short story

• english
• Secondary Education

What are the things that we cannot buy with money?

Happiness

Love

Time 

Inner Peace 

What is that?

Word List 

• bud
• burst 
• blush 
• gasp 
• pimple
• poser
• twiddle 
• sink 

EX POSER

There are two rich kids in our form. Sandra Morris and Ben Fox. They are both snobs. They think they are too good for the rest of us. Their parents have big cars and big houses. Both of them are quiet. They keep to themselves. I guess they don’t want to mix with the ruffians like me.

Ben Fox always wears expensive gym shoes and the latest fashions. He thinks he is good-looking with his blue eyes and blond hair. He is a real poser.

Sandra Morris is the same. And she knows it. Blue eyes and blonde hair too. Skin like silk. Why do some kids get the best of everything?

Me, I landed pimples. I’ve used everything I can on them. But still, they bud and grow and burst. Just when you don’t want them to. It’s not fair.

Anyway, today I have the chance to even things up. Boffin is bringing along his latest invention – a lie detector. Sandra Morris is the victim. She agreed to try it out because everyone knows that she would never tell a lie. What she doesn’t know is that Boffin and I are going to ask her some very embarrassing questions.

Boffin is a brain. His inventions always work. He is smarter than the teachers. Everyone knows that. And now he has brought along his latest effort. A lie detector.

Who are the rich kids in the class?

1. David and Boffin
2. Sandra and Ben
3. Sandra and David

What does Sandra look like? She has...

1. blonde hair and green eyes
2. brown hair and brown eyes
3. blonde hair and blue eyes

Who has pimples on the face?

1. David
2. Boffin
3. Ben

What did Boffin bring to the classroom?

1. A Lie Detector
2. A Toaster
3. A Label Maker

Homework

If you had a lie detector what would you do?

What kind of questions would you ask your family/friends?

Explain in 5/6 sentences.