Student: Lara Rodarte

Teacher: Adriano Zanetti

Cultura Inglesa SJDR – FCE Result 41

Everybody lies, but have you ever stopped

to think how often and why people lie?

Well, I haven’t.

What is a lie?

According to Macmillan Open Dictionary, LIE is

•  say something that is not true.• show or suggest facts that are not true

Why do people lie?

• Research shows that people lie constantly.• It turns out that we spin facts and make up

fictons for all sorts of reasons.• Small embellishments can have a positive psychological effects.• People who deceive themselves also tend to be happier than people who do not.

When do you begin to lie?

• Lie begins early, by the age of 3.• Experts believe that children learn to lie with their parents.

Little lie x Big lie

• Many experts don’t see much different between a little and a big lie.

• Still, people act differently when they’re gilding a story and when they’re telling a massive whopper.

3 Ways to Tell if Someone is Lying

• Establish a baseline.

• Read microexpressions.

• Pay attention to body language.

Curiosities

• Lie detector.

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-secrets-and-lies.html

New Words and Expressions

• Tell a white lie• Be economical with the truth

Bibliography•

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2009/05/18/were-all-lying-liars-why-

people-tell-lies-and-why-white-lies-can-be-ok

• http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2009/05/18/3-ways-to-tell-if-someone-is-lying?

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And you,

How often do you ...

LIE ?

The end !