Read the passage carefully then do the activities
Anti-Corruption Education
Education is central in preventing corruption. Even clear laws and regulations and well-designed institutions will not be able to prevent corruption, unless citizens actively demand accountability from government and institutions.
The attitudes and expectations of citizens are crucial in building a responsive public administration. Therefore fostering attitudes that do not tolerate corruption is at the core of Transparency International’s (TI’s) work. Ethics education for young people can help break the cycle of corruption, as today’s youth will be potential leaders of tomorrow.
However, anti-corruption education does not work in isolation. The environment in which children grow up plays a decisive role in shaping their attitudes. Ethics education must be part of a broader effort to improve governance and reduce corruption. Within this framework, children must have an appropriate and conducive learning environment that values integrity.
Thus, in order to be credible, anti-corruption teaching must relate to the daily lives of the students and address real life dilemmas, conflicts if interests and corruption cases. Several civil society organisations around the world have played an important role in making anti-corruption education a reality. Though they have approached the topic from different angles, including moral or value education, human rights and civic education, they all have set up a common goal, strengthening young people’s attitudes and demand for accountability, and ultimately, to build trust in government and the public sector.
1. Are the following statements true, false or not mentioned?
a) The citizens’ role is very important to stop corruption.
b) TI’s work is becoming more difficult.
c) Anti-corruption education depends on the environment.
d) Anti-corruption education concerns more the adults.
2.Answer the following questions according to the text.
a) What are the conditions that help the anti-corruption education to succeed?
b) According to you, what’s anti-corruption education?
3. What does the first sentence of paragraph 4 express? Replace ‘Thus’ by another word.
4. What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to?
a) Their (§ 3)
b) the topic (§4)
b. Text exploration
1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following
a) Most important (§1)
b) Stop (§2)
2. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following
a) Augment (§3)
b) Dream (§4)
3. Which nouns can be derived from these words?
a) Employ - b) free - c) reduce - d) legal
4. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a) He won’t have any problems with his boss as long as his work (to do) ………….correctly.
b) I wish I (to accept)…………… his bribe but I )take)……………. the bribe
c) Corruption (must/fight)………………….. by every citizen.
5. Combine these pairs of sentences using the given connectors.
a) He was put in prison. He was caught embezzling his employees. (Because of)
b) People trust her a lot. She is an honest woman. (Such )
c) You don’t like to have problems. You refuse to buy a counterfeit product. (You’d better)
6. Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final –S.
a. Chances b. citizens c. ethics d. cases
/s/ /z/ /iz/
7. Fill in the gaps so that the passage makes sense
Piracy is an …………….. practice. It is not only …………….. to imitate other people’s property but also ………………….. and illegal to do so. I ……………….. with people ……………. approve counterfeiting. It is neither beneficial for the ………… nor for the economy of a country.
Part two. Written expression
Choose one of the following topics.
Topic one
You are a president of a youth association. You are giving a speech to children explaining how to have ethical behaviour. Imagine your speech. The following words might help you:
Wrong - right - honest - loyal - trusty - faithful - doing legal things - advice - helpful - responsible - devoted - dedicated ….
Topic two
You bought a genuine expensive pair of sport shoes ‘NIKE ’. Later, you discovered that it was a counterfeit product. You went to see the shopkeeper and had a discussion with him / her. Imagine the conversation.
( تقرير عن مشاركة سيئة )، و الموجودة أسفل كل مشاركة .
2014-05-31, 12:49
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