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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 626.

Unit 10 Ethics

Ex.15. Retell the text “What is Energy?” in English in 10-12 sentences.

Ex.16. Listen to the dialogue and “At the stadium” and decide whether the statements are true or false:

1. The group visited the biggest sports complex in Detroit.

2. Football League games were played at the stadium every season from late summer to June.

3. They wanted to watch a soccer game.

4. The complex had four swimming pools.

5. They could rent any sports equipment.

6. They decided to go straight to the hotel after the game.

7. You should be a member to do aerobics.

8. The game was between Alabama and Florida.

Ex.17. Explain in English what is the difference between:

a) a spectator and a participant

b) football in Europe and football in the USA

Ex.18.Role play:

A group of American students have come to your university on an exchange program. They are fond of sport. Tell them about the facilities the university has and what sports activities they can do there.

Business ethics– этика деловых отношений

Code of ethics – моральный кодекс

Code of good practice – кодекс добросовестной практики

Mission statement – декларация цели компании

1) Business ethics – a system of universal and specific moral requirements and rules of conduct, realized in professional activity. Business ethics involves:

- ethical appraisal of a company internal and external policy;

- moral principles of the staff;

- morale in the organization;

- norms of business etiquette.

Business ethics is based on transparency, integrity, consistency, law abidance and business skills.

2) Code of ethics – a written guide to acceptable and ethical behavior (as defined by an organization) that outline punishments for violations.

3) Code of good practice– a set of rules that are accepted and used by a company staff. It contains a list of standard and practical recommendations on performing a certain activity.

4) Mission statement – a written declaration of a firm's core purpose and focus which normally remains unchanged whereas business strategies and practices may frequently be altered to adapt to the changing circumstances.

Properly crafted mission statements perform 3 main functions:

1. They serve as filters to separate what is important from what is not;

2. They clearly state which markets will be served and how;

3. They communicate a sense of intended direction to the entire organization.