Walking among dishonest people

We are surrounded by thousands of dishonest people in this world: politicians, false friends, fake news... and when it comes to children, parents lie to their children in order to protect them, to manipulate them, to keep them in a coccoon... 

 

I prefer to be honest with my students and tell them things straightaway so that they can face problems better and even avoid dramatic situations.

Here are some related articles you can read about the topic:

• You can't protect children by lying to them – the truth will hurt less (The Guardian)

• Truth or lie - trust your instinct, says research (BBC News)

• Through fantasy, children face their fears and become braver (The Guardian)

• Is dishonesty hereditary? (CNN)

Here's a listening exercise to do: Lying to children (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

Activities for my 2º ESO students:  Watch the following video and write sentences with the two words.

Four things to remember about MAKE & DO   (English in a Minute, BBC Learning English) 

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Another funny episode of John McEnroe talking about tennis in "The self-appointed Commissioner of Tennis":

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Do you consider yourself an honest person or...?

Are you 100% honest or do you sometimes lie? During the summer time and sometimes in the flirting game, funny situations happen. Let's read this newspaper article and do the listening exercise later, then you can give me your opinion.  😎

 

Keep the mornings honest, the afternoons for lying and cheating (The Guardian)

 

Listening exercise to do: How honest are we? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) Word formation  >> How many words do you know that come from 'honest'?

 

 

And Billy Joel insists on the topic in this other song: Just the way you are   

 

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Lucy tells us in this video about 4 secrets to speak quickly and fluently.

REVISION EXERCISE for 1º Bachillerato  >>>   

96. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

       I  want  to  tell you something ..........  Arthur. He  lives ..........  21  Gladstone Avenue,.......... Mrs Harrison  and  Mr Smithers.  He  works .......... the library ..........  Middleford High  Street. The Sunny Snack Bar is quite ......... the  library ..........  the other side .......... the road. Sometimes he  goes there .......... a cup .......... coffee.

97. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:

1. Somebody had cleaned my shoes.

2. We use this room only in special occasions.

3. Someone switched on a light and opened the door.

4. The police asked each of us about his movements on the night of the crime.

5. Someone will serve refreshments.

6. They make these artificial flowers of silk.

98. Complete these sentences using  SO / NEITHER :

1. He's a student. ......I.    2. You aren't very clever. .....my brother.   3. Mr Steele hadn't arrived yet.  ......you.    4. Mary has been to France. ..............Albert.   5. Arthur failed his A‑levels.   ...................we.

Proposed solutions to exercises 93, 94 & 95 in the previous post

Ex93   >>>  

1. Shall I buy you a drink?  /   I'll buy you...if you like     

2. Sorry, but I missed the 9.30 bus.

3. Why don't we order a pizza? / Let's...  / What about ordering...?   /   How about....?

Ex94  >>>>>. Define the words: 'tape' & 'palace'   

Ex95  >>>>

1. I wish I passed English.    2. There are fewer exercises in this exam than in the previous one.

3. I am going to have my hair cut before school starts. So is my brother.

4. When the exercises began to get more and more difficult, I asked my elder/eldest brother.

5. I have just remembered that I have to go to the bank right now.

 

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