VOCABULARY: DECEPTION

Don’t judge a book by its cover – appearances can often be very ____

a) mistaking b) fraudulent c) deceptive d) tricky

How could I have allowed myself to be _____ by his lies?

a) fallen for b) taken in c) tricked into d) seen through

I can’t believe you _____ for a simple trick like that!

a) Swindled b) trusted c) fell d) played

She sat back in a ______ relaxed pose, her hands trembling slightly in her lap

a) trickily b) fraudulently c) deceptively d) deceitfully

She went under _______ as a waitress to write an article on tipping

a) mask b) act c) pose d) cover

2- Complete the table

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB

Deceptive
Fraudulent
/ Misleading

3- Complete each of the gaps with the appropriate form of one of the words from the table
above. The words required for both spaces are different, but from the same word family.

· He has been charged with __________ the company of $2 million.

· Car insurance firms have expressed concern at the increase in the number of ________ claims

· With their point snouts, fruit bats are often __________ referred to as “flying foxes”

· The tobacco company was found guilty of publishing ________ information on the effects of
passive smoking

· The device, which is _________ simple in appearance, is capable of performing a number of

extremely complex functions.

· You’re _____________ yourself if you think you can pass without studying

· He is serving a six-year jail sentence for tax _______________.

· The court heard how Smith had ____________ obtained money by posing as a charity worker
4- Complete each of the gaps in the following newspaper articles with one of the words from
the box

Through Into Out In For for

RETIRED WIDOW LOSES LIFE SAVINGS

A retired widow has been tricked ________ of her life savings by a bogus financial adviser.
Sixty-five-year-old Grace Smedly was completely taken _____ by the smooth-talking
confidence trickster, who deceived her _____ handing over nearly $20.000. Mrs Smedley
expressed her frustration at allowing herself to fall ______ the conman’s trickery and failing to
see ______ his false promises of immediate high returns on her money. “I’ve been taken _____
a ride,” she complained. “I feel a bit of a mug.”

The man, who is believed to be in his early 30s, claimed to have access to a high-yielding
annuity scheme which would provide an…