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    Business English- Moral Dilemmas Conditionals Practice

    Choose a situation from below and make a moral dilemma question out of it like “If
    someone asked you for a job for their child, would you criticise them for asking?” Most of
    the situations are imaginary and so should be second conditional questions with “would”,
    but if they are realistic or likely for your partner, please use first conditional with “will”. You
    will usually need to add a subject, and maybe other words such as “can” or “could”, to
    make a full conditional question. Before your partner answers, tick in the column below
    that you imagine their reaction will be. After they answer, say if your prediction was
    correct.
    Reaction
    Situation Yes No May
    be
    ask you for a job for their child
    suggest promoting someone because they are from an
    underrepresented group (e.g. an ethnic minority)
    suggest a policy which is good for the company but bad for the local
    community
    offer you a job for less cash in a more socially responsible company
    hear about a legal way of paying less tax
    hear about an illegal way of paying less tax
    learn that your company is doing something illegal
    a director gets involved in a personal scandal
    learn some gossip about a rival
    learn about a takeover before shareholders do
    meet two of your main rivals at a social event
    have a 97% market share
    receive an expensive watch from a potential supplier
    receive some smoked salmon from a supplier
    have a very attractive PA
    make your staff work harder by shouting at them
    learn that your boss is having an affair
    cut costs by not cleaning water before it goes into a river
    make cash by selling what a company owns and closing it
    hide losses by moving money around the company
    set up in a country where many children work instead of going to
    school
    customers say they will stop buying until you change
    difficult to tell if people are in this country legally
    suppliers in a developing country make almost no profit
    decide the CEO’s pay and bonuses

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2015


    spend company money on good causes
    a supplier really relies on you doing business with them
    make staff do unpaid overtime
    customers believe anything you say about your products
    a future law affects your business
    a decision hurts quarterly profit but comes good in two years

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2015


    Try to think of a moral dilemma for each topic below (from above or your own ideas).
     accounting scandals/ creative accountancy
     asset stripping
     backstabbing
     blackmail
     bribery
     bullying
     child labour
     collusion/ price fixing
     community involvement/ being a good neighbour/ stakeholders approach
     consumer boycotts/ consumer campaigns
     cover-up
     damage to the environment/ pollution
     diversity policies/ positive discrimination
     employing illegal immigrants
     excessive management compensation
     fair trade products
     gift giving
     giving to charities
     inaccurate product descriptions/ false claims
     insider trading
     lobbying politicians
     monopolistic practices/ profiteering
     nepotism
     only focusing on short-term profits
     PR
     sexual harassment
     slander/ libel
     social enterprises
     tax avoidance
     tax evasion
     whistleblowing
    Ask about any words above which you couldn’t understand or couldn’t make conditional
    sentences about.

    Some of the phrases above are a little different from each other. What are the differences
    in these cases?
     accounting scandals/ creative accountancy
     collusion/ price fixing
     community involvement/ stakeholders approach
     consumer boycotts/ consumer campaigns
     damage to the environment/ pollution
     diversity policies/ positive discrimination
     bribery/ gift giving
     monopolistic practices/ profiteering
     slander/ libel
     tax avoidance/ tax evasion

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2015

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