‘An entrepreneur is someone who has a _______________

good idea

start a business with it

and sees a chance to _____________________.’
 Decide which qualities are
most important for an
entrepreneur to possess.

Diplomatic

Optimistic

Calm

Energetic

Organized

Willing to take a risk

Determined

Creative
 What help do busy professionals need?

Think about a service you could provide to help people

who are ‘money rich’ but ‘time poor’.

Decide on:
•what service it is
•where your headquarters will be
•how you will make sure your business is a success.
Types of companies
1 A PLC is unlikely to have a hierarchy. FALSE

2 If you are a sole trader and you go bankrupt, you may have to
sell your possessions to pay your debts. TRUE
3 If a sole trader becomes a partnership you have more capital to
invest in the company. TRUE
4 If you go bankrupt, it is better to be in a Ltd company. TRUE

5 In a private limited company, shareholders can buy or sell

shares as they wish. FALSE

6 It is easier for a PLC to raise capital. TRUE

7 You cannot lose money if you buy shares in a PLC. FALSE

 Reported speech– Sorry…what did she say?

She said she was from New Zealand.

She said that she was here on business.

She said she was staying for five days.

She said she had been visiting customers.

I have
herebeen
on
I’mI’m from
staying New
for five
visiting
business.
Zealand.
days.
customers.
 Reported speech– what did he say?

The production is
based in China.
He said that the production was based in China.

The factory has

250 staff in total. He added that the factory had 250 staff in
total.

They exceeded He reported that they had exceeded

production targets production targets by 20% last year.
by 20% last year.

? He explained that they

We are expecting were expecting the same
the same results results that year.
this year.
 Reported speech– what did he say?
We save a lot of
money on raw
He revealed that they saved a lot of money
material costs.
on raw material costs.

The company
will invest He continued that the company would
more money in invest more money in machinery that year.
machinery
this year.

We have plans to He added that they had plans to

? open another
factory in Korea.
open another factory in Korea.

Look at our He said that we should

website for the look at their website for
latest news. the latest news.
 look after give up run into give away

put through cope with set up look for

look after
1 Could you take thethe
care of catering arrangements
catering forfor
arrangements me?me?
2 I’m not coping
having with my
problems work
with my load.
work load.
3 The company started
ran intoto have problems
problems during
during the the recession.
recession.
lookingtofor
4 I’m trying a summer
find jobjob
a summer butbut
it’sit’s
notnot
easy!
easy!
5 I’d like you to put me through
transfer to the
me to the manager.
manager.
stop up
6 David needs to give smoking – he’s
smoking very
– he’s unfit.
very unfit.
7 Oscar set up the
founded company
the when
company hehe
when was made
was redundant.
made redundant.
including
8 The magazine is giving freesunglasses
away sunglasseswith
withthe
thesummer
summerissue.
issue.
Phrasal Verbs
Match the beginning with the correct ending to make questions.

1 Who used to look a) up as soon as they meet a problem?

2 What do you do when b) through to the wrong department?

somebody puts you

3 How do you cope c) with stress at work / university?

4 Who do you know that d) after you when you were a child?
gives
Phrasal Verbs
Match the beginning with the correct ending to make questions.

5 What do you do when e) away in order to attract new

you run customers?

6 What is it important to f) up your own company?

remember when you set

7 What do you look g) for when you are when meeting a

potential business partner?

8 What kinds of gifts do h) into problems at work / university?

companies give
 Complete the table with phrases for dealing with interruptions

Rejecting an interruption Polite interruption Impolite interruption

1 If I could just finish May I interrupt here? Let me speak for myself
______
what _______ I 2 sorry to interrupt but I’d
______ to
like _______ come
______ right
3 Stop ______ there
_______!
______
was _______.
saying
in
______ here
_______.

Coming back to a point Preventing an interruption Adding an opinion

As I was saying. 5 I’d like to make 6 I’ve got something

4 Could we get back to to
_______ say
______
two
______ points
______
the ______
______ first here
______.
before we all start talking.
point ?
______
Brainstorm a business you would like to start in the food industry.