🔍 INQUIRY FOLDER REPORTS

Printable Classroom Investigation Board • 25-Minute Team Simulation

1. 1 Divide the class into inquiry panels of 3 to 4 students and appoint one Scorekeeper per team.
2. 2 Hand out all 6 Case Folders to every team alongside the official Report Sheet.
3. 3 Guide students through the 6 timed steps, strictly sticking to the 25-minute timer.
4. 4 Oversee the peer-checking swap during Step 5 using the provided Scoring system.
5. 5 Use the Teacher Key to verify exact verb-preposition pairings and common spoken errors.

1. 1 Your panel must investigate 6 corporate files and write 1 accurate report sentence for each file.
2. 2 Read the facts in each folder carefully without adding made-up information or changing facts.
3. 3 You MUST use the exact verb + object + preposition pattern printed inside each folder.
4. 4 Earn extra points by correctly using target Unit vocabulary words in your final sentences.
5. 5 Swap report sheets with another team to mark their work fairly and tally total points.

Folder Fact Match

1 point per line that accurately says only what the folder says without inventing details.

Grammar Accuracy

1 point per correct verb and preposition pattern, ticked and confirmed by another team.

Unit Word Bonus

1 bonus point per target Unit word used correctly within the report line context.

"In her testimony, Tess accused the director of..."

"The shop owners blamed the plant manager for..."

"Fear of job retaliation deterred workers from..."

"The board credited Ivo, the inspector, with..."

"After the audit, the auditors attributed the loss of 3 million dollars to..."

"Under the law, the board was held responsible for..."

✅ Model: "Tess accused the director of moving money into a private account."

⚠️ Mistake to hear: "accused the director for moving" (wrong preposition).

✅ Model: "Shop owners blamed the plant manager's decisions for leaving 40 shops with empty shelves."

⚠️ Mistake to hear: "blamed the plant manager of leaving" (wrong preposition).

✅ Model: "Fear of losing their jobs deterred workers from speaking about the spoiled batch."

⚠️ Mistake to hear: "deterred workers to speak" (infinitive error instead of from + -ing).

✅ Model: "The board credited Ivo with making the new safety checks happen."

⚠️ Mistake to hear: "credited Ivo of making" (wrong preposition).

✅ Model: "Auditors attributed the loss of 3 million dollars to poor record keeping."

⚠️ Mistake to hear: "attributed the loss of 3 million dollars from poor record keeping" (wrong preposition).

✅ Model: "The law held the board responsible for the damage its staff caused."

⚠️ Mistake to hear: "held the board responsible of the damage" (wrong preposition).

Guided Verbs

Write the main verbs (accuse, blame, deter...) on the board so students focus primarily on selecting prepositions and correctly forming -ing phrases.

Vocabulary Requirement

Require panels to incorporate at least two target Unit words (e.g. negligence, audit, compliance) into each final report line to earn full score.

Speed Investigation

Enforce a strict 2-minute limit per folder with immediate file rotation across tables, testing real-time precision and high-pressure accuracy.

Disciplinary Action

Fast-finishing panels must draft one extra sentence recommending specific disciplinary or legal sanctions for each guilty party.

Corporate Negligence

Which folder shows the most serious problem for the company, and why?

Whistleblower Risk

What risks might whistleblowers like Tess or the workers face when they expose misconduct inside a company?

Top-Level Accountability

Why is it important to hold a company's board responsible for what its staff do?