A fourteen year old finds himself in trouble with the school Principal – again. This time, however, he has a genuine excuse, but is he likely to be believed?

This popular BritLit kit has been revised and reshaped from the 2005 original and contains new material. The teacher is offered a ‘slimmed down’ version which can be used to occupy just one or two lessons. There is also a bank of supplementary material for those who want to spend more time on the story.

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All the materials on these pages are free for you to download and copy for educational use only. You may not redistribute, sell or place these materials on any other web site without written permission from the BBC and British Council. If you have any questions about the use of these materials please email us at: teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Last updated November 2009

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Submitted by monica alejandra on Sun, 04/10/2016 - 22:35

Fabulous! I've used most of the material. My 13-year-old students actually enjoyed the story. Thanks!

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 13:14

In reply to by monica alejandra

Thanks very much for that feedback Monica - great to hear that your students enjoyed this story and the materials! Cath

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