1. What is business ethics?
2. How can a company display their ethics to their customers?
3. When competing in business do ethics matter?
4. Can being socially responsible help a corporation gain more customers? Why or Why not?
5. "A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business." - Henry Ford. What does this quote mean?
6. Discuss an ethical dilemma you have encountered in the workplace or have heard of.
ESL Vocabulary (Boulder Shooting)
1. Witness - noun - a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident take place
2. Tragedy - noun - an even causing great suffering, destruction, distress, such as a serious accident, crime or natural catastrophe
3. Incident - noun - an event or occurence
4. Dive - verb - plunge head first into water
5. Victim - noun - a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
6. Mass shooting - an incident involving multiple victims of gun violence
ESL Vocabulary (Identity)
1. Existence - noun - the fact or state of living or having objective reality
2. Authentic - adjective - of undisputed origin; genuine
3. Correlate - verb - have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another
4. Dictate - verb - to force ones ways onto another person; prescribe
5. Reconcile - verb - restore friendly relations with someone
6. Ego - noun - a person's sense of self- esteem or self importance
ESL Vocabulary ( Life in London )
1. Whirlwind - noun - a very energetic or tumultuous person or process
2. Jubilant - adjective - feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph
3. Palpable - adjective - a feeling so intense as to seem almost tangible
4. Quest - noun - a long or difficult search for something
5. Pub - noun - a tavern or bar
6. Outweigh - verb - be greater or more significant than
1. What comes to your mind when you think of England?
2. For many years England had control over various countries throughout the world through colonization. How do you think the world would be different today if colonization had not happened?
3. According to the United Nations the United Kingdom ranked 13th out of 156 countries on the list of happiest countries. What does this tell you about the quality of life in England?
4. " I felt trapped, but I didn't know I was trapped." Prince Harry. Explain how a formerly active prince of England and man who currently has a net worth of 10 million dollars may have felt "trapped".
5. Chicken Tikka Masala is widely considered the national dish of England, even though it is originally from India. What does this tell you about the culture in England?
6. Would you rather visit the popular city, London, for three days with a gifted $1,000 dollars or the smaller city, Liverpool, for two weeks with a gifted $12,000 dollars. You can not keep any of the gifted money after your trip.
1. What is competition?
2. What are some things people typically compete for?
3. What are the benefits of being in competition?
4. How can you overcome competitors?
5. "Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick." - George Leonard. What does this quote mean to you?
6. How competitive is your industry?
ESL Vocabulary (Importance of Competition)
1. Inevitable - adjective - certain to happen unavoidable
2. Ecosystem - noun - a complex network or interconnected system
3. Reassurance - noun - the action of removing someone's doubts or fears
4. Enhance - verb - intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, the value, or extent of something or someone
5. Detract - verb - diminish the worth or value of something or someone
6. Breed - verb - cause something to happen, to occur, typically over a period of time
ESL Vocabulary ( Business Travel )
1. Bleisure - noun - the practice of combining business travel and leisure into one
2. Spouse - noun - a husband or wife
3. Hybrid - noun/adjective - a thing made by combining two different elements; a mixture
4. Keen - adjective - a highly developed sense
5. Deter - verb - discourage someone from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences
6. Trend - noun - a general direction in which something is developing or changing
1. What is a work appraisal?
2. How important are work appraisals for an employee?
3. What do your performance reviews cover?
4. How would you feel if you received a good appraisal?
5. How often should employees in your industry receive feedback about their work?
6. What advice would you give to someone who has just received a bad performance review?
ESL Vocabulary (Cuba Travel)
1. Creak - noun/verb - a harsh scraping or squeaking sound
2. Pothole - noun - a natural whole in the ground formed by the erosion of rock usually caused by water; usually seen on streets
3. Contentious - adjective - causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
4. Turmoil - noun - a state of great disturbance, confusion or uncertainty
5. Paradox - noun - an absurd statement that when reviewed actually makes sense or is true
6. Abundant - adjective - existing or available in large quantities; plentiful
1. What comes to your mind when you think of Cuba?
2. After the end of the Cuban Revolution in 1958 the economic relationship between the United States and Cuba became very bad. In your opinion is it better for a country to be economically prosperous, but heavily under the influence of a stronger country or to have complete autonomy, but as a result suffer economically?
3. "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall." - Che Guevara. Do you agree or disagree with this quote?
4. According to some websites, they say that Cuba is one of the best destinations for solo female travelers. What does this say to you about Cuba?
5. The literacy rate in Cuba is 99.8%. What can a high or low literacy rate tell you about a country?
6. If you visited Cuba for a week would you rather stay in a resort near the beach or in a hotel in the middle of the the biggest city, Havana.
