This Podcast is about a student named "Otis" getting sent down to the principle's office. In this podcast you will hear a a dialogue between the student and principle, and also an explanation of some of the more difficult languages and phrases in the dialogue.
Conversation between a principle and a student.
Principal – What are you doing here Otis? It’s the third time I’ve seen you this week!
Otis- I have no idea. I didn’t do anything this time.
P – Give me some credit. You must have done something. Mrs. Anderson wouldn’t have sent you here for no reason.
O – Fine, I admit it. I pulled Monica’s Pony Tail and made her cry.
P – What would posses you to do such a thing?
O – She asked me to.
P – Nice try. Do you like her or something?
O – Are you kidding? I wouldn’t touch her with a ten foot pole.
P – What was the reason then?
O – Somebody dared me to.
P - So just because of that, you made someone else cry?
O – And someone else gave me 50 bucks to do it. I’m sure you would have done the same thing if you were in my shoes.
P – no, I wouldn’t have.
O – What about 100?
Key vocabulary and phrases that are discussed in the podcast:
Give me some credit
Pony Tail
What would posses you to do such a thing?
I wouldn’t touch her with a ten foot pole
dared
50 bucks
if you were in my shoes.
Discussion Questions:
Have you ever been sent to the principal's office? Why?
Have you ever been dared to do something before? When?
