Week 21: Telling the truth

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  • Browse the Net and find sites where lies are approached. make a list of the characteristics shown by a person who lies according to these websites.

  • Being vague: If the speaker seems to intentionally leave out important details, it might be because they are lying.
  • Vocal uncertainty: If the person seems unsure or insecure, they are more likely to be perceived as lying.
  • Indifference: Shrugging, lack of expression, and a bored posture can be signs of lying since the person is trying to avoid conveying emotions and possible tells.
  • Overthinking: If the individual seems to be thinking too hard to fill in the details of the story, it might be because they are deceiving you.

  • Try to watch the film Liar, Liar and give your opinion on it.

From the film, in which the main character cannot lie in 24h, we can see how many white lies a person can tell even in just one day. This is complicated for him as long as he is a lawyer and cannot do his job properly, and as long as he has been lying about when he was going to spend time with his son, he has to tell the truth for one day as his son's birthday party.
In my opinion, the film is a bit exaggerated, but sometimes you have to do as if you get on well with some people from your job for example, so I agree that maybe all this white lies are "normal".

  • Tell us what you've done this week to improve your English.

To improve my english, this week I have seen "Liar, Liar" in english

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