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:
- go back to the junction and turn right (Card 3)
- continue along the road (Card 4)
- try to bribe the receptionist to give you a room (Card 5)
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:
- go back to the junction and tun right (Card 3)
- get back in the car and continue along the road (Card 4)
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:
- go back to the junction and turn left (Card 2)
- continue driving along the rood you're on (Card 7)
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
- a close the cupboard and go to sleep (Card 28)
- leave the hotel quietly and get back in your car (Card 27)
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:
- drive away from the house immediately (Card 24)>
- go back to your room and go to sleep (Card 25)
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.