Ch. 6 Business Vocabulary

1. Ch. 6 BusinessVocabulary • community • competitors • customer • law • loss • rpices • profit • staff • taxes wages • value your …. • focus only on making a big …. • pay employees low …. • charge high …. • never break the …. • avoid paying …. to the government • believe the …. is always right • invest in the local …. • put your …. out of business • be prepared to make a …. for at least the first year.

2. match the people in the box with their job role • customer • entrepreneur • manufacturer • partner • retailer • supplier • wholesaler • sells directly to the public • makes goods • starts new businesses • is one of the owners of a business • buys large quantities of goods from producers and sells them to shops and businesses • buys directly from a shop or a company • provides goods/parts to shops and businesses

3. 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?

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. match the sentence halves • By the time they got to the cinema • He stayed out late • By the end of his first year at university • I’d just gone to sleep • After I’d booked the tickets • after I’d told him. • when the phone rang and woke me up. • the film had already started. • she changed her mind and said she wanted to eat out instead. • he’d already decided he didn’t want to be a dotor.