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Pre-Listening

4. Explain the meaning of the highlighted words:

One of the easiest ways to make extra money is by starting a cleaning business out of your home. Because you are already familiar with cleaning your own home, you have developed the basic skills needed to enter into this potentially lucrative service business. However, there are some things you need to be aware of before burying your hands in that bucket of soap suds. Present yourself as a professional – the house cleaning business is very competitive.

First, you want to give your business a professional sounding name. Second, get a business website made with inexpensive hosting. Third, get yourself some custom business cards.

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5. Listen how to start a cleaning business and fill in the gaps:

1. Do you need __________ but you are not ready for a business?

2. How can you start making money if you _______________?

3. You need to ____________ what people want.

4. Magazines are a good way to discover what people want – they’ve already done __________ for you!

5. Use Google’s ________________ and use the Internet to discover what people are _____________.

6. You can just go with the most ____________ service that’s not a fad and will _________ run out of customers.

7. Could you ____________________?

8. Would you be __________ to succeed?

9. Can you keep ________________?

10. Could you _________________ in exchange for cash?

After-Listening

6. Listen to the presentation again and note all key phrases. Then in pairs make up slides for a slide show and present to your group. Speaking

7. Dale Handerson gives some advice for those who would like to start and run a house cleaning business. In pairs, read and decide the category advice can be referred to.

1. Advertising 2. Equipment 3. Special offer 4. Expenses

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8. Use advice from the exercises above to give a short presentation for those who would like to start and run a house cleaning business.

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If you don't want to … Decide what type of cleaning … Also, if there's … Protect Yourself from …

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