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73 Corporate-Responsibility US Stifen Panche
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Corporate Responsibility
Pre-Reading
A. Warm-Up Questions
B. Vocabulary Preview
They are suffering birth deformities due to the contamination of the water supply.
Vocabulary Review
Complete the sentences using a word from the vocabulary list on page 1.
You may need to change the word form.
For example, the oil corporations contaminate the water and affect a lot natural resources; we have several
companies in Colombia, for example: Ecopetrol.
2. List several reasons why companies may not be socially responsible.
Because it is going to cost some money and they are just thinking in profit; so, this is not profitable for them; so
the reasons are:
1. Not profitable.
2. much money
3. time
3. What are the advantages to a corporation of being socially responsible?
It is not just the advantages for them, it is the advantages for people, for the world; but I think we are really far
away for all companies to be aware of this.
4. Do you think that the government of India bears any
responsibility for the continuing suffering of the people of Bhopal?
Of course, the government of india should have guaranteed that this company was socially responsible; I think
that they did not follow the best protocols.
Debate
Below are two topics to debate in small groups or pairs.
Your teacher will tell you if you will be debating for or against the idea.
You will have ten minutes to prepare your arguments.
Topic #1 Topic #2
The executives of Union Carbide should have Dow Chemical, the corporation that
been sent to prison for the disastrous chemical bought Union Carbide, should be
spill in Bhopal. forced to pay for the clean-up of
the contaminated site in Bhopal as
well as the medical treatment of the
Bhopal victims.
Write
Choose one of the questions from the Discuss section above.
Then write a paragraph in your notebook stating your own opinion.
• I agree with the statement that the executives should have been sent to prison; i think that they were aware that
the Company was not applying all the security protocols and they did not care; they blamed an employee,
however, if the investigations had been rigorous, I am sure they have been found some irregularities in its
operations.
Hi Stiffen Please check the words highlighted in yellow, keep up the good
work