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Lesson 8

Hypothetical Situations

If my sibling is malicious to me, I’m going to get
back at him/her. I will give a taste of own medicine

to teach a lesson. If he/she banters me and embar
rasses me infront of my friends, I have to find a way

for him/her to pay me back! If anyone tries to stab
my back or use me for personal achievement, I will

not tolerate theerson’s impudence. It’s not that I’m vengeful; it’s just that people

don’t know what they dish out to others unless they taste it and find it’s a bitter
pill to swallow. I think that is called education, or justice. Selfish people should
be educated to have respect in others. Why don’t they think before they act

crudely? If I turn a blind eye on anybody’s rudeness, they may think it’s easy

to get away with bad behavior. In fact, people should not take advantage over
anyone.

Comprehension

1. What is the writer’s attitude towards impudent people?
2. What does the writer think about selfish people?
3. What does “vengeful” mean?

Questions

1. If your brother or sister is mean to you, what would
you do?
2. If you had a million dollars, what would you do?
3. What do you think about impudent people?
4. Which one do you think is worse, being dishonest
or being impudent? Why?

Vocabulary & Expressions
malicious : showing a desire to harm or hurt someone
banter : to joke with and tease someone
stab : to push a knife into someone or something
impudent : not sensible or wise (n. impudence)
vengeful : very eager to punish someone who has harmed you
dish out : to give something to various people in a careless way
hypothetical : based only on an idea or suggestion about that might happen or might be true
and not on a real situation

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