In my basic adult class, their book had one of my favorite adult level games, "Two truths and a lie." In this game, you think of three statements about yourself, two true, one a false. It’s the job of the other players to figure out which is the lie. The better the three statements, the more interesting the game. I usually get caught immediately in this game because I am a terrible liar. I thought of some good statements for this time however, and got away with lying for the entire time.
I wrote my statements on the board as follows:
- I had my picture taken with a beautiful North Korean woman.
- I had my picture taken with a beautiful Thai woman.
- I was once rescued after falling through the ice at our lake by my brother.
My students, at one point or another, doubted all three of those statements, questioned me, then couldn’t decide on which of these statements were true. When I finally revealed my answers, they were laughing. I had to explain the back story of each of the statements and explain why one of them was a lie. The students have to prepare their own statements for class on Wednesday, so I hope to hear some more very good stories. Some of my previous students were very good liars.
What was the lie in the statements above? Five years of archives and lots of personal stories to sort through? Can anyone find the answer? Register and leave a comment if you want to play.
