The dog ate my homework
Let's admit it: there are times when we just can't face doing the things we are supposed to do. Who really wants to get out of bed on a freezing cold January morning to go to work? Who can force themselves to do that boring piece of maths homework when they could be watching their favourite TV show instead? And who wants to pay a bill for something they don't even use?
On such occasions, some people might think about lying. In this article, you'll read some real excuses that people have used. You might find it difficult to believe that only one of them isn't a real excuse.
To do
Read this article quite quickly. It talks about various real excuses that people really have used. But one of them is not real - we made it up! Which one do you think is not a real excuse? The answer is at the bottom of the article.