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 Subject: Unit 02 : Reading and Writing  Fri 11 May - 9:21 |
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Unit 02 : Ill
Gotten Gains Never Prosper
Ethics In Business
Reading and Writing
Text
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The term “counterfeit drug “maybe
used to describe a drug that is made by someone other than the genuine
manufacturer ,by coping or imitating the original product ,without authority or
right , in order to defraud and sell it as the original one.
Anyone, anywhere in the world, can
come across counterfeit medicine which looks right but contains harmful
toxic substance or inactive ingredients .In all cases, contents of counterfeits
are unreliable since their source is unknown and always illegal.
Lack of borders control, weak
regulations governing the medicine distribution system and the globalization of
markets, all these three elements together have contributed to a rise of both
counterfeiting medicine and the existence of poor quality products.
Fake medicine can be life threatening
–and are reported to have caused even death in Africa and Asia-because inert
antibiotics do not cure an infectious disease and a counterfeit vaccine does
not protect from illness.
On the economic side, legitimate
manufacturers of pharmaceutical products suffer from patent and copyright
infringement because counterfeiting in reality hijacks their products. The
governments are also affected by this through the loss of taxation revenue. In
conclusion, a lot of people are earning huge sums of money, others are losing
them, and between these and those ,millions of victims are completely lost
inside the dilemma of quality and price…
Adapted from
Plos Medicine ,a journal published by the Library of Science.
Comprehension /Interpreting:
A- 1-The text is : a-radio news
bulletin . b-an extract from a book
. a newspaper article.
2-The text is about : a-Fighting counterfeit drugs.
b-Fake medicines and their effects.
c-The medicine distribution system .
3-The text is : a-argumentative.
b-narrative.
c-descriptive.
B-Indicate whether these statements are
true or false ,correct the wrong ones:
1-Counterfeits medicine contains the
right ingredients.
2-Fake medicine can kill.
3-A counterfeit vaccine protects
from illness.
4-The government is affected by the loss of taxation revenue.
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C-Answer the following questions according to
the text :
1-Are counterfeit drugs of good
quality and high price?
2-What has encouraged the spread of
counterfeit medicine ?
3-Why are the contects of
counterfeits unreliable?
D-Copy this table than fill in it :
| Description
| The Effects
| The victims
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| …………………….
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F-What /who do the underlined words in
the text refer to in the text?
Which contains
(§2) their source (§2)
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Redouane
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| Subject: Re: Unit 02 : Reading and Writing Fri 11 May - 10:10 |
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So, it's a comprehension lesson! I liked the text. Thank you, madam
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