The Broken Vase

A friend considers blaming an animal for something they've done.

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Preview

You accidentally break a valuable vase at a friend’s house. They assume their pet did it. What do you do?

Confess.
Let the pet take the blame.

Useful Language

Students can access a Useful Language drawer at any time during the activity. The key vocabulary and sentence stems will help your learners express their thoughts and opinions.

Keywords

  • confess: to tell the truth about something you did wrong
  • blame: to say someone else is responsible for a mistake or problem
  • accident: something that wasn’t supposed to happen
  • trust: to believe that someone is honest and will do the right thing

Sentence Stems

  • Sometimes it's easier to keep a secret than to...
  • Taking responsibility for one's own mistakes is...
  • Even if it's hard, I would...