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    This document discusses honesty and lying. It begins by stating that everyone exaggerates on their CVs, such as changing job titles or inflating language skills or numbers. It also says that young children tell fibs but they are usually about unimportant things and sometimes come from an imaginative place. The document claims that telling a white lie to spare someone's feelings, like saying you like a gift when you don't, does no harm.

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    This document discusses honesty and lying. It begins by stating that everyone exaggerates on their CVs, such as changing job titles or inflating language skills or numbers. It also says that young children tell fibs but they are usually about unimportant things and sometimes come from an imaginative place. The document claims that telling a white lie to spare someone's feelings, like saying you like a gift when you don't, does no harm.

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    This document discusses honesty and lying. It begins by stating that everyone exaggerates on their CVs, such as changing job titles or inflating language skills or numbers. It also says that young children tell fibs but they are usually about unimportant things and sometimes come from an imaginative place. The document claims that telling a white lie to spare someone's feelings, like saying you like a gift when you don't, does no harm.

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    HONESTY/DISHONESTY – LYING

    LISTENING AND SPEAKING

    1) Complete the text with words from the box.

    exaggerates fibs harm imaginary job title white


    friends

    Everyone (1) _____________ on their CV, don’t they? Just


    small things, like changing your (2) _______________ a bit, or
    increasing the number of languages you speak or your
    command of them.

    All small children tell (3) ___________. Not big important lies, but
    little untruths about unimportant things. Sometimes they are just
    being creative – some children invent (4) ______________ for
    example.

    Telling a (5) _____________ lie, like saying you love a present


    when you really don’t like it, is just being kind to other people.
    There’s no (6) ______________ in it.

    2) Listen to a podcast about lying and complete the summary below with one word
    in each gap.

    1. When it comes to lying, many of us think that white lies don’t _____________.
    2. Many people change the _____________ on their CVs.
    3. Recent research suggests that people who lie might be more ______________.
    4. In the maths test, the participants were allowed to report their ______________ scores.
    5. After the maths test, the participants took part in a test of their _________________.
    6. Almost 59% of the participants ___________________ their scores in the maths test.
    7. Children who tell fibs have __________________ brains.
    8. In order to lie ________________, children must be able to see the world from other
    people’s point of view.

    KEY: Exercise 1) 1. exaggerates; 2. job title; 3. fibs; 4. imaginary friends; 5. white; 6. harm
    Exercise 2) 1. count; 2. details; 3. creative; 4. own; 5. creativity; 6. exaggerated; 7. better-developed; 6. convincingly

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