Unit 1: Ethics in Business

Seq. 1: Listen & consider

Rubric: Think, pair, share
 Topic: writing a public statement

What you would do to fight corruption if you were elected

Mayor of your town.
Step One: Pre-writing
Task 1: Name the following parrts of the essay:
Introduction, Body and Conclusion
Topic sentence: focus on the general idea of the
paragraph (presenting your programme to fight
corruption if you were elected Head of State). Body
Supporting sentences: give details to support
the general idea.

Concluding statement: Restate the thesis Conclusion

statement (inviting citizens to help you to
execute your programme.

Thesis statement: state the problem (corruption Introduction

as unethical behaviour and fighting it).
Task 2: Complete the following network tree using
the ideas below:
 Those who earn a lot
Stealing money Appoint honest civil of money must pay
servants their taxes and
and accepting a
contribute to the
bribe in exchange development of the
for a service is country/Any tax
unethical and evader would be
illegal behavior severely punished by
special tribunals

Pass strict laws and anti-corruption Fight tax evasion

regulations programme

Protect citizens
and punish Teaching our
embezzling and children from their
bribe-taking / Do infancy moral
not tolerate those values such as
honest citizens be Rehabilitate the real earning money
victims of corrupt value of work honestly brings
servants peace to mind
Step Two: Writing
Introduction:
1. Reorder the following words to make
coherent sentences:
organized - eradicate - practice - I - to - unethical -
programme - this - special.
I organized special programme to eradicate this
unethical practice.
•corruption - me - join - against - win - you - the - to -
I - and - invite - fight.
•I invite you to join me and win the fight against
corruption.
Introduction:
2. Fill the gaps with the appropriate sentence so that
you complete the Introduction:

Corruption is an evil that must be fought now!

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…………………… In order to achieve our goal, .
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