The Value of Poaching
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 520.
TEXT 5
Discuss in pairs.
Fill in the gaps with an appropriate word / phrase from the box.
Define the words in bold.
| excruciating bonded atrocious close-knit mitigating factors become immersed establish a rapport in the name of |
1. The visibility was _________, perhaps forty yards, and I could see nothing.
2. He protested against cruel experiments on animals carried out ___________ science.
3. His dream to build a(n) _________, ___________ team didn't come true. The team was
unable to go through a storming stage.
4. Judges often give reduced sentences in case of ____________.
5. There followed a(n) ___________ silence that lasted for at least a minute.
6. She got some books out of the library and __________ in Jewish history and culture.
7. Before you do business with someone, it is important to ____________.
1. How far do you agree with the author's idea about team building?
2. If you were to contradict her, what arguments would you present?
3. Name 4-5 pros and cons of team building.
1. The title of the text below is The Value of Poaching. Scan through paragraphs 1-3 and find out what poaching is. Write a short definition for this term.
2. The article The Value of Poaching presents an interview with Timothy Gardner, associate professor of management at the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management in Nashville, Tenn. While reading the article, match T. Gardener's answers (1-9) to the questions (A-I) he was asked.
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