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Oxford Bookworms Playscripts: Stage 1
The Murder of Mary Jones
Oxford Bookworms Playscripts provide a range of plays designed both for reading and performing in the classroom. Each play offers the opportunity to learn and practise language in an imaginative and dynamic way. Graded at Bookworms levels 1 and 2, the plays are suitable for all age-groups and interests, with introductions and performance notes, exercises and glossary.
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Tim Vicary
88 books419 followersTim Vicary is an author and a recently retired university teacher from the university of York, England. His legal thrillers about a tough British barrister, Sarah Newby, have been compared to the works of John Grisham and Scott Turow. The second book in the series, A Fatal Verdict, was awarded a B.R.A.G Medallion for an outstanding independent novel, and the third book, Bold Counsel, was awarded the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence. He is currently writing a fourth book in the series, entitled Broken Alibi.
His four historical novels have also won praise. Nobody's Slave, a novel about the Elizabethan slave trade, won first prize in the young adult category of the Kindle Book awards 2014. His three other historical novels, Cat & Mouse, The Blood Upon the Rose, and The Monmouth Summer, are all available individually or as a boxed set of three, entitled Women of Courage.
Tim has also written about twenty much shorter books, graded readers for foreign learners of English, published by Oxford University Press. In 2010 and 2011 two of these - Titanic and The Everest Story - were each the winners in their category for the Language Learner Literature Award for the Extensive Reading Foundation.
Tim lives in the English countryside, near York. When he's not writing he likes horse-riding, cycling, and swimming.
His four historical novels have also won praise. Nobody's Slave, a novel about the Elizabethan slave trade, won first prize in the young adult category of the Kindle Book awards 2014. His three other historical novels, Cat & Mouse, The Blood Upon the Rose, and The Monmouth Summer, are all available individually or as a boxed set of three, entitled Women of Courage.
Tim has also written about twenty much shorter books, graded readers for foreign learners of English, published by Oxford University Press. In 2010 and 2011 two of these - Titanic and The Everest Story - were each the winners in their category for the Language Learner Literature Award for the Extensive Reading Foundation.
Tim lives in the English countryside, near York. When he's not writing he likes horse-riding, cycling, and swimming.
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November 13, 2013
Oxford Stage 1
The Murder of Mary Jones
11/3 80minutes
Murder witness disco boyfriend car blood court
What would you do your family is suspected to be murder.
I just believe my family and always take side with them.
Beginning of the story the Mary Jones was already killed and I don’t
know her character. If I knew that I was abele to emphasize her and
her family more. The way to write the murder is very cool. The book
doesn’t write on purpose and I was able to guess the murder.
The Murder of Mary Jones
11/3 80minutes
Murder witness disco boyfriend car blood court
What would you do your family is suspected to be murder.
I just believe my family and always take side with them.
Beginning of the story the Mary Jones was already killed and I don’t
know her character. If I knew that I was abele to emphasize her and
her family more. The way to write the murder is very cool. The book
doesn’t write on purpose and I was able to guess the murder.
July 7, 2021
2.5⭐
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺. 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘑𝘪𝘮 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺? 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴—𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘕𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺.”
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺. 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘑𝘪𝘮 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺? 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴—𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘕𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺.”
September 30, 2019
Actually I didn't like it; I don't think these endings are satisfying.
November 19, 2019
So superficial.
November 21, 2023
just read this for an assignment. i didn’t like it. it might be decent for a short story but it was boring and the ending was predictable.
December 20, 2012
December 20th
Oxford reading level1
95min
Disco-man-dancing-car-love-murder-court-die-true
Q. Main character(Mary Jones) was killed by someone. If your lover was killed and you don't know who killed her, what would you do?!
A. I might continue to cry since she dies. And I guess that I search the murder at any cost.
Q. Mary Jone don't love her boy friend. So she meet other men. What do you think about her?!
A. That's unbelievable. I think that she should settle with him. ( she should part from him. )
Q. The book is an unclear last ending. The book was written the murder of Mary Jones. Do you like the ending like that?!
A. I don't like it, because I feel gloomy. I want to know the clear ending.
Oxford reading level1
95min
Disco-man-dancing-car-love-murder-court-die-true
Q. Main character(Mary Jones) was killed by someone. If your lover was killed and you don't know who killed her, what would you do?!
A. I might continue to cry since she dies. And I guess that I search the murder at any cost.
Q. Mary Jone don't love her boy friend. So she meet other men. What do you think about her?!
A. That's unbelievable. I think that she should settle with him. ( she should part from him. )
Q. The book is an unclear last ending. The book was written the murder of Mary Jones. Do you like the ending like that?!
A. I don't like it, because I feel gloomy. I want to know the clear ending.
January 8, 2014
Oxford reader Level1
Time=1/8 84minutes
seven word summary=murder-girl-disco-steal-court-judge-guilty
Have you ever been to court to see judgment?
No. I have not. I sometimes watch the scene of judgment on the drama.
This story was about judgment. The clerk and the police lawyer said same things again and again. It made me bored. I also could guess the end of this story. This story had two pattern end. I really disappointed about it because I wanted to know who is the murderer. But, it was easy to understand.
Time=1/8 84minutes
seven word summary=murder-girl-disco-steal-court-judge-guilty
Have you ever been to court to see judgment?
No. I have not. I sometimes watch the scene of judgment on the drama.
This story was about judgment. The clerk and the police lawyer said same things again and again. It made me bored. I also could guess the end of this story. This story had two pattern end. I really disappointed about it because I wanted to know who is the murderer. But, it was easy to understand.
April 24, 2013
1, The Murder of Mary Jones; OXFORD; level 1
2, 40 minutes
3, girl boyfriend boys kill blood murder love
4, Do you like suspense drama or movie?
Yes, I do. I like guess the true criminal. It is difficult, but it is interesting. Usually I make a mistake.
5, This book has two ending patern. The murder is two boys or her boyfriend. I think the murder is her boyfrind because he loved her, but she didn't love him.
2, 40 minutes
3, girl boyfriend boys kill blood murder love
4, Do you like suspense drama or movie?
Yes, I do. I like guess the true criminal. It is difficult, but it is interesting. Usually I make a mistake.
5, This book has two ending patern. The murder is two boys or her boyfriend. I think the murder is her boyfrind because he loved her, but she didn't love him.
December 11, 2013
1 Tim Vicary Oxford level1
2 80 minutes
3 murder disco witness truth boyfriend judge guilty
4 Do you have a boyfriend?
No, I don't.
5 At first, I thought that Mary was killed by Simon and Dan, but finally I thought that her boyfriend, Jim killed her because he was angry and jealous to her. It was easy to read this book. I wanted this author to make much clearer ending. I wanted to know who killed Mary with sure evidences.
2 80 minutes
3 murder disco witness truth boyfriend judge guilty
4 Do you have a boyfriend?
No, I don't.
5 At first, I thought that Mary was killed by Simon and Dan, but finally I thought that her boyfriend, Jim killed her because he was angry and jealous to her. It was easy to read this book. I wanted this author to make much clearer ending. I wanted to know who killed Mary with sure evidences.
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October 21, 2011Well, who killed Mary Jones then?
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