Ex Nissan Ceo


Japan looking at escape of ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlWwUmXrRhY

The Japanese government promised to make its border controls stronger. This is because of how easy it was for someone on bail to escape the country. Ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn fled Japan to Lebanon on December the 30th. Courts in Tokyo were waiting to put Mr Ghosn on trial for fraud. Ghosn escaped from Japan even though the police had his three passports. Japan's justice minister, Masako Mori, said Japan would strengthen its border departure checks. She also said she would review bail conditions. Ms Mori told reporters that she has already taken actions to prevent anyone else on bail leaving the country. She said: "I have instructed the immigration agency to further tighten the departure process."

It is still unclear how Mr Ghosn escaped from Japan. There were security cameras at his home that operated for 24 hours a day. News sources say he took a bullet train from Tokyo to get to the airport. He then hid in the case of a double bass. He chose a regional airport where security was not so tight. He then flew from Osaka to Turkey and then on to Lebanon, apparently without a passport. However, Lebanese officials said he entered Lebanon legally on Monday with a French passport. He has not been seen since. The international crime agency Interpol has created a "wanted" notice for Mr Ghosn. Japan cannot ask Lebanon to return Mr Ghosn because there is no extradition treaty.

Warm-ups


1. RETURN: Students A strongly believe Carols Ghosn should be returned to Japan; Students B strongly believe he shouldn't.

2. ESCAPE: How could these things help someone escape from somewhere? How effective are they? Complete this table .

 

How?

Effectiveness

A double bass case

 

 

A wig

 

 

A fake passport

 

 

A big drone

 

 

Money

 

 

The Internet

 

 


3. CEO: What do you know about each of these. Put the best company to be CEO of at the top and explain why.  

  • Nissan
  • Disney
  • Apple
  • Starbucks
  • Chanel
  • Wikipedia
  • Sony
  • Amazon

 4. What do you know about the CEO o the following companies

Zara

Virgin

Amazon

Mango

British Airways

Nike

Facebook

 

5.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

promised

a.

The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

      2.

border

b.

The short-term release of someone who is waiting to go to court, sometimes with money paid for that release.

      3.

bail

c.

Acting illegally to get money.

      4.

escape

d.

Said you would 100% do something or that something would happen.

      5.

fraud

e.

The action of leaving somewhere, especially to start a journey.

      6.

departure

f.

A line in between two countries or areas.

      7.

immigration

g.

Get away or get free from somewhere or someone.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

operated

h.

As what someone knows or can see, but maybe not true.

      9.

source

i.

In a way that is OK within the law.

      10.

regional

j.

A signed agreement or deal between countries.

      11.

apparently

k.

A person who provides information.

      12.

legally

l.

Something that tells people about something or warns them about something.

      13.

notice

m.

About a particular area of a country or the world.

      14.

treaty

n.

Worked.

 


6. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. promised
  2. easy
  3. fraud
  4. instructed
  5. unclear
  6. chose
  7. apparently
  8. legally
  9. treaty
  1. agreement
  2. uncertain
  3. selected
  4. simple
  5. lawfully
  6. vowed
  7. directed
  8. seemingly
  9. cheating



7.Role play

Role  A – Nissan
You think Nissan would be the best company to be CEO of. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): Disney, Apple or Chanel.

Role  B – Disney
You think Disney would be the best company to be CEO of. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): Nissan, Apple or Chanel.

Role  C – Apple
You think Apple would be the best company to be CEO of. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): Disney, Nissan or Chanel.

Role  D – Chanel
You think Chanel would be the best company to be CEO of. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): Disney, Apple or Nissan.

 

8.Discussion - Carlos Ghosn

  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'border'?
  3. What do you know about Carlos Ghosn?
  4. What are your country's borders like?
  5. How important are borders?
  6. How can someone escape from a country?
  7. How many passports would you like?
  8. How can borders be more secure?
  9. What are your experiences of immigration?
  10. Why do you think Carlos Ghosn fled Japan?
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'escape'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. How embarrassing is Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan?
  5. What would you like to escape from in life?
  6. What should Interpol do if they catch Carlos Ghosn?
  7. How did the airport let Carlos Ghosn escape in a double bass case?
  8. Would you be good at escaping from somewhere?
  9. Do you think Lebanon should send Mr Ghosn back to Japan?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Carlos Ghosn?


 


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