Conversation Activity
Look at the following quotes
about lies and lying. Explain what they mean in your own words. Which ones do
you particularly agree/ disagree with?
“People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a
war or before an election” – otto von bismarck 19th century German
statesman
“always tell the truth, that way you don’t have to
remember what you said”. – Mark
Twain, American writer.
“A half truth
is a whole lie” –
Yiddish proverb
"A lie
told often enough becomes the truth."
- Lenin
Look at
the list below. Mark on a scale of 1 to 5 how bad you consider these examples of
dishonest behavior: 1= perfectly normal
, 5=very dishonest.
¨ Pretending
you’re ill in order to have a day off.
¨ Not
telling a salesperson that he/she has undercharge you.
¨ Saying
you like a gift when you really hate it.
¨ Cheating
on a boyfriend or girlfriend.
¨ Lying
about your age.
¨ Lying
about your professional experience on your CV.
¨ Using
the office phone to make personal long distance calls.
¨ Doing
nothing after damaging a parked car.
¨ Not
declaring all the income in a tax declaration.
¨ Gossiping
about a colleague behind his/her back.
Discuss your answers with the group.
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ANSWERS: Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese democratic
leader) (F) - Mikhail Gorbachev (last leader of former
USSR) (A) - Margaret Thatcher (former PM
of Britain) (E) - Hugo Chavez (president of Venezuela)
(D) - Nelson Mandela (first black
president South Africa) (C)
George Bush Sr (former president US) (B)
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