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Bribery and Corruption: Language
Bribery and Corruption: Language
Language
Match !he words on !he left to !he definitions on !he right:
l. a gift
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
a reward
a tip
a bribe
a perk
hospitality
a favour
influence
a.
b.
c.
d.
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f.
g.
h.
Now work in pairs. Match the 8 words above to ene of !he following situations. lf you think more !han
ene answer is possible, discuss the differences.
1. Your boss is retiring. The employees give her sorne beautiful gold earrings at her leaving party.
2. You visir a foreign company to discuss a new contraer. They pay for a 5-star hotel and your expenses.
3. You want ro build an extension to your house, but you need permission from the local council. You
give money to one of the local councillors to make sure yo u get permission.
4. Your sales manager increases your business by 200% in a year. You give him a new BMW.
5. After paying the salon, you give a tittle extra money ro the hairdresser who cut your hair.
6. You get a free lunch in the staff canteen every day.
7. Yo u use your friendship with a member of the government to make sure that yo u get a particular
government contraer.
8. You won't be home in time to pickup your suit from the dry cleaner's. You ask a friend to get it.
Reading
Read !he articles below and answer this question:
MATCH-FIXING IS NORMAL
According toa fonner club manager,
bribery in Russia's top football
leagues is so shameless and obvious
that referees are known to ask for
more money in the middle of garnes.
The manager of a St Petersburg club
during the nineties said: ''I've never
meta referee who didn 't take mane y.
It's useless to play if you have no
money."
Apparently. there are three ways to
success. You can bribe the other
team, you can bribe tbe referee, or
you can bribe the teams that play
your rivals. If yo u can afford todo al!
three, the championship will be
yours.
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'SACKS OF CASH'
The political bribery tria] of the
former Indian Prime Minister, PV
N arasimha Rao, started today with
evidence from an MP that he
received four million rupees
(f.70,000) in two sacks as payment
for supporting Mr Rao in a vote in
Parliament. He did not accuse Mr
Rao directly. but named other
ministers in l\1r Rao's govemment
who had qrganised the deai.
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Discussion
Language
a. referees.
b. referees and other teams.
2 The man reponed the bus driver because
a. he missed his stop.
b. he just thought it shouldn't happen.
3. The Indian MP received rhe money from
a. colleagues of Mr Rao.
b. Mr Rao himself
Answer these questions in groups:
Discussion
Work in groups. What would you do in these situations? Choose a response or suggest an alternative.
1. A poli ce officer stops you for speeding. She asks to see your driving !icen ce. Would yo u ...
a. just give her your driving licence?
b. put some money in your driving licence and give it to her?
2. At the end of your driving test the examiner tells you that you have failed. Would you ...
a. just feel disappointed and get out of the car?
b. get out your wallet and ask how much it would cost to pass?
3. Your company is trying to win an important and lucrative government contraer. The minister in
charge tells you that the contraer is almost certainly yours and that he and his wife love spending
their holidays in the Pacific. Would you ...
a. do nothing and wait for a decision on who gets the contract?
b. organise a free two-week holiday in Fiji for the minister and his wife?
4. Your daughter wants ro go ro university but she did not pass the entran ce exam. Would yo u ...
a. as k the admissions officer how much it wou/d cost to get her in?
b. tell your daughter to retake the exam and stop going out every night?
5. You are a witness in a serious criminal case. A friend of the defendant offers you a large sum of
money to change your evidence. Would yo u ...
a. refuse to cooperate and then te/1 the po/ice what had happened?
b. take the money and do what he asked?
6. Yo u arrive at your favourite restaurant ro find it is fully booked. Would you ...
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1. What children get at
Halloween.
2. Flying animal found in
haunted houses.
3. The kind of bullet you need
to kill a werewolf.
4. A place with many
tombstones.
5. Where you get goose
bumps.
6. The weather around
haunted houses.
8. The walking corpse.
9. The color of blood.
10. Dracula.
13. You can hear these in the
hallways of a haunted house
at night.
15. Little animals with long
tails.
17. This wears a patch and
has a sword.
19. This wears bright colorful
clothing.
20. A big black pot that
witches use to make potions.
23. The kind of light that
vampires hate.
26. The monster __________
the stairs.
Across
1. These are found in the
corners and ceilings of a
haunted house.
7. A witch's pet. (5-3)
11. Bloody and gross.
12. A monster made from
bones.
14. A monster from Egypt.
16. Another word for scary.
18. She wears black clothes
and rides a broom.
21. It looks like a mouse but
much bigger.
22. What kids wear on
Halloween.
24. The creature that makes
cobwebs.
25. Have a ghost inside.
27. The Cyclops has one.
31. What you get on your
skin when you are scared.
32. These slam shut or creek
open.
33. Witches ride this.
34. Vampires hate this.
35. Another word for strange.
38. October 31st.
39. What a ghost says.
40. A big black bird.
41. A monster with stitches
on his face.
45. What children carve.
46. The month of Halloween.
48. Sharp teeth.
put forward
(an idea,
etc)
bite your
tongue
contrary
dismiss
(verb)
testify
smear
(verb)
undermine
(verb)
credibility
comb
through
(verb)
no avail
Definition:
Example:
B: On the contrary, .
, but to no avail.
Your support this policy. Think of reasons why adopting this policy would be beneficial
(1-2 minutes). Start the debate when youre ready by presenting your ideas to your partner.
Student B
You are against this. Think of reasons why such a policy might harm the company
[for example, it may contribute to an environment of mistrust, it might make it hard to
fire bad employees, etc]. Your partner will begin the debate.