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Coming Clean

Date: Jun 02 2009

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Everyone agrees that lies are bad. But there are some gray areas. In last week’s soap opera, the group decided to forgive Ella and Dale for lying because they had to lie about being cops to rescue Beren after she was kidnapped. But that’s not the skeleton in the closet of the Ebaby! Cast.

Devan and Jason have had some good times together recently now that they’re both healthy. But do you remember how they got together? When Jason came out of his coma, he couldn’t remember anything, so Devan just told him they were already dating.

Watch as she asks Dale and Ella what it feels like to come clean and tries to decide if she should tell Jason the truth.

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Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Ella

Dale

Devan

Ella: Welcome to our house!

Dale: Welcome!

Devan: It looks great!

Ella: Yeah, it’s a little messy. We got so focused on our jobs with you guys that we kind of lost our houses and were forced to live together.

Dale: Now I have to move in with my partner. It’s OK. You get work done.

Ella: It was worth it though! The confession...

Dale: It felt so good.

Ella: It feels great.

Dale: It felt really good.

Devan: Did it? Because I was wondering about that, actually. You know how me and Jason got together…

Ella: Yeah.

Devan: ...and it wasn’t entirely honest on my part. You know, I lied to him about us being together before his coma. But I want to confess and tell him the truth, but I’m worried about how he’s going to react. But the guilt’s weighing on me and I was wondering, are you glad? Do you feel a lot better now that you confessed? Do you think that confessing is a good thing to do?

Ella: Actually, it feels great. That nagging feeling is gone. It’s just overwhelming how great it is to confess the truth.

Dale: You know, when we do undercover work we have to hide it and then when you release that confession and you tell everybody who you really are and what’s really happening, it feels good because then it goes back to the true you. But, you know, we do this all the time, so…

Devan: Do you think it’s going to ruin me and Jason’s relationship if I tell him the truth, or do you think it’ll make it strong since it won’t be based on lies anymore?

Ella: It could. It could go either way. If he really loves you, it could go perfectly, he’ll be understanding. If he doesn’t, you’ll be better off.

Dale: It’s up to you. Because sometimes you keep those secrets. You shouldn’t always release everything you have to release. It’s up to you, though. Whatever makes you happy.

Devan: I think that coming clean would make me happy because I think it’s the right thing to do.

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Discussion

From the day they first met Mason and Marni, Dale and Ella were lying to them. They were secretly undercover cops. But recently they told them truth and everyone decided to stay friends.

Devan has also been lying to someone, she told her boyfriend Jason that they were already together before he lost his memory. She’s not sure if she should tell him the truth, so she asks Dale and Ella, who tell her it feels good to come clean.

Are there any skeletons in your closet? Is there a secret you’re keeping that it would feel good to tell someone?

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Ca_Brazil

Brazil

since we are human beings i think everybody has skeletons in closet, some more, some a few, there are some things that it seems better keep them with you, others you feel overwheming if you tell somebody else. I do have skeletons in my closet, they dont hurt anyone though.

eliss

Kuwait

fin thanxs؛‎)‎

allalkharaz

French Guiana

hello, how are you?

ZuoZhou

United States

"Truth" is also relative.

Being honest doesn't always lead to Truth, I think. We all know people who seem honest, but they somehow refuse to "see" the Truth. For example, when political or religious leaders lie to us, we often view their truthfulness selectively, don't we?

Personal lies keep us from being who we really are. It's a slow process of suicide of the Soul.

Thanks!

eliss

Kuwait

THEBABY

Dominican Republic

I THINK THERE IS WHITE LIES. IF SHE HADNT LIED HIM, THEY WOULDNT HAVE GOTTEN COUPLES.

ZuoZhou

United States

I lied when I was 5 years old.

I ran away from one grandma's house to another, so the whole family thought I had been kidnapped. My parents called the police, and my grandpa took half of the day off.

Back then, people didn't have telephones at home. So, it took all day for my parents to find me at my laolao's [mom's mom] house.

My mom was angry, and she cried when she saw me. She asked me in front of the whole family, "Who told you you could go out there all by yourself?"

I felt guilty, but my answer made the situation worse. I said to my mom's reddened face, "You told me!"

My mom slapped my face.

That was the only time my mom ever hit me.

......

So, I often wonder how early we start lying. Is it fear that makes us lie in the first place?

roxana_alavi

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

if u say ur secret to anyone it is not secret else

eru1071

United Kingdom

if you're lying a lot just quit lying. some secrets should stay as a secret, just keep them in yours mind.

Seregas

Belarus

Everyone lies, but only strong and honest people can confess

Eydo

Turkey

“The best policy is honesty!...”

Eydo

Turkey

We have got a Turkish proverb says that; “The spear can not be hidden in the sack”

Eydo

Turkey

JFMA

winniemacau@yahoo.com.hk

China

It's good to come clean. especially when two people are in love, cause truth will come out one day , no one can

hide it forever. but sometimes we have to lie to each other for some reasons.

lalobrown

Dominican Republic

If i study english everyday i will improve it

Duran-198523

China

deven should tell him because it is said in China that paper can never wrap fire.

RonaYin

China

good! I wish I can learn more!

sukya

China

i suppose honesty is the best policy

if we have some skeletons in our closet,that's normal,but we should come clean them at a right time and in a right place…hehe…just my personal opinions!