Занятие 14. Business Ethics

(активная форма проведения: групповая работа; обсуждение)

Vocabulary: doing the right thing (wrongdoing, bribery and corruption, fraud and embezzlement, code of ethics, ethical standards, ethical investment) - matching, filling the gaps.

Reading: ethics count. Reading, translating, multiple-choice questions, answering the questions.

Speaking:

1. Discussing the benefits of doing voluntary work for the company itself, for the employees who volunteer, for the community.

2. Necessity for Code of Ethics.

Writing: Code of Ethics.

Language in use: articles. A and an: 1) to refer to a single countable noun; 2) for jobs; 3) in certain expressions with numbers, where the indefinite article means each or every. The: 1) to refer to a specific, understood thing; 2) for things which are unique; 3) with the adjective, to describe a social group or the people who come from a particular country; 4) for various international organizations; 5) for rovers, seas, oceans, groups of islands, chains of mountains and deserts. Zero article: 1) plural and uncountable nouns, to refer to thongs in general; 2) cities, continents, islands, mountains, sports, countries. Exceptions. Filling the gaps, Russian-English translation.

Занятие 15. Business Ethics

(активная форма проведения: групповая работа; обсуждение + интерактивная форма: ролевая игра)

Speaking (presentation + discussion): Code of Ethics for Law Firm / Rostov Branch of Russian Academy of Justice.

Speaking: employing child labour (what ethical situations in business concern you most; Would you buy goods if you knew children had helped to make them?; if there are any products you never buy for ethical reasons).

Speaking (discussion): Comment the following.

1. Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. (Don Marquis)

2. Honesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people. (Kin Hubbard)

3. A good reputation is more valuable than money. (P. Syrus)

4. A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one. (Lord Jeffery)

5. A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. (Henry Ford)

Writing: a report to the department heads on progress in introducing the company’s first code of ethics.

Занятие 16. Revision (активная форма – «мозговой штурм»)

Speaking:

1. Add two more points.

2. Prove four points within 60 seconds.

3. Brainstorm the idea.

1 Being a freelancer:

- job insecurity;

- unpaid sick leave;

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2 Being in-house:

- lack of flexibility;

- fixed working hours;

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3 Being an entrepreneur:

- no boss;

- flexible working hours;

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4 Being entrepreneur:

- risk;

- you need funding;

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5 Business travel is good:

- meeting a lot of new people;

- changing environment;

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6 Business travel is not so good as it used to be:

- you are expected to be at work next morning;

- uncomfortable seats and cheap hotels;

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7 Organizing international conference (the most important points):

- convenience for airports;

- cost per delegates;

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8 Organizing international conference (the most important points):

- size and convenience of the meeting rooms;

- availability of business support;

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9 Organising e-commerce (the most important points):

- advertisement;

- funding;

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10 Organising e-commerce (the most important points):

- technical support;

- highly-skilled staff;

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11 E-mailing:

- saves time;

- saves money

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12 Snail mail:

- security;

- slow;

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13 Organising some event to improve working environment:

- conference;

- training seminars;

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14 Organising some event to improve working environment:

- sports competitions;

- party;

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15 The biggest hazards in the Academy are:

- inadequate ventilation;

- unsuitable furniture;

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16 The biggest hazards in the Academy are:

- uneven surface;

- closed fire exit;

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17 The most dangerous jobs are:

- agricultural labourers;

- fast food restaurant staff;

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18 The most dangerous jobs are:

- construction workers;

- motor cycle couriers;

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19 The right person is a person:

- with good qualification papers;

- with good references;

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20 The right person is a person:

- with experience;

- active and self-motivated;

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21 The best way to find a job is:

- recruitment agency;

- job boards;

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22 The best way to find a job is:

- personal contacts;

- newspaper;

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