This document discusses lying and when it may be acceptable or unacceptable. It asks questions about when people normally lie, what types of lies are considered white lies, and how lying can affect morals and relationships. The document also provides hypothetical situations and asks what kind of lies a person may tell in response to forgetting homework, being late to school, standing someone up for a date, breaking a friend's CD, infecting a sibling's computer with viruses, being asked out by a friend they don't love, and forgetting to respond to an important email from their boss.

1. Lesson A
Tell the truth

2. Do you ever lie?

3. When do you lie?

4. When is it ok to lie?

5. What is a white lie?

6. How do you react when
a person lies to you?

7. What are topics or
situations in which
people usually lie?

8. What would you never
lie about?

9. Now,
Tell me, what lies do you
normally come up with
for the following
situations:

10. You did not do the homework.
You just forgot it.

11. You came late to school.

12. You stood your boyfriend
(girlfriend) UP. You
completely forgot your date.

13. You borrowed your best
friend´s favorite CD. But then
you broke it.

14. You took your bully big
brother´s laptop without
permission and infected it
with Trojan viruses.

15. Your best friend, whom you
are not in love with, asked you
to date (to be his/her lover).

16. 2 days ago, your temper boss
sent you an important e-mail,
but you forgot to respond it.

18. Are there any
exceptions for lying?

19. Does lying affect the
morals?

20. What is lying against
the law?

21. In a difficult situation,
would you lie against
the law?

22. What kind of lies can
hurt someone´s
feelings?

23. Do you prefer to hurt
someone´s feelings by
telling the truth or you
prefer to tell a little
white lie?

24. Is the truth always clear
or obvious?

25. Whenever you lie does it
depend on the
circumstances ?

26. In what circumstances is
it obligatory to lie?

27. Is it worth to lie?

28. Do you keep it on your
conscience when you lie?
Is it hard for you?