Friday, January 6, 2012

ESL Discussion Questions about Honesty

What is honesty?

Honesty is hard to find? Agree? Disagree?

Honesty is easy? Why? Why not?

Finish this sentence: Honesty is _________

Are you honest?

Are you always honest? Can you always be honest? Should you always be honest?

Are you honest with your family? Your boss? Yourself? The government?

Do you say things that are partially true? Why do we do that?

Do you say things that are true but you leave out some details?

We say a person is honest? What do we mean?

Are there people you know who are honest? What do they do?

Are there people you know who are dishonest? What do they do?

Honesty is the best policy. Agree? Disagree?

Do you want honesty from everyone else? Do You really?????

Can you stand honesty?

Do you appreciate honesty?

What would happen if everyone was completely 100 percent honest?

When we say we want honesty, we want __________ (the truth among other things.)

What is the opposite of honesty? Dishonesty, Lies, fiction.

How can you tell if someone is being honest or dishonest?

When (What situations?) are people dishonest? In what situations are people always honest?

Are you a good liar?

What occupations are honest? Which ones are dishonest?

Are hypocrites dishonest? (You will need to explain hypocrisy)

Who are more honest? Adults or children? Teachers or students? Fiction writers or history writers? Managers or workers? Police or Shopkeepers? Government workers or businessman?

Finish this sentence: Honestly, I __________________________________.

You can become successful by lying?

You can become successful by being honest?


Playing the lying game:

Students tell three things about themselves. One of them is not true. Students have to guess which statement in untrue.

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