CE C1 - unit 10 - Truth and lies

Since there were no witnesses, the attacker ...

• got away with it

• passed it off

Michiko's behaving very badly. It's time you told her ...

• a few white lies

• home truths

Accusations of .....severely damaged the professor's reputation.

• plagiarism

• making an excuse

A lot of newspapers are more concerned with

..... about celebrities than reporting the news.

• telling fibs

• spreading malicious gossip

Marco was devastated when he found out his wife ...

• had been cheating on him

• had been testifying under oath.

There were only about 100 people there, not 1,000 -

you're ...

• committing perjury

• exaggerating

Copying someone's work or ideas.

making something sound more important than it is

things children do

something told for good reasons