THE BIG IDEA

Putting Ideas to Work

How can starting a
business help others?
How do you start a
business and help
people at the same
time?
How do you think a
business can give
back to the
community?
What kind of business
would you start? How
would it help people
or your community?
VOCABULA
RY
 compassionate
feeling or showing sympathy and
concern for others.

Example:
1. My brother shows
compassionate
with his friend.
 enterprise
a project or undertaking,
typically one that is difficult or
requires effort.
Example:
1. A joint enterprise
between French
and Japanese
companies.
exceptional
unusually good; outstanding.

Example:
1. A pepper offering
exceptional
flavor and
juiciness.
 funds
a sum of money saved or made
available for a particular purpose.
Example:
1. He had set up a fund to
coordinate economic investment.
 proper
• (of a product, idea, etc.)
featuring new methods;
advanced and original
Example:
1. Inna thought of
the new innovative
designs.
 process
a series of actions or steps
taken in order to achieve a
particular end.
Example:
1. There is a process in getting the
diploma.
 routine
a sequence of actions
regularly followed; a fixed
program.
Example:
1. I list my
daily routine.
undertaking
a formal pledge or promise to do
something.

Example:
1. A mammoth undertaking that
involved digging into the side of a
cliff face.
 Let’s Try!
Encircle the best answer.
1. She was a (compassionate, enterprise) and caring sister.
2. Starting a white water rafting business was an exciting new
(enterprise, exceptional) for Tom..
3. Monica is an (funds, exceptional) flute player .
4. They need (process, funds) to start a business.
5. Sam enjoyed trying out the new (innovative, routine) racing
wheelchair.
6. An important step in the (routine, process) of making pie is
to roll out the crust.
7. Taking a bath is a (undertaking, routine).
8. Cleaning up Tim’s messy bedroom was going to be a big
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WATCH!

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How do the two
companies
profiled in this
article help
others?
 If you owned a
business, how
would you use
some of your profits
to help others?
SEATWORK
Write T if the statement is correct and F
if it is incorrect.
TRUE Good business is not always about the
_______1.
bottom line.
FALSE In 2007, Mycoskie traveled to North
_______2.
America.
TRUE Mycoskie used his own to money to start
_______3.
a business.
TRUE Mycoskie immediately set up his
_______4.
innovative one-for-one program.
FALSE By 2012, TOMS had donated over one
_______5.
million pairs.
FALSE The company expanded to sell
_______6.
face shields.
TRUE One way the company raises funds for
_______7.