3rd Ethics in Business

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Vocabulary Explorer

Task One : Complete the chart below with the noun /noun phrase which matches each definition .Try to
derive the verb and adjective from each .
Trade -Tax evasion -Honesty - Extortion -Invoice -Plagiarism-Code of conduct
A set of rules that members of an The quality of someone who The crime of not paying the
organization or people with a always says the truth and never full amount of tax that one
particular job or position must cheats . should pay .
follow.

…….………………………..
………………………………. V:To………………………..
……………………………………..
Adj:………………………...
V:To …………………..
Adj: …………………

Taking the work or an idea of The activity of buying or selling A statement listing goods or
someone and passing it off as goods /services . services provided and their
yours . prices, used in business as a
record of sale .

………………………………. ………………………………….
V:To ………………….. V:To ………………….. …………………………
Adj: ………………… Adj: ………………… V:To………………………..
Adj: ……………………….
The act of getting something (such as money, property, or services) from someone through violence or
threats.

…………………………
V:To………………………..
Adj: ……………………….
Task Two: Complete the blanks in the following paragraph using words from the giving list .
public -explicitly-unlawfully -gift-bribe
Corruption is legally defined as: the "act of an official who unlawfully and wrongfully uses his station or
character to gain some benefit for himself or for another". The emphasis is on …………. and wrongfully. If
a ………… is given and accepted both parties are either ………. or tacitly agreed upon this much: the
apparent gift should be returned in some way. Furthermore the one who may be bribed is a……….
personality, especially an official.

Task Three :Match the words in the box with the definitions.

fraud-deficit -inflation -unemployment- taxation-conspiracy

a- The practice of collecting taxes (money) from citizens based on their earnings and property……….
b- The crime of getting money by tricking or deceiving people………
c- A secret plan made by two or more people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone’s
wishes……………
d- A situation where a person actively searches for employment but is unable to find work………….
e- The amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of
time……….
f- It is an increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy……………