ESL Vocabulary Exercise: Business Ethics

ESL Vocabulary Exercise ( Business Ethics) 

Instructions: Choose the correct vocabulary word to fill in the missing blank. Some words may be used more than once. 

1. Business ethics provides a basic ________ that businesses can choose to follow to gain public approval. (A. appropriate | B. attempt | C. guideline | D. enthusiastic ) 

2. Business ethics concerns ethical _______ or controversial issues faced by a company. (A. dilemma | B. attempt | C. unethical | D. appropriate) 

3. Business ethics is the study of ________ policies and practices regarding potentially controversial subjects. (A. unethical | B. appropriate | C. enthusiastic | D. attempt )

4. The marketing team can not become too _________ , because their product may not meet all of the government requirements. (A. guideline | B. dilemma | C. enthusiastic | D. attempt )

5. Corporations _______ to balance marketing and social responsibility. ( A. attempt | B. appropriate | C. unethical | D. guideline ) 

6. When it comes to preventing _________ behavior, companies hire public relations employees to help keep the company reputation positive. (A. attempt | B. dilemma | C. unethical | D. enthusiastic) 

Word Bank 

1. Appropriate - adjective - suitable or proper in the circumstance 

2. Guideline - noun - general rule, principle , or piece of advice 

3. Attempt - verb - make an effort to achieve or complete something 

4. Enthusiastic - adjective - intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval 

5. Unethical - adjective - not conforming to a high moral standard; not ethical 

6. Dilemma - noun - a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives