Ethics in business: Unit review by Teacher Na3im.

April 2020

1-Ideas to grasp.

 Corruption overlaps unethical, immoral, dishonest and illegal behaviors especially by powerful people such as
government and public officials.

 We must create anti-corruption associations to help fight and eradicate corruption.

 Ethics function as a code which helps people distinguish right from wrong and good from evil.

 This code allows the individuals to tell whether a practice is moral or immoral, ethical or unethical, acceptable or
unacceptable, legal or illegal.

 To counterfeit is to make illegal copies of famous brands with the intention of deceiving the consumer.

 Though fake products are cheap, they are of very poor quality. Genuine products are expensive but of very good
quality.

 Child labour is the illegal exploitation of children at work. Children have the right to education.

 Socially responsible businesses do not exploit children.

 Socially responsible companies try to find a fair balance between profit, social obligations and environment.

 Social audits are some kind of business inspectors who check and report businesses activities.

2-Vocabulary to integrate.

Verb Noun Adjective

To corrupt Corruption Corrupt / ed

………….. Ethics Ethical
…………. Morals Moral
To legalize Legality Legal
…………. Honesty Honest

To fake A fake fake

To imitate Imitation imitated
To counterfeit A counterfeit
To copy counterfeit/counterfeiting copied / copiable
To forge A copy / copying forged
Forgery
To commission commissioned
To behave / mis commissioning behavioral
……………. behavior responsible / ir
responsibility

To employ employment employed / un

To benefit benefit beneficial

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 Ethics in business: Unit review by Teacher Na3im. April 2020.

3-Grammar to master.

A-Combine each pair of sentences with the connectors given in the list. Make changes where necessary.

 Providing that - as long as - so … that -provided - if - such …that.

a-Your business prospers. You behave ethically.

b-Businesses spend much money on lobbying. Businesses don’t hesitate to bribe decision makers.
c- The public will be admitted to the galleries. They should make a donation.
d-This is a boring meeting. Half of the participants have already left.
e-You can go out. You must finish your homework first.
f- Tax evasion should be severely punished. Tax evasion is an evil practice.
g-Governments will get more revenues. Businesses will pay their taxes.

B-Rewrite sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’.

1a-We have a test today and I’m not feeling fine.

1b-I wish we ……………………………………
2a-I feel sorry for not travelling more often.
2b-I wish …………………..next year.
3a-People should really boycott counterfeit products.
3b-It’s high time …………………………...
4a-When in prison, all criminals regret the crimes they have committed.
4b-When in prison, all criminals wish ……………………………………
5a-It’s about time cheating at exams was considered a crime.
5b-Cheating at exams ……………………………………….
6a-I advise you to ask for somebody’s help.
6b-You’d better ………………………….

C-Ask the questions that the underlined words answer.

Some unscrupulous businessmen are stealing children’s childhood by forcing them to work.

D-Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

John: Last night’s movie ( be ) fantastic. We really ( enjoy ) it.

Jane: If I ( know ) that you were going to the movies, I would have gone too.
John: Sorry we ( not / ask ) you to join us. Next time, we ( not / go ) without you.

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Ethics in business. April 2020
Text Study N° 1 p 199.

A-Comprehension.
1-Copy the right answer.
The reading passage is: a- A poem. b- A dialogue. c- A letter.

2-Are the following statements true or false according to the text?

a. The Right-to-Know Association is an anti-corruption organisation.
b. Transparency International Report is published every month.
c. The most corrupted countries have more anti-corruption associations.

3-Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. What is the Right-to-Know Association trying to do?
b. Is corruption the affair of the government only?
c. What should governments do to eradicate corruption?

4-What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

 ... tell us a bit ... ...we realized ... ...to fighting it.

5-Choose the general idea of the text.

a. Anti-corruption associations will help spread corruption.
b. Anti-corruption associations will help fight and eradicate corruption.
c. Anti-corruption associations will help uncover corruption scandals.

B-Text Exploration.

1-Give the opposites of the following words keeping the same roots:
 Ethical - moral - honest - legal - behave - acceptable.

2-Divide the following words into roots and affixes.

 Preventable - miscommunication - disconnected - multinational - interaction - unthinkable.

Prefixes Roots Suffixes

3-Combine the following pairs of sentences using the connectors from the list.
 Providing that - unless - because - although.

a. Anti-corruption associations will raise people’s awareness. People will adhere to these associations.
b. Laws and morals are not respected. Bribery is spreading like fire in the bush.

4-Classify the following words according to their stressed syllables:

 Hydraulic - eruption - vision - cosmetics - tactics - ethics - to remark - declaration - declare - tragedy -
diplomatic - persuasion - technical - technological.

First syllable Second syllable Third syllable

5-Imagine what ‘A’ says to complete the following dialogue.

A / .................................................................. B/ Well, it refers to all illegal and immoral practices in business.

A/................................................................... B/ Bribery, nepotism, tax evasion and counterfeiting are some of its forms.
A/................................................................... B/ Yes, it has very negative impacts on both societies and economies.
A/.................................................................. B/ Creating anti-corruption associations is one possible solution.

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Ethics in business. April 2020.
Text Study N°2 p 54.

A-Comprehension.

Part one / §§ 1 and 2. Part two / §§ 3 and 4.

Read paragraphs 1 and 2 and do the following activities. Read paragraphs 3 and 4 and do the following activities.

1-Copy the right answer. A counterfeit is:
a-A perfect copy of a product.
b-A bad copy of a product.
c-An expensive copy of a product.
2-Answer the following questions according to the text.
( A and B p54 )
3-Are the following statements true or false according
to the text?
a-There are copies of almost all products.
b-Fake products are excellent copies.
c-Counterfeiting is faced just by European countries.
1-Answer the following questions according to the text.
( C, D, E, F P54 )
2-Are the following statements true or false according
to the text?
a-Counterfeiting has no consequences on economy.
b-People are not aware of the problem of counterfeiting.
c-Companies don’t have to lower the price of their brands.
3-What or who do the underlined words refer to in the
text.
...most of them have ... §3
...satisfy their needs. §4
...prices of their brands ...§4

Activities about the whole text.

1-Reorder the following ideas according to their

occurrence in the text.
a-Counterfeiting is a worldwide concern.
b-Drawbacks of counterfeiting in Europe.
c-Why do people purchase fake products.
d-Defining imitation.
2-In which paragraph are the
counterfeiting mentioned?
4-Choose the best general idea for the text.
a-Imitated products are as good as genuine ones.
b-Imitated products have invaded the worldwide market.
c-Imitated products come from poor countries.
5-Copy the right answer. The text is:
drawbacks of a- Argumentative. b- Narrative. c- Expository.

3-Fil in the following table with information from the

text.

$2 million 7% 10% 17,120 7.4

Spare
parts.

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B/ Text Exploration.

1-Find in the text words or phrases that are closet in meaning to:

 a-aim §1 b-international §2 c-stop §4 d-salaries §4.

2-Divide the following words into roots and affixes.

 Unbearable - ingredients - repackaged - unconcerned.

3-Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Counterfeiting and piracy ( to be ) a form of theft that has been steadily growing in recent years, reaching an estimated
value of up to US$917 billion a year for the illegal trade in goods alone. The global value of digital piracy in movies,
music and software ( to reach ) a further US$213 billion in 2015.Counterfeiting ( to have ) a damaging effect on business,
the economy and the general population. It’s high time we ( to do ) something about it.

4-Circle or underline the silent letters in each of the following words.

 Column - listen - night - practically.

5-Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final ‘s’.

 Effects - medicines - parts - taxes - necessities - launches.

/s/ /z/ /iz/

6-Match pairs that rhyme.

A B

1-swear a-lyrics
2-unfair b-nice
3-ethics c-chairs
4-price d-rare
5-shares e-prepare

7-Reorder the following sentences to make a coherent paragraph.

a. generated by a criminal activity, such as drug trafficking or terrorist funding,

b. The money from the criminal activity is considered dirty,
c. Money laundering is the process of making large amounts of money,
d. appear to have come from a legitimate source.
e. and the process "launders" it to make it look clean.

6-Fill in each gaps with one word from the list.

 Shopping - consumer - more - selling - quality - spent.

Websites …1… fake goods often look like the real deal. Time and money …2… on a good and professional site with
high quality imagery, attracts customers and in turn dupes …3… members of the public. What’s more checking the
authenticity of a product is proving to be a lot harder than …4… in your local high-street, as you cannot gauge the look
and feel of a product.

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Ethics in business. April 2020
Text Study N°3 p 66.

A / comprehension.

1--Are the following statements true or false in the text?

a. Social reporting is more important than financial one.

b. Social auditing helps companies advertise their products.
c. Socially responsible businesses will be successful.

2-Reorder the following ideas according to their occurrence in the text.

a. What Giovani Preston does.

b. Social responsibility growing importance.
c. What should big companies do?
d. Companies have their own corporate auditors.
e. The benefits of social auditing.

3-Answer the following questions according to the text. p66

4-In which paragraph is it mentioned that ethics should be part of any business.

5-What or who do the words in bold refer to in the text?

6-A p66-Choose the general idea of the text.

-B p66-give a title to the text.

B / Text Exploration.

1-Find in the text:

A-Words whose definitions follow:

a-…§3……….= giving the position to somebody ( In a company )
b-…§3……….= a very small factory where too many workers do their job in terrible health and safety conditions.

B-Words or phrases that are close in meaning to: a-field §2 b-develop §2 c-check §3

2-Complete the following chart as shown in the example.

To behave Behaviour Behavioral

…………………… ……………………. Corrupt
To abuse …………………….. …………………….
……………………. Effect ……………………..

3-Divide the following words into roots and affixes:

 environmental - unemployment - multinational - disciplined.

4-Give the opposite of the following words keeping the same roots:
 regulate - responsible - expected - approve.

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5-Combine the following sentences using the connectors provided.

 Social auditing is important. Every business should use it. ( so… that )
 Nepotism is a mean practice. People lose trust in each other. ( such … that )

6-Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Overall, corruption( to reduce ) efficiency and increases inequality. Estimates show that the cost of corruption equals
more than US$ 2.6 trillion. A very unfavorable business environment ( be / create )by encouraging unfair advantage and
anti-competitive practices. As well as allowing organized crime to flourish, corruption ( to be ) one of the primary
obstacles to the economic development of a country; it ( to undermine ) the rule of law, weakens trust in public
institutions and challenges democratic principles.

7-rewrite sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’.

1a-“Businesses must be socially responsible,” the report concluded.

1b-The report concluded that………………………………………
2a-Huge sums of money are spent on fighting corruption each year.
2b-Governments…………………………………………………….

8-Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables:

 behave – criticism – aware – sweatshop.

9-classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final ‘s’. ( use words from the text )

10-Imagine what B says to complete the following dialogue.

A / What does child labour refer to? B/…………………………………….

A / Is it an illegal practice? B/………………………………..
A / Are all jobs harmful for children? B/………………………
A / What can little children benefit from doing small jobs? B/…………………………..

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Writing.

Topic1-

You are running for the position of mayor of your town. The main promise of your anti-corruption program
is fighting corruption. Use the following notes to write a speech in which you explain your plans to your fellow
citizens.

 Edict / pass stringent regulations / laws.

 Appoint honest civil servants.
 Fight tax evasion and embezzlement.
 Rehabilitate the value of hard work.

Topic2-

Some people argue that counterfeiting benefits consumers by giving them access to lower-price goods.
Using the following notes, write an opinion article to reject this claim.

 Imitations / poor quality / not last long.

 Fake medicines kill people.
 Piracy / counterfeiting / kill innovation.
 Bad reputation to the country.

Topic3-

You have come up with a good idea of a business that would make huge benefits. The problem is that you don’t have
the money to start your business. Write a letter to an investment fund to ask for financial contribution.
Use the following notes to convince them.
 Financially successful / make benefits.
 Ethical and socially responsible.
 Create new jobs.
 Respect the workers / no child labour.
 No danger for the environment.