COURSE: CONVERSATION

CLASS 23

Cheating
WARM UP:
What is your definition of cheating?
Have you ever cheated?
Why do you think that people cheat?
Have you ever cheated in an exam?
Have you ever been caught cheating on an exam?
If you had a chance to cheat now, would you take it?
In what situations do people usually cheat?
Have you ever been cheated on by somebody else?
Describe a time when you cheated and it helped you.
Do you think if people stopped cheating the world would be a better place?
What do you think of people who cheat in their relationships?
What do you think can be done to prevent cheating?
What are some things you can do to prevent cheating?
What would you do it you saw someone cheating at something?
Are white lies good or bad?
Can you lie with out lying?
Is a white lie still classified a lie?
Is it okay to tell white lies?
Does telling a white lie make you a bad person?
When is a white lie acceptable?

Honesty

 What is the definition of honesty?

 What do we mean when we say a person is honest?
 Why is honesty important?
 Why is honesty so difficult at times?
 When is honesty difficult?
 What is the opposite of honesty?
 Why is it good to be honest?
 Why is dishonesty not good?
 Is there a difference between honesty and truthfulness?
 Is there a different between dishonesty and lying?
 When have you been honest?
 When have you been dishonest?
 At what times do you appreciate people being honest with you?
 When have you had times when people have been dishonest with you?
 How do feel when you have been dishonest with someone?
 How do you feel when someone has been dishonest with you?
 Who have you been honest with?
 How can you be honest and not hurt someone?
 Is it ever all right to give only a partial truth?
 When might it be all right to give only a partial truth?
 When might it be kind more to be completely honest with someone?
 Are there people that you do not trust?
 How can you tell when people are being dishonest with you?
 How can people tell if you have been dishonest with them?
  What kind of problems does dishonesty cause?
 What are some common situations when people are sometimes dishonest?
 Is dishonesty every justifiable?

Truthfulness

 What is truthfulness?
 What do we mean when we say that a person if truthful?
 Why is it important to be truthful?
 Are you always truthful?
 What problems do you encounter when you are not truthful?
 How can you tell when people are being truthful with you?
 How do people act when they are untruthful?
 How do you feel when people have been untruthful with you?
 How do you feel when you have been untruthful to others?
 What is a half truth?
 When have you told a half truth?
 Is a half truth really being truthful?
 What is a misleading truth?
 When have you heard a misleading truth?
 What professions are sometimes accused of giving misleading or half-truths?
 How can you tell when someone is not telling you the whole truth?
 What are some situations when telling a partial truth might be OK?
 When are times when it might be kinder to tell a partial truth to someone?
 What is the different between telling a partial truth and lying?
 How do you know when to trust someone?

ACTIVITY 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMMakkhrsjc

Listen to this documentary and do the activities below

a) Complete the following
1) Lies in business can cost you .................................................................................
2) A synonym of „lying“ is .........................................................................................
3) Common signals of lying are:
o .............................................................................................
o .............................................................................................
o ...............................................................................................
o ................................................................................................
o .................................................................................................
4) Other common signals are:
 ....................................................................................
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 ......................................................................................
5) If a person speaks to you with their palms open it normally means ................................
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The lying game
Material: Poker cards.