MQ Lesson 3 English 2.3 - Write ethics article for magazine

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English lesson 3 in sem 2 (P3)

Tongue Twister 1

Mr. See owned a saw.

And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw.

Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw

before Soar saw See,

Which made Soar sore.

Had Soar seen See's saw

Before See sawed Soar's seesaw,
 

See's saw would not have sawed

Soar's seesaw.

So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.

But it was sad to see Soar so sore

just because See's saw sawed

Soar's seesaw!

Tongue Twister 2 

Once upon a barren moor

There dwelt a bear, also a boar.

The bear could not bear the boar.

The boar thought the bear a bore.

At last the bear could bear no more

Of that boar that bored him on the moor,

And so one morn he bored the boar -

That boar will bore the bear no more.

Today 

Blog: Feedback

Quiz:  Ethical questions - refresher from lesson 2

 Time to show off your elocution skills.... (Wheel Decide)

Quiz: A bit o' grammar

Info: What goes into writing a magazine article?

Drag 'n drop: What's the difference b/w formal & informal language

Practice assignment

Elocution:  the art of careful public speaking, using clear pronunciation and good breathing to control the voice:

Getting started

Take 3 min. to look up words you do not know and then a quiz.

• Legal
• Nepotism 
• Cronyism 
• Fraudulent
• Accountable 
• Sustainability 
• Bribery 
• Whistleblower 
• Wrongdoing

Take 3 minutes to look up any words you do not know.  

____ is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade.

1. Stakeholders
2. Fairtrade
3. Honesty
4. Nepotism

____ is the fact of being responsible for one's actions and made to explain them if required.

1. Accountability
2. Whistleblower
3. Fraudulent
4. Morality

____ methods or actions intend to deceive people, often in order to gain money illegally.

1. Fraudulent
2. Wrongdoing
3. Sustainable
4. Stakeholder

Fraudulent:  Dishonest or illegal 

A ____ is someone who informs the public that the company they work for has engaged in illegal practices.

1. wrongdoing
2. convincing
3. prudent
4. whistleblower

____ is the practice of giving jobs to members of your family when you are in a position of power.

1. Morality
2. Cronyism
3. Nepotism
4. Investigation

____ is illegal or immoral behaviour.

1. Wrongful
2. Wrongdoing
3. Wronged
4. Wronging

A bit o' grammar is good for the soul...

Quiz about:

5 Word formations (your favourite!) 

5 Prepositions

5 Verb tenses

WORD FORMATIONS
_______ (count) commuters in Tokyo pour into the world's largest city in the world, 24 hours every day!

1. Countless
2. Uncounted
3. Countable
4. Countified

The commuters pour into the world's largest city via an ______ (extend) network of bullet and overground trains.

1. extensively
2. extensif
3. extension
4. extensive

These commuter trains all operate with impeccable _____ (rely).

1. reliance
2. relialability
3. reliability
4. realisation

As trains pull into the station, people force themselves on board and get the ____ (assist) of the white-gloved 'pushers'.

1. assisters
2. assistions
3. assistance
4. assistence

VERB TENSES
"Treasure Island," a book published by Robert L. Stevenson in 1883, remains popular to this day. Recent research _______ the true origin of this thrilling tales of pirates and hidden treasure.

1. have uncovered
2. is uncovered
3. has uncovered
4. will uncovering

"Treasure Island's" author was a Scotsman born in Edinburgh in 1850. Although he _____ in Scotland, he did, however, return to the land of his birth for a holiday in 1881.

1. stayed
2. will be staying
3. was staying
4. did not stay

Accompanying Stevenson on his trip was his American wife, Fanny, whom he ______ five years earlier in France, and his stepchildren from Fanny's first marriage

1. has met
2. had met
3. met
4. had been meeting

The family soon settled into a relaxing routine. Each morning Stevenson _____ early and take the family out for long walks over the hills.

1. would get up
2. did got up
3. were getting up
4. used to get up

The family _____ this for several days when the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse and they were trapped indoors for the next week.

1. enjoyed
2. were enjoying
3. had been enjoying
4. had enjoying

PREPOSITIONS
It was late afternoon when we drove into the little town. We had driven for _____ 400 km that day and most of it had been ______ thick fog.

1. about / about
2. over / on
3. under / under
4. over / through

Eventually we parked, got ____ the car and stretched - a walk would be very welcome, we thought.

1. into about
2. outside of
3. in about
4. out of

We left our luggage _____ the car boot and walked _____ the already empty car park to a narrow but fast-flowing stream of water.

1. in / across
2. at / across
3. for / inside
4. on / inside

A five-minute stroll _____ a tree-lined avenue _____ the stream took us into the beautiful town square.

1. along / into
2. by / into
3. to / into
4. along / next to

It was a beautiful old square with a fountain ____ the middle and arcades ____ three sides.

1. on / in
2. in / on
3. above / around
4. around / above

So, you will write an article about international business ethics.

This is assignment 2 for your portfolio.

Ethics Article

You will write an article for a (tourism) magazine about

- the (business) ethics of your  destination 

or

- of a particular business in that country 

and/or

- you can write a comparison/contrast article and

- you can incorporate elements of the culture iceberg from your blog

Purpose of your article 

Investigate how people in your (chosen) country/city look at ethical questions from their perspective?  

So, select your own ethical questions/topics and research the population's perspectives .

Topic ideas for your article

• Does your country implement sustainability into their tourism business practices?
• Do they respect the environment?
• Does your country's airline companies take their CO2 emissions into account?
• Bribery issues
• False advertising 
• Propaganda issues
• Nepotism/cronyism issues
• Is their government respectful towards its citizens?
• Is the country cognizant of water consumption?
• Does your country/travel practices intend to change their current practices?  Vision?

What do you already know about writing an

article for a magazine?

What do you already know about writing
an article for a magazine?
Pen your answers.

An article... 

is a piece of writing meant to be published.

is written for a particular target group or readers in general.

must be written to capture the reader's attention.

may include anecdotal tales, quotes and descriptive tales.

may be formal or informal, depending on the readers.

should be penned in an intriguing and entertaining fashion.

should offer your opinions and hard facts.

is stylistically less formal than a report but more formal than a blog.

Arrangement

Your headline must hook the reader.  Make it zippy and add visuals/sensory language.

Your introduction is crucial:  suck the reader into your story.

Apply quotes, alliteration, metaphors, similes, (rhetorical) questions, (melo)drama.

The meat (body) of your piece needs to stay consistent with any (rhetorical) questions raised in your headline or introduction.

Stay true to your own distinctive voice throughout. (Don't pretend to be someone you're not)

Conclude your piece with an image/idea/fact that lingers in the reader's mind.

Finish with a punch.

In a nutshell

 Formal language is less personal than informal language. It is used when writing for professional or academic purposes like university assignments. Formal language does not use colloquialisms, contractions or first person pronouns such as ‘I’ or ‘We’.

Informal language is more casual and spontaneous. It is used when communicating with friends or family either in writing or in conversation. It is used when writing personal emails, text messages and in some business correspondence. The tone of informal language is more personal than formal language

The tone, the choice of words and the way the words are put together vary between the two styles.

COLLOQUIALISMS = SPREEKTAAL IN NL.

Formal vs. Informal:  What do you know ....

Formal

Informal 

 The crowd was very noisy during the protest against the cuts to university funding.

 The mob was very rowdy during the protest against cuts to university funding.

Slang/Colloquialisms = informal

Formal 

Informal 

It was raining cats and dogs.

It was raining heavily.

Slang/Colloquialisms = informal

Formal 

Informal 

Lecturers expect students to use correct grammar and punctuation in essays.

 Lecturers still count on students to use correct grammar and punctuation in essays.

Slang/Colloquialisms = informal

Formal 

Informal 

The research project wonʼt continue next year.

 The research project will not continue next year.

Contractions = formal speech

Informal

Formal 

The improvements canʼt be introduced due to funding restrictions.

Improvements cannot be introduced due to funding restrictions.

Contractions = formal speech

Formal 

Informal 

The balloon was inflated for the experiment.

The balloon was blown up for the experiment.

Phrasal verbs = informal

Formal 

Informal 

The patient got over his illness.

 The patient recovered from his illness.

Phrasal verbs = informal 

Formal 

Informal 

The results of the study were mixed up.

The results of the study were confused.

Phrasal verbs = informal

Formal 

Informal 

During the interview, students were asked about their experiences.

During the interview, I asked students about their experiences.

Pronouns.

were asked = passive

i asked = formal 

Formal 

Informal 

We believe the practice is unsustainable.

 

It is believed the practice is unsustainable.

Pronouns.  

IT is = formal

we = informal

The Guardian 

Business Ethics article

1. Go to Files in MS Teams.
2. Read article about Adventure Tourism.
3. Highlight the ethical components about the business's practices.
4. Share your findings.

Think of topics
you could write your article about.

Homework lesson 4

Bring draft copy of your magazine article to class.