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A Chocolate Lover's
Nightmare

1. Have you ever done something

embafT8SSlng at work or at school?
2. Have you ever done something to
make your boss angry?
3. What IS the most irresIStible focxt in the world
for you?
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SITUATIOn

() Sometimes a small act can cause a big problem. In

this story, Lydia is in trouble. Why?

What does she decide to do next?

I'm in chocolate trouble! Last week our boss came back from
Europe and brought some Belgian chocolafe into the office.
tv. lunch, when I went to the employee refrigerator'to get my lunch,
I saw the box in there, and I knew was for us! But for the rest of
the day, my boss didn' say anything. I kept checking the refrigerator,
and back at my desk, I couldn't stop thinking of the chocolate.
Then, around 4:00, I pretended' to go for coffee, but in fact
I went to the employees' lounge and took out the box of chocolates.
I was only going to smell . But when I had it in my hands I thought,
"lfs okay, .'s for us. Why not have my piece a little early?" So I
opened. up and ate one and wenl back to my desk.
A bit later, I found mysell back at the refrigerator. I looked
at the box and noticed that you couldn't tell one was missing.
The box still looked full. I thought, "I might as well' have a second
piece." It was so good. I was in heaven'. Then I thought, "Well,
three isn't so different from two... well, four isn't so dllferent from
three..." until suddenly I had eaten hall the box. I fell really stupid.
I knew lhat I'd have to adm. that I ate all of those chocolates. Bul,
oh well- what's done is done. I closed the box and retied'
the ribbon and thought, "At least. looks okay from the outside."
The explosion' came the next day. The chocolates were for
a client'. When the client opened the box and was hall empty,
my boss neari!y died of embarrassmen~. That was a week ago.
Our boss is still furious' and has been making eve!)'One wor1< late.
She keeps asking us over and over who ate the chocolates. She
says she told eve!)'One beforehand that they were for a client.
My colleagues are disgusted" with her attitude. but are also
disgusted that "the thier hasn' admitted to the crime. I think that
they secretly suspect me. I never thought this problem would gel so
big. Should I quo my job? Adm. the truth? Just let things calm
down? I'm in so much trouble.

Read these three opinions.

Carmen

Anton

James

Lydi~l should admit to her boss

that she siole the chocolate.

It is better if Lydia doesn'llell

<Inyone.

Lydja should lellthe truth to

her co-workers and ask for
advice.

Match the supporting statements with the opinions. Write the numbers in the boxes.
Each opInion has two supporting statements.

supporting statements
1

It's unfair 10 make her co-workers

suffer.

There's nOlhing to be gained. and

alalia lose.

If you makc a mistakc. you should

be honesl nboul if.

Her co-workers have a right

10 know.

They can help decide how fo

handle (he silUation.
6
Admining a mistake \\ould only
make things worse.

lNOW compare wntl a classmate.

Work in a group of three. Ask your partners:

Do you agree with James? Do you agree with Anton? Do you agree with Carmen?
Answer for each person: I really agree II agree II disagree II really disagree.

What would you do in this situation? State your position and support your ideas.
Use new ideas in addition to the ideas above.
Yo"t rosition

S"pportlng SI,lIemenUi

Now form groups and

discuss your position and
supporting statements.

PmonllL STORY
Tell a story about a time you felt embarrassed. Draw simple pictures in these four squares to show what
happened. Tell the story using the language below.
languag~.:::-:=:::-_ _
I remember once...
When I was... years old
In this picture here, L.
This is a picture of...
Then what happened was...

Next...
After that...
I felt... homble/ tot.l~ embaoassed/ shocked