In Weekender this week, we look at deception and lies. How good are you at spotting if someone is 'telling a porky'? Practise the vocabulary you learn in the programme with the table of phrases and the quiz below.
| Vocabulary used in the show |
| a fib, an untruth | a lie |
| a porky | (informal) a lie |
| to embellish the truth about yourself | to make yourself sound better than you really are |
| to be deceived, to be duped | to be tricked into believing something that's not true |
| a telltale sign he is lying | a revealing sign which shows he is lying |
| a whiz | someone who is very good at something, e.g. a computer whiz |
| sophisticated | advanced or complicated |
| they have a more subtle approach | they look more at important detail which other people might miss |
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