The maze of terror!

Modal verbs of deduction in the past and present

Card 1

You are on holiday in the southern states of the USA. You're driving through a very remote area late at night, and are completely lost. You're looking for somewhere to stay, but have only seen one hotel, which was locked up. (WHY?) You have $100 in cash, and are tired and hungry. Finally you come to a junction in the middle of nowhere.

Do you:


Card 2

Five miles further on you see a big hotel on your left. It’s open! You stop and go inside, but the receptionist tells you the hotel is fully booked. A coachload of tourists have reserved all the rooms. However, its very late and they still haven’t arrived. (WHY NOT?)

Do you:


Card 3

You drive for ten minutes, then see an old hotel down a narrow turning. There are a lot of cars in the car park, but you can't see any lights on in the bedrooms. (WHY NOT?) The receptionist offers you a room for $50.

Do you:


Card 6

You leave your bags in the room and go to the restaurant - you're very hungry! There are no other guests in the restaurant. (WHY NOT?) You order some food, and the waiter offers you free wine with your meal. The atmosphere in the empty restaurant is making you feel a little nervous.

Do you:


Card 7

You drive for a while and come to a nice-looking motel. Sitting at reception is a man wearing an old-fashioned army uniform (WHY?) There are lots of candles everywhere, and none of the lights are on. (WHY NOT?) He tells you there's only one room free - it costs $40.

Do you:


 

Card 8

Your meal arrives, along with two large glasses of red wine. You start eating, but the meat you ordered tastes terrible. (WHY?) Also, the wine doesn't taste like any wine you've ever tasted.

Do you:


 

Card 4

You drive a bit further, but come to a sign in the middle of the rood that says Road closed - extreme danger! (WHY?)

Do you:

go back to the junction and tun right (Card 3)

go back to the hotel and try to bribe the receptionist to give you a room (Card 5)


 

Card 9

You are now back in your room. You get undressed and try to go to sleep. However, in the next room you hear a woman scream, then a loud noise. (WHAT'S HAPPENED?)

Do you:


Card 5

The receptionist takes your bribe, and gives you the key to room 101. When you unlock the door, you see that the room is full of boxes of cigarettes - thousands of them (WHY?) You go back to the receptionist to complain, but he pulls out a gun and tells you to get out.

Do you:


Card 10

You make a complaint, and are taken to see the chef. In the kitchen you notice a human finger on the floor. There’s also a bag of toes under the table! (WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING?) You run out of the building, chased by the chef waving a large knife! You get in your car and drive away.

Do you:


 

 

Card 11

You go into the room next door and see a woman lying on the bed. She isn't moving. There’s a man standing next to her wearing a tall white hat. (WHO IS HE? WHAT’S HAPPENED?) You turn and run out of the building, chased by the man. You get in your car just in time.

Do you:


Card 12

You go into the room, light the candles and look around. The room seems very clean and comfortable. You are just about to go to bed when a woman starts banging loudly on your door and asking you to help her. (WHY?)

Do you:

Card 13

You continue driving, and see an old man sitting at the side of the road. You get out of the car to ask if he knows a hotel nearby. His clothes are torn and his head is bleeding. He looks very frightened. (WHY?)

Do you:


 

Card 16

Sally pulls out a gun and tells you to get in your car This time you don't argue! You drive for half an hour, then she tells you to stop. She gives you a thousand dollars then she runs off. (WHERE DID SHE GET THE MONEY FROM?) By now you're extremely tired.

Do you:


Card 17

You get in the car and drive off, with Sally in the back seat. You continue driving for half on hour, then she tells you to stop the car. She gives you a thousand dollars, then runs off. (WHERE DID SHE GET THE MONEY FROM?) By now you're extremely tired.

Do you:


Card 18

You go back to the motel, but the door to your room is locked from the inside. (WHY?) You can't find the man in the army uniform anywhere. (WHERE HAS HE GONE?)

Do you:


Card 14

You open the door and let her in. She tells you her name is Sally, and her boyfriend is looking for her. If he finds her he’s going to kill her! (WHY?) She wants you to drive her away from the motel immediately.

Do you:


 

Card 15

She kicks down your door and comes in anyway! She tells you her name is Sally, and her boyfriend is looking for her. If lie finds her he's going to kill her! (WHY?) She wants you to drive her away from the motel immediately!

Do you:


Card 19

You go to steep in the car, but then a loud noise and a bright light wake you up. When the light disappears there is an old man standing in front of your car, looking confused and frightened. (WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HIM?) He knocks on your window.

Do you:


Card 20

The old man says he's been on an alien spaceship for three days. (WHAT DO YOU THINK?) He also says he lives in the next town, and if you give him a lift you can stay the night in his house.

Do you:


 

 

 

 

Card 21

You drive off with the man in the back seat. He says he used to work for the government, but he can’t tell you what he did. (WHY NOT?) When you get to the next town he invites you to stay in his house. He says there are no hotels in the town. :

Do you:


Card 26

You go into your room - Its beautiful! You are just about to go to bed when you open a cupboard to get an extra pillow. Inside is a man - and he’s dead! (WHEN DID HE DIE?)

Do you


 

Card 22

Before you can leave he collapses, so you carry him to your car. He says he used to work for the government, but he can't tell you what he did. (WHY NOT?) When you arrive at the town he invites you to stay in his house. He says there are no hotels in the town

Do you:


Card 27

You drive out of the town and see an old man hitch-hiking at the side of the road. He looks very dirty and untidy, and is standing next to two large suitcases. (HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN TRAVIELLING?)

Do you:


Card 23

You drive up to his house, and you have to climb in through the window. (WHY?) You're extremely tired, so he shows you to your bedroom. You get lost and open the wrong door. The room is full of guns and weapons! (WHY?)

Do you:


Card 28

In the middle of the night the police arrive and search the room. They find the body and arrest you for suspicion of murder! You are taken to the police station and spend two nights in the cells before you can prove your innocence.

You have reached the end of the maze.

Now go back through the cards and discuss with your partner(s) the decisions you made.


Card 24

You drive round the town and discover that there is a hotel. The receptionist is wearing a Mickey Mouse costume! (WHY?) The hotel looks very luxurious, but the rooms only cost £70

Do you:

Card 29

You give the old man a lift to his house - and it's the biggest house you've ever seen The old man tells you he’s a millionaire, and because you've been so kind to him he invites you in. You spend the rest of the holiday as his guest, and have the time of your life! You have reached the end of the maze.

Now go back through the cards and discuss with your partner(s) the decisions you made.




Card 25

While you are asleep the army surround the house. You are arrested for terrorism - the man used to work for the FBI, but is now fighting against the American government. You spend the next three weeks in prison trying to convince everyone that you're innocent! You have reached the end of the maze.

Now go back through the cards and discuss with your partner(s) the decisions you made.




Card 30

Twenty minutes later you run out of petrol! You are a long way from the nearest town, and it’s 3 a.m. You decide to

go to sleep in the car, and have a very cold and uncomfortable night. In the morning you have to walk for three hours to find some petrol! You have reached the end of the maze.

Now go back through the cards and discuss with your partner(s) the decisions you made.