International Business Story

Synopsis: International Business Story is a business scenario that is based on the events around the tragic story of some children who were poisoned because of attempts to cut costs by replacing pharmaceutical chemicals with industrial chemicals and using them to produce cough medicine. The story takes place in Asia, the Caribbean, North America and Europe. The grammar level is only intermediate but the vocabulary is complex special purpose international business English vocabulary.

Download the text: International Business Story (pdf), by Mark White

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rock says:

August 29, 2008 at 3:50 pm

Thx

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Mark White says:

October 9, 2008 at 5:05 am

Follow-up Activities.

1. Use the internet to research the melanin milk powder scandal in China. Write a narrative which describes the events in chronological order.

2. Discuss: What effects do scandals like this have on the possibility of free unregulated trade?

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muh says:

November 7, 2009 at 1:24 am

hi
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Amir says:

December 22, 2009 at 3:39 pm

Thanks Mark. You are genius. Your materials are all impressive.

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sasan says:

February 6, 2010 at 1:52 pm

Hi,How are you?
Could you please help me how can l download the story??????/

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- Aaron says:
  
  February 6, 2010 at 3:34 pm
  
  Just click the link above, Sansan.
  
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