2A Young business

VOCABULARY Setting up a new business

@ took at the photo and read the caption. How do you think the virtual cave
works? How can it help people? ln what other jobs might the virtual cave
be useful?

@ Work as a class. Discuss the questions.

. What is the difference between an entrepreneur and a businessperson?

. What qualities and skills do you think you need to be an entrepreneur?
. How easy is it for young people to become businesspeople or entrepreneurs?
. Can you think of any young entrepreneurs? Who was the youngest? What
was his or her business?

@ Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

"&-. . How do people raise money for a business or a charity?

. Who might businesspeople negotiate with? What about?
. ln what ways do busînesses market products?
. What might a business or a person recover from?
. What are good and bad ways of handling pressure?

@ Wtrat skills do you need to start a new business? Choose the correct option
(a-c)to complete each skill.

somethrng new
a negotiate b invent c redesign
money from investors
a ratSe b lend c ask
rÉ with suppliers to get the best deal
:.= a handle b manage c negotiate
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aâ find partners to the product in different countries
a send b distribute c deal
have the con fidence to from failure
a recover b repair c accept
be good at your product to increase sales
a meeting b networking c marketing
be capable of stress and pressure
a preparing b holding c handling
be able to a diverse range of peop e
a deal with b talk c get on
ateam of people
a apply for b figure c put together
10 in an impressive office
a live b be based c show

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Work in pairs. Decide on the three most important skills in Exercise 4 that
make a new business a success. Can you think of any other skills?

@ Explain your choices in Exercise 5 to another pair of students. Do they

ÿ agree? Why? lWhy not?

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