S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

Promoting Business Ethics
Discussion
Discuss the following questions.
1.
What kinds of business cultures are there in your country? 
Do you think they are positive or negative practices?
2.
Do you think that it is possible to be too tolerant or accommodating 
of another culture? Why or why not?
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Vocabulary Preview
 
Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
1.
adventure 
a.
collecting
2.
donation 
b. 
an organized vacation or holiday
3.
minimum 
c.
to do together or participate
4.
raising 
d.
an exciting or strange trip
5.
take part in 
e.
a gift given to a cause or charity
6.
tour 
f.
the least level or amount
Pre-Reading Questions
Think about the following questions.
1.
What is the most exotic place you have visited?
2.
Would you call your visit to that place an “adventure”? 
Why or why not?
3.
What are some famous charities that you know of? 
Who do these charities help?
Adventure Tours 
for Charity
 
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n almost any magazine or newspaper in England, you can find 
advertisements for adventure tours to 
exotic
places. These exciting tours can 
be bicycling, hiking, or even motorcycle trips across deserts, over mountains, 
and around live volcanoes! Many of these tours are for charity, which makes them 
more interesting to some people.
One advertisement offers people a “Bike 
Ride to Hell and Back,” a 400-kilometer bicycle 
tour across the 
lava
fields of Iceland. The 
advertisement says that the tour is like a ride 
across the face of the moon. The organization 
that sets up this tour is advertising for people 
who can give time and effort to 
raising
money 
for a good cause. For their hard work, these 
people will also be able to take the holiday of a 
lifetime.
The first thing that people have to do is sign up for the tour. The number of 
people who can go on each tour is limited, and many tours fill up fast. Those 
who sign up then have to pay a 
deposit
in order to hold their space on the tour. 
People cannot get their deposit back later if they change their mind, so they had 
better be sure they really want to go. The deposit is usually between £150-250 
(US $200-375). 
Next, each person must raise a minimum amount of money for the charity. 
This money could be anywhere between £1,500-2,500 (US$2,000-3,500). In 
order to raise this much money, some people send letters to friends and relatives 
asking for help. Other people have big parties where all of the guests must pay to 
come to the party. One farmer even