1、New Horizon College English Book 4新视野大学英语 4School of Foreign Studies Unit 6Bribery and Business EthicsIntroductionIn the severe competitive society, businessmen want to achieve their goals by using various kinds of means. Facing huge profits, some find it difficult to keep balance between moral stan
2、dard and business interest. Here comes a problem: bribery or business ethics?DictationBusiness students often have to study professional 1 as part of their course because many people feel that bribery is increasing . The people in the motor industry in 3 have admitted to the fact that they have been
3、 making payments of one kind or another bribes, extra 4 , etc. in recent years. They have spent a large sum of money just to keep 5 happy and they argue to say that, because the market is so 6 , if they did not give bribes then one of their competitors would. ethicinternationalBritaindiscountscustom
4、erscompetitiveThe International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) wishes to see a code of conduct that would 7 bribery. While some members of the ICC would like the 8 to have the power of 9 , other members feel it is not the business of the ICC to 10 the code and that it should only state what is right and
5、wrong. stopcodelawenforceQuestions and AnswersListen to the tape again. Then answer the following questions with your own experiences. 1. Why do business students study professional ethics?2. In what forms does bribery come?3. What can we do to restore ethics in business? AssignmentContents Activity
6、 Structure and writing device Passage Reading New Words1. bribery n. the acting of giving or taking bribes I. New WordsExampleNumerous officials get involvedin the bribery scandal.许多官员与这桩受贿丑闻有牵连。许多官员与这桩受贿丑闻有牵连。2. ethics n. (pl.) moral rules or principles 道德(sing.) science that deals with moral 伦理学I. New WordsExampleMedical ethics _ (dont/doesnt) permit the doctor to do that. Ethics _ (are/is) a branch of philosophy.dontis AssignmentContents Summary Structure and writing device Passage Reading New Words
