Ch. 6 BusinessVocabulary

a) communityb) competitorsc) customerd) lawe) lossf) rpicesg) profith) staffi) taxes wages

1) value your ….2) focus only on making a big ….3) pay employees low ….4) charge high ….5) never break the ….6) avoid paying …. to the government7) believe the …. is always right8) invest in the local ….9) put your …. out of business10) be prepared to make a …. for at least

the first year.

match the people in the box with their job role

a) customerb) entrepreneurc) manufacture

rd) partnere) retailerf) supplierg) wholesaler

1. sells directly to the public2. makes goods3. starts new businesses4. is one of the owners of a business5. buys large quantities of goods from

producers and sells them to shops and businesses

6. buys directly from a shop or a company

7. provides goods/parts to shops and businesses

speak with your partner:

• Which are your favourite retailers? What do you like about them?

• Name three large manufacturers. Do you buy their products? Why / Why not?

• Give an example of good/bad customer service you have experienced.

• Can you name a famous entrepreneur? Do you admire him/her? Why/Why not?

• If you started a business, what kind of business would it be? Would you like a family member as a partner? Why/ Why not?

write the verb in bold in the past continuous or past simple

When I study at university, I took a part-time job as a security guard at a

factory to earn some extra money. I often work at night, and one

evening I check the warehouse when I hear a noise. I was really scared

so I call the police. They arrived and while they search the area they

found someone asleep in a small cupboard next to the warehouse. The

person be the daytime security guard, who live in the factory because he

couldn’t afford to rent a flat. He wear pyjamas produced in the factory.

The factory owners were furious at first and plan to sack the young man

but in the end they found him a cheap lat and eh keep his job.

write the verb in bold in the past continuous or past simple

When I was studying at university, I took a part-time job as a security

guard at a factory to earn some extra money. I often worked at night, and

one evening I was checking the warehouse when I heard a noise. I was

really scared so I called the police. They arrived and while they were

searching the area they found someone asleep in a small cupboard next to

the warehouse. The person was the daytime security guard, who lived in

the factory because he couldn’t afford to rent a flat. He was wearing

pajamas produced in the factory. The factory owners were furious at first

and were planning to sack the young man, but in the end they found him a

cheap flat and he kept his job.

match the sentence halves

1. By the time they got to the cinema

2. He stayed out late3. By the end of his first

year at university4. I’d just gone to sleep5. After I’d booked the

tickets

a) after I’d told him.b) when the phone rang

and woke me up.c) the film had already

started.d) she changed her mind

and said she wanted to eat out instead.

e) he’d already decided he didn’t want to be a dotor.