#2. Murder in the light of the day.

- Give a short description of 29 Hanbury Street.

#3. A red rose.

3. Now fill in this another chart completing the missing information:

International Workingmen’s Educational

The passage into the yard was… long

Constable Smith saw a woman, who...

What happened at 1. a.m.?

Mr Diemschutz was the man who...

Morris Eagle was...

What may have happened at around 0.56?

Michael Kidney was the man who...

Name and surname

Further relevant information:

#4. Mitre Square.

1. Who found the woman in Aldgate High Street?

#5. The work of a devil.

#6. Who was Jack The Ripper?

Date of Birth / Death

Evidence of his identity. How?

Why did Jack the Ripper become a

a. What’s this chapter about? (2 lines).

● Your speaking structure (turns, topics…)

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