Example 1 Students taking business courses are sometimes a little surprised to find that classes on business ethics have been included in their schedule. They often do not realize that bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries and, in some, has been a way of life for centuries.(Para. 1, Passage A, Unit 6) Question: What can account for the students' surprise when finding that classes on business ethic have been included in their schedule? Possible answer: The students are innocent and inexperienced and they don' t expect bribery and similar activities to be common in business Reading Skills: Reading Between the Lines( review) xam It is easy to talk about having high moral standards but, in practice, what would one really do in such a situation? Some time ago a British car manufacturer was accused of operating a fund to pay bribes, and of other questionable practices such as paying agents and purchasers an exaggerated commission, offering additional discounts, and making payments to numbered bank accounts in Switzerland (to be continued)o The company rejected these charges and they were later withdrawn. Nevertheless, at that time, there were people in the motor industry in Britain who were prepared to say in private: "Look, we're in a very competitive business. Every year we're selling more than a$ 1,000 million worth of cars abroad. If we spend a few million pounds to keep some of the buyers happy, who's hurt? If we didn,'t do it, someone else would. "(Para. 3, Passage Question: What is implied in Paragraph 3, Reading passage A? Possible answer: In a highly competitive business world, keeping high moral standards is something easier said than done, -bribery is inevitable I. Reading Skills: Reading Between the Lines(Review) Example 3 In a well-known British newspaper, a writer argued recently that"industry is caught in a web of bribery"and that everyone is"on the take. This is probably an exaggeration. However todays businessman, selling in overseas markets, will frequently meet situations where it is difficult to square his business interests with his moral conscience.( Para. 11, Passage A, Unit 6) Question: What does "business interests" imply Possible answer: "Business interests here implies making profits II. Text analysis Part 1(para 1--3)topic introduction by the journalists experience on the practice range to put forward the point of the passage; whether more police should be armed with guns Part 2(para 4--13)by examples to show to the audiences what measures should be taken Part 3(para 14-15) The biggest threat is the increase in the tasks we expect the police to carry out III. Language Points I The biggest thread to the role of police officers threat to(Sb/sth)对.构成了威胁 eg他不害怕,因为你对他不构成威胁。Example 1: Students taking business courses are sometimes a little surprised to find that classes on business ethics have been included in their schedule. They often do not realize that bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries and, in some, has been a way of life for centuries. (Para. 1, Passage A, Unit 6) Question: What can account for the students’ surprise when finding that classes on business ethics have been included in their schedule? Possible answer: The students are innocent and inexperienced and they don’t expect bribery and similar activities to be common in business. Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading Between the Lines (Review) Example 2: It is easy to talk about having high moral standards but, in practice, what would one really do in such a situation? Some time ago a British car manufacturer was accused of operating a fund to pay bribes, and of other questionable practices such as paying agents and purchasers an exaggerated commission, offering additional discounts, and making payments to numbered bank accounts in Switzerland. (to be continued)。The company rejected these charges and they were later withdrawn. Nevertheless, at that time, there were people in the motor industry in Britain who were prepared to say in private: “Look, we’re in a very competitive business. Every year we’re selling more than a $ 1,000 million worth of cars abroad. If we spend a few million pounds to keep some of the buyers happy, who’s hurt? If we didn’t do it, someone else would.” (Para. 3, Passage A, Unit 6) Question: What is implied in Paragraph 3, Reading passage A? Possible answer: In a highly competitive business world, keeping high moral standards is something easier said than done, — bribery is inevitable. Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading Between the Lines (Review) Example 3: In a well-known British newspaper, a writer argued recently that “industry is caught in a web of bribery” and that everyone is “on the take.” This is probably an exaggeration. However, today’s businessman, selling in overseas markets, will frequently meet situations where it is difficult to square his business interests with his moral conscience. ( Para. 11, Passage A, Unit 6 ) Question: What does “business interests” imply? Possible answer: “Business interests” here implies making profits. II. Text Analysis Part 1 (para 1--3) topic introduction by the journalists’ experience on the practice range to put forward the point of the passage; whether more police should be armed with guns Part 2 (para 4--13) by examples to show to the audiences what measures should be taken. Part 3 (para 14--15) The biggest threat is the increase in the tasks we expect the police to carry out. III. Language Points 1 The biggest thread to the role of police officers threat to (Sb/sth) 对…构成了威胁。 eg 他不害怕，因为你对他不构成威胁