Words that go together
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 644.
Verbs to speak out
1. Match the following verbs and nouns.
| apply to establish make bribe obtain obey violate develop conduct consider | attitudes ethical performance laws (2) a contract a foreign official rules courses decisions ethics workshops |
2. Make your own sentences using word-combinationg from 1.
1.Choose the best synonym for the underlined words in the following sentences.
1. Ethics is concerned with the code of values and principles.
a) treasures b) costs c) beliefs
2. Ethics is more than just understanding the rules and how they apply to cases.
a) employ b) relate c) obey
3. Ethics includes study of the origins of the rules.
a) appearance b) originals c) organizations
4. Being part of a community that both establishes and maintains a set of moral rules is a matter of concern.
a) sets b) publishes c) installs
5. This happens informally through the gradual diffusion of the principles of the leaders.
a) constant b) developing c) general
6. The subject of business ethics looks at more than the issue of behaving in a socially responsible manner.
a) problem b) use c) manners
7. Scientists debate a lot what the purpose of organizations is.
a) discuss b) arrange c) argue
8. There are scientists who consider that an organization is an economic entity.
a) society b) unit c) team
9. Some organizations might be violating laws.
a) breaking b) obeying c) valuing
10. This organization hires more than 15 percent minorities.
a) dismisses b) holds c) employs
2.Match the following words with their antonyms from the box:
social, deliberate, responsibly, increasingly, justify, legal, public, foreign, accept, external, deliver, disadvantageous.
| receive deny private advantageous accuse irresponsibly internal home illegal decreasingly accidental individual |
3.Put in the missing prepositions.
1. If an organization tends to deny responsibility … its actions, it follows an obstructive strategy.
2. If a company avoids being saddled … extra responsibility, it uses a defensive strategy.
3. The company that is accountable … its actions follows an adaptive strategy.
4. The proactive company responds … the interests of its stakeholders.
5. It is not always easy to reach conclusions … the social responsibility arguments.
6. This information was … no use for the company.
7. During the discussion the participants' attitude varied … the least concerned … the most concerned.
8. The chairman felt uncomfortable … investment in that company.
9. The policy of the company responds … the interests of its shareholders.
4. The sets of words and phrases below are related either to honesty or to dishonesty. Which word is different from the others in each set? Use a dictionary to help you.
1) trustworthy law-abiding corrupt
2) a slush fund a sweetener compensation
3) insider trading industrial espionage disclosure
4) a whistleblower a fraudster a con artist
5) a bribe a bonus a commission
6) fraud secrecy integrity
7) a confidentiality agreement a cover up a whitewash
5.Complete these sentences with the words and phrases from the sets above. Choose from the first set to complete sentence 1, from the second set to complete sentence 2, and so on.
1) Our company does nothing illegal. We are very … .
2) We've got … which is used in countries where it is difficult to do business without offering bribes.
3) Their car looked so much like our new model. We suspect … .
4) They fired him because he was a… . He informed the press that the company was using under-age workers in the factory.
5) He denied accepting … when he gave the contract to the most expensive supplier.
6) I admire our chairman. He is a man of his word and is greatly respected for his … .
7) Many companies ask new employees to sign … to avoid future litigation problems.
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