Unit 6 Section A Bribery and Business Ethics
1. Pre-reading Activities--1.1 Background information
Chrysler Corporation; U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission(SEC) ;The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
1.2 Topic-related listening+1. 3 Topic-related discussion
2. While-reading Activities
2.1 Global reading
1) Main idea of the text + 2) Text structure analysis
Part One (Para. 1-4) Bribery ─ a common occurrence in many countries
Bribery in various forms is ________________ and has become a fact of commercial life. (on the increase)
Part Two (Para. 5-8) Three broad categories of bribes or other questionable payments
(1)Substantial payments made for political purposes or to secure ______________. (major contracts)
(2)Payments made to obtain quicker _________, to speed up the wheels of government. (official approval of some projects)
1 Unit 6 Women, Half the Sky
Text A I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge
Preview Tasks: Read Text A and answer the following questions:
1. Tell some information on the current situation of women’s liberation and find some examples to
support your idea.
Suggested answers: Women are supporting one another, standing side by side, “toe to toe”, but
they still have a long way to go. They are only in the early stages of their struggle to get what they
want and to get men to change their ideas. They can do scientific miracles, fight for their dreams by
overcoming difficulties with their own hand, even support a family regardless of the husbands.
2. Preview Text A and summarize the main idea, then finish the exercise about the text structure on
page 184 about the structure of the text and summarize the main idea of each part.
Unit 6
Text A
The Telephone
Anwar F. Accawi
IV Key to Exercises
Preview
2. Do the following exercises.
1 Translate, paying attention to the use of the bold type.
1. 这辆二手车买得很便宜。
2. 他的讲话被打断/缩短了。
3. 在这里建造铁路之前，先要把这里的水抽干。
4. 这花瓶擦干净以后看起来就会和新的一样。
5. 这房子被刷成了淡绿色。
6. 就在此时，门被突然踢开。
7. 恐怖分子被枪杀，人质都被释放。
8. 在日本，鱼往往是生吃的。
9. 这可怜的孩子生下来的时候就是聋的，不久又失明了。
10. 据说在皇陵完工的时候，那些建造皇陵的工人都被活活埋在里面。
2 Give the corresponding adjectives of the following names of
countries.
1. Iraqi
2. Pakistani
3. Yemeni
4. Lebanese
5. Danish
6. Hungarian
7. Belgian
8. Argentine
9. Swedish
10. Swiss
11. Norwegian
12. Polish
3 Review how these words are formed.
These are compound adjectives consisting of a noun plus an adjective with
the noun serving as a modifier of the adjective. Jet-black for example means
as black as jet (a hard black material).
Cliff Young, an unlikely hero
Part I (Para 1-10)
Para 1. Cliff Young took part in the Australian marathon in 1983.
Introduction to the annual Australian marathon: one of the toughest races in the world;
lasting up to seven days; those world’s top athletes who attend the contest are
sponsored by prominent companies; and train for months before the race.
Para 2. Cliff Young’s appearance and people’s reaction.
Cliff young, a toothless 61-year-old farmer with rubber boots, was to take part in the
race.
People first assumed Cliff was there to observe the race. When they learned of his
intention, the athletes around him reacted with disbelief and disrespect.
Para 3-6. The press was curious, focused the camera on Cliff Young and shouted
questions at him.
Questions from the press (Para 3):
(Who are you?)
(What are you doing?)
