1. 1 Telling white lies (to protect other people) is usually regarded as permissible.
2 It is frequently considered less acceptable to lie to get oneself out of trouble.
3 Lies which damage others are generally seen as morally reprehensible.
4 Holding back information is often felt to be more acceptable than telling a lie.
2. Students’ own answers
3. 1 embellishing
2 deported
3 underplaying
4 sparing the feelings of sb
4. Students’ own answers
5. 1 O
2 O
3 S
4 O
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 S
6–7. Students’ own answers