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Unit: Ethics in Business. Sequence: Listen and Consider. Vocabulary Explorer The document provides definitions for key terms related to ethics in business such as bribery, corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, honesty, and plagiarism. It then has tasks for learners to match the terms to their definitions and fill in blanks using the terms in short paragraphs about bribery, invoices/corruption, and money laundering. The document is introducing vocabulary and having learners practice using the terms in context to build understanding of ethics concepts for business.

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Attitudes That Affect Society

Unit: Ethics in Business. Sequence: Listen and Consider. Vocabulary Explorer The document provides definitions for key terms related to ethics in business such as bribery, corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, honesty, and plagiarism. It then has tasks for learners to match the terms to their definitions and fill in blanks using the terms in short paragraphs about bribery, invoices/corruption, and money laundering. The document is introducing vocabulary and having learners practice using the terms in context to build understanding of ethics concepts for business.

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Unit: Ethics in Business. Sequence: Listen and Consider.

Vocabulary Explorer
Task One: Complete the following chart with the noun/noun phrase which matches each definition then try to
derive some other words if possible. Use words from the following list:
Code of conduct- ethics- embezzlement- corruption- invoice- trade- tax evasion- honesty- bribery- plagiarism-
money laundering- extortion/ blackmail.
-The activity of buying and selling goods - The principles according to which we - The unethical or illegal behaviour by
or services. decide if something is right or wrong. people in positions of authority.
……………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………

*Verb: ……………………………………….. *Adj: …………………………………………… . *Adj: ………………………/V: ……………………..


-The act of dishonestly persuading -The crime of not paying the full -An agreement on rules of behaviour for
someone to act in one’s favour by a amount of tax that one should pay. the members or a group or organisation.
gift of money or other inducement. …………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………..

*N:………………………/*V: …………………….
-The quality of someone who always -The process of making illegally- - Forcing someone to give you money
says the truth and never cheats. gained money appear legal. through threats.
…………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….. ……………………………/ ………………………….

*Adj: ……………………………………………. *Verb: ……………………………………………… *Verb: ………………………………………………


-Stealing money placed in one’s trust -Taking the work or an idea of -A list of goods sent with a statement
or under one’s control. someone and passing it off as yours. of the sum due.
…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………..

*Verb: …………………………………………. *Verb: ……………………………………………..

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Task Two: complete the blanks in the following paragraphs using words from the given lists:

A- Bribery (n) - bribe (n) - bribe (v) - corrupt (adj)

A ………………………. is the illegal payment made to a person in order to persuade him/her to do you a
favour. Informally, it is called a backhander, a kickback or a sweetener. To ……………………. a civil servant is
to corrupt him. Anyone who gives or accepts a …………………is …………………………. and is involved in
………………………… .

B- Invoices - corruption - embezzlement - embezzler - bank accounts.

………………………… is a type of ………………………… where someone illegally gets money from their
employer. For example, an accountant who sends false ………………………… to the company he works for and
pays money from the company into ……………………………………. of false companies he created is an
……………………………… .

C- Money - money laundering - legal - property.

………………………………… consists in hiding the illegal origin of ……………………………. . For


instance, criminal organisations may buy ……………………………….. with money from drugs in order to
disguise its origin from tax inspectors. When they sell the property, the money becomes ………………………. .

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