The following article from a newspaper is a fantastic resource for oral and/or written responses. Read it through first then go on to the assignments that are highlighted below it. You can use this as stimulus for improvised drama. Similarly, you can ask students to write down their responses to the tasks. These conversations can then be joined together to create a complete script.
Suspect whiff from flower border brings police and gang raids
Steven Morris
The Guardian
Saturday December 6 2008
An elderly couple who bought a pink-flowering perennial to brighten up their garden found their home and street targeted by the police and a gang of armed drug users after the innocent-looking plant began to give off a scent similar to cannabis. Ivor and Margaret Wiltshire, 77 and 79, bought a pot of moss phlox from a garden centre and were delighted when the plant began to spread vigorously through their front and back gardens.
But it also began to give off a curious aroma, which came to the attention of Avon and Somerset police. The force helicopter was used to try to find the suspected cannabis factory but infra-red cameras, used to trace heat sources associated with drug factories, detected nothing.
Still, after the Wiltshires went on holiday last month, officers swooped on their suburban house near Bristol. Mr Wiltshire said: “When we got...
