A DIARY ENTRY

PREPARATION

Situation: One of your classmates, Alex, stole a CD from a shop. The police interviewed him and he lied to them. He said that he had been with you at your house. You have also lied to your parents to protect him. Unfortunately, a security video from the shop shows him very clearly. Now you've both got problems.

1. What is your situation at the moment?

   One of my classmates, Alex, stole a CD from a shop. The police interviewed him and he lied to them. He said that he had been with me at my house. I have also lied to my parents to protect him. Unfortunately, a security video from the shop shows him very clearly. Now we've both got problems. Now, my parents are very angry with me. And I'm feeling wrong.

2. Why did you lie?

   I lie because I didn't want to put my classmates in a problem.

3. Was your friend right or wrong?

   I think that my friend was wrong. He was wrong stoling the CD and he was wrong putting me in his problem.

4. What would you have done?

   I wouldn't have lied to my parents. I would have told them the truth.

5. Do you think that this might happen again?

   No, I think this never happen again.

6. What would you do if you were in this situation again?

   If I were in this situation again, I wouldn't tell lies. I'm going to tell the truth since the begining.

TASK

I'm in a difficult situation at the moment One of my classmates, Alex, stole a CD from a shop. The police interviewed him and he lied to them. He said that he had been with me at my house. I have also lied to my parents to protect him. Unfortunately, a security video from the shop shows him very clearly. Now we've both got problems. Now, my parents are very angry with me. And I'm feeling wrong. I lied because I didn't want to put my classmates in a problem.

I think that my friend was wrong. He was wrong stoling the CD and he was wrong putting me in his problem. I wouldn't have lied to my parents. I would have told them the truth.

I think this never happen again. If I were in this situation again, I wouldn't tell lies. I'm going to tell the truth since the begining.