Memo

SCOTSBRIDGE OFFICE STATIONEY

Memo

To: All the members of the staff (to be displayed on staff noticeboard)

From: Alicia Fernandez, Wandlebury office.

Cc: Jane Griffiths, Aril Singh andd Giorgio Angostini.

Date: 8th May

Re: Security in the office

In the last two months unusual things have happened at the wandlebury office. Three members of staff have had menoy stolen from their offices so I am sending this memo to remaind you to protect your goods.

 · You should keep your valuables with you or in a locker drawer, or cupboard, at all times.

 · If you see anthing suspicious please, call the security inimideately.

 · Do not bring unnecesary valuables into the office.

INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC XII

In this unit we are going to learn, mainly, in what ways ethics is present a t work. We are going to make a listening about unethical behaviour in the workplace and a reading about product tampering.

FIXED EXPRESIONS

I wish we had used a professional agency.

If only we hadn't tried to ecnomize on this.

I shouldn't have given you that job.

I ought to have checked it was all right!

VOCABULARY

Product tampering: interfering deliberately with a product
Withdraw: remove
Copycat: imitating somethingsomeone else has done
Recall: take back
Negative Publicity: being talked about in newspapaers or in TV in a bad way
Contaminate: damage/poison

PREPOSITIONS

Discriminate against

Prosecute for

Acussed of

Charge with

Fine for

PREPOSITIONS

Lay off: an informal expresion meaning to make redundant

Quit: when you choose to leave your job.

Retire: when you stop working at sixty or sixty-five years of age.

Sacked: sent away for bad work or behaviour.

Dismissed: a more formal way of saying lay off

VOCABULARY

Unfair: not fair, marked by injustice or partiality or deception.

Unethical: not morally acceptable.

Dishonest: deceptive, lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable.

Illegal: prohibited by the law or by official or acceptes rules.