Task two on page 49
president made poor people a priority.
Respond to each of the situations below by writing a
sentence starting with the verb « wish ». pay attention
to the tenses.
A- I wish I hadn’t stolen public funds.
B- I wish I were home and not in prison.
C- I wish I were out of the affair.
D- I wish the judge would give me a second
chance.
- I wish I could be given a second chance
by the judge. (passive voice).
E- I wish I could be capable of eradicating
nepotism.
F- I wish I could live in a corruption-free society
someday.
Grammar explorer II
Expressing Adice
Let’s consider there examples:
- It’s time the corrupt officials got arrested.
(it’s too late for arresting corrupt officials)
- It’s about/high time the authorities
imposed corruption fighting laws. (it’s
too late for imposing anti-corruption
laws).
Rule:
The expressions “it’s high time, it’s about time, it’s
time are used to talk about time delay and the call for
hurrying up.
The form of the sentence should be as follows: It’s
high/about time+ subject+ main verb (past simple
tense)+…
It’s high time/ it’s about time are stronger than “it’s
time” in criticizing and showing dissatisfaction. And
the three of them (it’s time/it’s high time/it’s about
time) are used in the same way.
Remark: in your baccalaureate exam, they are going
to give you a sentence containing either “should” or
“must” (or their negatives), and they ask you to
rewrite sentence b so that it means the same as
sentence a. in that case, you just need to omit the
modals and conjugate the main verbs in the past
simple tense, starting your sentence by “it’s high
time/it’s about time).
e.g. a- The elected president should make
poor people a priority.
b- It’s high/ about time the elected
Task 1 on page 49
Rewrite sentences (A-D) below using It’s
(high/about) time to express your impatience with
bureaucratic malpractices.
A- It’s high time the government take measures
to stop tax evasion.
B- It’s about time something was done to
eradicate the underground economy in our
country.
C- It’s about time speculators of all sorts were
jailed.
D- It’s about time public authorities made anti-
smuggling laws more stringent.
Grammar explorer III
Giving a Piece of Advice
Let’s consider there examples:
- You had better take responsibility for your
actions.
- Employees had better not be late for their
work.
- Should citizens be involved in the fight
against corruption?
We use the semi modal verb “had better” and the
modals “should” and “ought to” to express a piece of
advice.
In the interrogative form, we use the modal “should”
instead of “had better”→should (not) + subject+
stem+ …?
Remark: In your baccalaureate exam the examiners
will give you two sentences “a” and “b”, with the
first containing expressions like “It’s advisable that,
it’s highly recommended that and should; while the
second will start with the subject and they will ask
you to complete the sentence.
e.g. a- It’s highly recommended that the workers
respect the rules.
b- The workers had better respect the rules.
Task one on page 50
Rewrite the statements 1-5 below using “had better/
had better not” to convey the same meaning as that
conveyed by the given sentence.
1- I have to meet our manager in 20 minutes, I
had better go now or I will be late.
 2- You had better keep these files in a safety into………………….(5) of false companies he has
deposit box, because they contain top secret ‘created’ is an……………..(6).
information about the company.
3- You had better not go to work today, as you C
don’t look very well.
money- cash deposit- money laundering- tax
4- You had better pay your electricity bill within
inspectors- criminal organizations.
a fortnight; otherwise, you will owe a late fee.
5- We had better not go out tonight since we ………………..(1) consists in hiding the illegal
have a lot of work to do. origin of ………………….(2). For instance,
…………………..(3)may buy property with money
Vocabulary explorer
from drugs in order to disguise its origin
Task one on page 50: from……………….(4). When they sell the property,
the money becomes “legal”. Most banks now help
There is a logical connection among three of the four stop……………………..(5) by telling the police and
items in each of the groups. Which is the odd one tax inspectors when someone makes a
out? Get help from your dictionary. large………………………….(6).
A- Fraud- corruption- business- money D
laundering.
B- False accounting- creative accounting- wrong- right- ethical behaviour-unethically-
auditing- tax evasion. ethical issues- code ethics
C- To smuggle- to bribe- to trade- to counterfeit.
to have an……………………(1)consists in doing
D- Auditor- accountant- economist- customs
things that are morally right. Areas where choices
officer.
have to be made about what is ……………………(2)
E- Probity- honesty- loyalty- abuse.
and what is…………………(3) are
Task two on page 50 called………………(4). Some organizations have a
…………………….(5) where they say what their
Complete the blanks A-D with the words in the box managers’ and employees’ behavior should be in
that precede each of them. Some words can be used order to prevent them from behaving……………….
more than once. (6).
A Pronunciation and Spelling
Corrupt (v)- bribery (n) –corruption (n)- bribe Classifying words according to the pronunciation
(n)- bribe (v)- corrupt (adj) of their final “es”
A…………………(1) is the illegal payment made to /s/ /z/ /Iz/
a person in order to persuade him/her to do you a /p/, /f/, /k/, The remaining /s/, /z/, /t∫/ /∫/,
favor. Informally, it is called a backhander, a /t/, /Ө/ sounds /ᴣ/ /dᴣ/,
kickback, or a sweetener. To…………………(2) a including
civil servant is to………………………….(3) vowels
her/him. Anyone who Task one:
accepts……………………………..(4) is
…………………(5) and is involved Classify the following words according to the
in………………………………(6). In informal pronunciation of their final “es”
English, this is called a sleaze.
Victims- arrests- helps- coughs- cliffs- guides-
B
advantages- paragraphs- phrases- assiduous-
Embezzler- accountant- embezzlement- false
dangerous- ideas- benefits-words- problems-
invoices- fraud- bank accounts
workmates- integrations- abuses- ethics- punishes-
……………………(1) is a type of…………………..
(2) where someone illegally gets money from their sustains-imitates- likes- economics- practices.
employer. For example, an …………………………
(3) who sends………..….(4) to the company he
works for, and pays money from his company