Ahmed Zabana Secondary SchoolMr.BELAGRAA Ahmed 1.

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3S / Unit 01: Ethics in BusinessSequence 3=>Reading&Writing a- The text is extracted from:
B.WHILE READING Read the text then do the activities. a- A newspaper. b- The internet c- A scientific magazine
b- The text is:
Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that
deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular a. descriptive b. narrative c.expository
school, and that is physically, socially or morally dangerous. This practice is 2.Choose the suitable general idea.
considered exploitative by many international organisations and it is prohibited a- Child labour is a necessity in business.
by many legislative powers across the world.
b- Children’s right to education in the world.
Although companies are aware that child labour is unethical and c- Child labour, a worldwide unethical practice.
forbidden, many of them like and continue to employ children because they
can pay them less than adults. Very few children know enough about their 3.Read the text and say whether the following statements are true or false:
legal rights to ask for better pay and working conditions; in addition to this, the a- Child labour is a forbidden practice.......................
parents of working children rarely protest, they need the child’s salary to
b- Many children are employed by different companies because they are good
survive.
workers......................
The International Labour Organization estimates that 168 million c- Child labour exists only in the developing countries.....................
children between the ages of 5 and 17 currently work under conditions that are
considered illegal and extremely exploitative. Although Sub-Saharan Africa 4.Answer the following questions according to the text.
has the highest incidence rates of child labour, this phenomenon also exists in
a- What is child labour?
Europe and the United States.
…………………………………………………………………………………
Under-age children work at all sorts of jobs around the world, usually
…………………………………………………………………………………
because they and their families are extremely poor. Large numbers of children
work in fishing, manufacturing, mining, and domestic service. Some children …………………………………………………………………………………
work in illicit activities like the drug trade and others serve as soldiers.
Worldwide agriculture is the largest employer of child labour; that is why, vast b- Why do companies like to employ children?
majority of child labour is found in rural settings and informal urban economy. …………………………………………………………………………………
………...…………………………………………………………………………
(Adapted from Wikipedia) c- In which domain do we find the largest number of working children?
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. Who orwhat do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a- This§1 …....................................c- their §2 .......................................
b- them §2 ......................................d- others §4 ......................................

6.Match each word with its definition.

Word Definition
1- Forbidden a- to take something necessary away
from someone
2- illicit
b- not allowed, especially by the law
3- to deprive
c- Using someone else unfairly for one’s
4- exploitative own advantages
d- Illegal or disapproved of by society

C.AFTER READING Fill in the blanks in the following passage with the
following words:(exploit,social audits, conditions, unethically,ethical issues,
social)
Child labour is not the only………………….issue that businesses should care

about. Environment and the problem ofpollution, working ................................... ,

the salaries, consumption and safety. The way of winning new businesses are

considered by most observers as........................................... For this reason, some

companies are commissioning .............................................to evaluate the effect of

their behaviour on the society. This social auditing is crucial because some

companies…………………..…..children. Responsible companies are more likely to

prosper than those which behave.......................................

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