ACTIVITIES

Full Name: _____________________________________________________________

Look up in your dictionary these words.

1. a con _________________________________
2. a fraud _________________________________
3. genuine _________________________________
4. an impostor _________________________________
5. pose as _________________________________
6. legitimate _________________________________
7. pretend to be _________________________________
8. a trick _________________________________

Read the text carefully and for questions 1-12, choose from the people (A – C).
Which person …
1. deceived people for financial gain? __________
2. had to act younger than his real age? __________
3. tried to make people’s lives better? __________
4. spent some time in prison? __________
5. invented a story about an accident? __________
6. was not an easy person to get on with? __________
7. did not want to stop working? __________
8. changed his name several times? __________
9. has a role in a film about his life? __________
10. was born aver 200 years ago? __________
11. went to university? __________
12. gave advice to businesses on stopping fraud? __________

Who would you like to be and why?