Truth and lies - vocabulary
Tom m_________ his parents into thinking that he stayed at home on Friday evening.
mislead
I'll go to the park with you later today. Liz tells me ...
(that) she'll go to the park with me later today.
to state that something false is true. SET UP / MAKE OUT / TAKE IN
MAKE OUT
Claire said, 'Music is so noisy that I can't hear myself think!' Claire annonced / complained / denied (use one of these reporting verbs) that music was ....
Claire complained that the music was so noisy that she couldn't hear herself think.
Mary couldn't d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ the fact that she'd been crying.
disguise
I asked Peter _______ (which / film / seen) the night before.
which film he had seen
Liers often try to ...our ignorance and they put on an act in order to be believed. PLAY ON / LET ON / HOLE UP
PLAY ON
Correct the mistake/s in the sentence. The teacher accused Peter to cheat in the test.
accused Peter of cheating
What's the word for this description? Someone who can be relied upon to do the right thing and to be honest.
trustworthy
'Would you like me to give you some money for the takeaway food?' My friend asked me ...
if I'd like her to give me some money for the takeaway food.
Replace the word in bold with the correct form of the phrasal verb. 'I can't believe you were deceived by his tricks!'
take in
Complete. Everybody is ... (blame / break) the window, but it wasn't my fault.
Everybody is blaming me for breaking the window, but it wasn't my fault.
Make a sentence with the word fib.
fib = small important lie (white lie)
The second sentence must have a similar meaning to the first. 'I mustn't be late for the flight tomorrow,' said Kate. (next)
Kate said that she mustn't be late for the flight the next day.
Make a sentence using the phrasal verb zoom in on.
zoom in on sth to make it bigger/ pay special attention to sth.
Complete the sentence with your own ideas. I apologised ...
I apologised for ...ing