MEETING 10: DOING BUSINESS

A. Learning objectives
After learning the materials, the students are supposed to be able to:
- Get the detail information from the conversation
- Discover and use the vocabularies related to doing business
- Express their ideas on what business that might interest them and convey how to
manage the business

B. Materials
1. Irene and Adler are having a conversation about doing business
Read the conversation below to get to know the “doing business” things and find
the words or phrases related to doing business in the conversation.

Irene : More and more people now are talking about business. The word
‘business’ has been very popular not only among adults but among
young people as well. What is business actually?
Adler : In its very simplest meaning, business is any activity of making either
goods or services for money.
Irene : I don’t quite understand. Can you give an example?
Adler : Okay. This is an example. Mr. Watson wants to make a business. He
knows that people or society needs furniture. So he makes furniture and
sells it to people for money.
Irene : But he won’t be able to do it alone, will he?
Adler : He won’t. He must organize resources; he must buy logs of wood;
employs carpenters to make furniture, and brings the products to
markets, make sales and promotions and so on.
Irene : I see. Then, he needs money or capital to start the business.
Adler : Sure. He needs money. He can use his own money but he can also use
somebody’s money.
Irene : What do you mean by using somebody’s money?
Adler : For doing a business, someone can borrow money from his family, his
colleagues and friends, or from a bank.
Irene : But he has to pay interest.
Adler : It could be. If the business is successful, he can return the money and
pay interest. Besides, he also will have some profit.
Irene : Oh, it is very challenging, but we must be very careful because the
business may not always be successful.
Adler : You are right. Therefore, if you want to do business, you must plan it
carefully.
Irene : Sure, I will. Thank you very much for this wonderful conversation.
Adler : My pleasure.
 2. Vocabulary

among : dikalangan, diantara colleague : kolega, teman sejawat

adult : orang dewasa furniture : mebel atau perabot rumah
young people : anak muda pay : membayar
goods : barang borrow : meminjam
service : jasa return : mengembalikan
quite : cukup, begitu profit : keuntungan
interest : bunga challenging : menantang
resource : sumber daya careful : hati-hati
organise : mengatur plan : merencanakan
logs of wood : balok kayu market : pasar, pasaran
employ : mempekerjakan sale : penjualan
carpenter : tukang (kayu) capital : modal

C. Evaluation
 Quiz on Google form
 Presentation on YouTube

Guideline for presentation

1. Self introduction
Ex: Hi, My name is V, I am a student at Unissula majoring accounting.
2. Topic introduction
Ex: In this video, I am going to be talking about doing business. First thing first,
I’ll explain briefly what business is and what doing business means. Business is. .
. doing business means. . .
3. Explain the content
Ex: talking about doing business, I want to make a business. I want . . .because. . .
in order to manage the business, I will do these things:
- Get money or capital
- ……..

I hope I can make it happen and successful business.

4. Ask for feedback from viewers