The Missing Phone After the Show

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The Missing Phone After the Show

Reconstruct a concert timeline and discover where a missing phone was left.

Focus: Past simple questions, sequence and lost property

Voices: Amanda as Jade and Andrew as Sam

Estimated total time: about 30 minutes

30-minute lesson map

Listen 3 min

Transcript 5 min

Vocabulary 7 min

Quiz 7 min

Speaking 8 min

Audio

Before you listen: Where do people often leave things after an event?

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Listen to the track again before you start the quiz and speaking section.

Lesson goals and instructions

Listen twice. First, catch the key information. Then, listen for useful phrases you can reuse.

  • Follow the order of events and find the last known place of an object.
  • Understand eight useful words for events and lost property.
  • Ask clear past simple questions to solve a new case.

Transcript

  1. Jade: Sam, I can't find my phone.
  2. Sam: Are you sure it isn't in your bag?
  3. Jade: I checked my bag and all my pockets. It's gone.
  4. Sam: Don't panic. When did you last use it?
  5. Jade: I took a photo before the concert started.
  6. Sam: Where were you?
  7. Jade: We were near the main entrance, next to the concert poster.
  8. Sam: What did we do after that?
  9. Jade: We bought some water and went to our seats.
  10. Sam: Did you use your phone during the concert?
  11. Jade: Yes. I recorded part of the second song.
  12. Sam: Then you had it at your seat.
  13. Jade: That's right. I put it in my jacket pocket after the song.
  14. Sam: Did it fall out when everyone stood up?
  15. Jade: Maybe. We stood up and danced during the last two songs.
  16. Sam: Let's go back to our seats.
  17. Jade: We can't. The doors to the concert hall are closed now.
  18. Sam: Okay. What did we do after the concert?
  19. Jade: First, we went to the T-shirt stand.
  20. Sam: Did you buy a T-shirt?
  21. Jade: No. They didn't have my size.
  22. Sam: Then we went to the photo booth.
  23. Jade: Yes! We took that funny photo with the big blue glasses.
  24. Sam: Did you use your phone there?
  25. Jade: I did. I scanned the code to get our photo.
  26. Sam: Where did you put the phone after that?
  27. Jade: I think I put it on the small shelf.
  28. Sam: And then you picked up the photo and walked away.
  29. Jade: I left my phone at the photo booth!
  30. Sam: Let's go back quickly.
  31. Jade: The shelf is empty.
  32. Sam: Look at the sign. It says, 'Found items are at the information desk.'
  33. Jade: The information desk is near the entrance.
  34. Sam: Come on. Maybe someone found it.
  35. Jade: Look! There's a phone on the desk.
  36. Sam: Is it yours?
  37. Jade: Let me check. It has a yellow case and a small star on the back.
  38. Sam: That sounds like your phone.
  39. Jade: It is mine! Someone found it at the photo booth.
  40. Sam: Great. Our concert mystery is solved.
  41. Jade: Thank you for helping me.
  42. Sam: No problem. Next time, keep your phone inside your bag.
  43. Jade: And next time, remind me before we leave!

Vocabulary

1. missing

Meaning: lost or not in its usual place

Example: Jade's phone is missing after the show.

2. pocket

Meaning: a small part of clothing used for carrying things

Example: Jade put the phone in her jacket pocket.

3. record

Meaning: to save sound or video with a device

Example: She recorded part of the second song.

4. shelf

Meaning: a flat place where objects can be put

Example: Jade left the phone on a small shelf.

5. scan

Meaning: to use a phone or machine to read a code

Example: She scanned a code at the photo booth.

6. code

Meaning: a pattern of letters, numbers or lines that carries information

Example: The code gave them their photo.

7. empty

Meaning: containing nothing

Example: The shelf was empty when they returned.

8. information desk

Meaning: a place where visitors can ask questions or find help

Example: Someone took the phone to the information desk.

Interactive quiz (8 questions)

Answer all eight questions before grading. You get one score and clear per question feedback.

0 of 8 answered

1. Where does Jade first look for her phone?

Not answered

Jade checks her bag and all her pockets.

2. Where did Jade take a photo before the concert?

Not answered

She was beside the concert poster near the entrance.

3. What did Jade record?

Not answered

She recorded part of the second song.

4. Where did Jade put the phone after recording?

Not answered

She says she put it in her jacket pocket.

5. What did they visit after the T-shirt stand?

Not answered

They went to the photo booth next.

6. Why did Jade use her phone at the photo booth?

Not answered

She scanned the code to receive their photo.

7. Where does Jade think she left the phone?

Not answered

The photo-booth shelf is the last place she remembers putting it.

8. Where do they finally find the phone?

Not answered

Someone found it and took it to the information desk.

Score pending.

Speaking task

Concert Detective

Task: Solve a new lost-item case by exchanging time and location clues.

Scenario: Kai cannot find his blue backpack after a school music show. Each speaker has different time clues.

Shared information

  • The backpack is blue.
  • The name label says Kai M.
  • The show finished at 8:15.

Steps

  • Open only your own role card.
  • Ask past simple questions to build the complete timeline.
  • Decide where the backpack was left and where it is now.
  • Give a short lost-property report with the evidence.

Role cards

Open only your own card.

Student A: Kai's clues

Open only this card. Do not show it to Student B.

  • 6:30: A photo shows the backpack by the ticket desk.
  • 6:45: A receipt shows Kai at the snack table.
  • 8:20: Kai went to the photo booth with only a poster.
Student B: Witness clues

Open only this card. Do not show it to Student A.

  • 7:00: Maya saw the backpack under Seat C12.
  • 8:30: A volunteer found a blue backpack under Seat C12 and took it to the information desk.

Language box

  • When did he…?
  • Where was the bag at…?
  • Did he take it to…?
  • First…, then…, after that…
  • The last confirmed place was…

Checklist

Output goal: Give a one-minute detective report. State the answer and use at least three clues.

Solo option: Working alone? Hide half the clues, ask the questions aloud, then reveal all clues and record your final report.