How to present ideas to a group
Welcome:
- Hello everyone.
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- Introducing the topic:
- I’d like to tell you about…
- Firstly, I’m going to talk about…
- …Secondly, I’ll talk about…
Emphasising:
- Our main idea is…
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Conclusion:
- In conclusion,…
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Final comments:
- Thank you for listening.
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9. You are going to set up a new company. Work in groups and decide:
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what your company does;
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the company's name;
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how big it is;
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where it is based.
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Think about how you will treat your employees. Will you:
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let them work flexitime?
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make them work long hours/overtime?
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allow them perks? Give examples.
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let them take lots of responsibility? How?
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make them wear uniforms? etc.
b) Present your ideas to the rest of the class (future employees). Other students make notes and ask questions. Which company would you like to work for and why?
10. Self-study task
To find out more information about the topic go to:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/aims/aimsandactivitiesrev4.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/aims/limitedcompaniesrev3.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/aims/limitedcompaniesrev1.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2006/01/060113_russianshares.shtml
Key Vocabulary (Unit 4)
Nouns:
authorities
debt
loss
partnership
possessions
profit
securities
share (stock)
shareholder
Adjectives:
ambitious
confident
mean
restricted
Verbs:
to appoint
to contribute
to expand
to increase
to refer to
to ruin
to share
Phrases:
to go into debt
to go out business
incorporated (registered) company (Inc, Corp)
limited liability
private limited company (Ltd)
public limited company (plc)
sole trader (sole proprietor)
securities (stock) exchange
Unit 5 Business Environment
(CD) 1. Listen, then read, paying attention to the words in the bold.
All businesses are affected by their immediate environment. Many factors influence them, for example, availability of labour (that is, how easy or difficult it is to find workers); labour costs (how much it costs to employ people) and availability of raw materials, such as oil and wood. The amount of money a company has to pay the government in taxes is another factor. Businesses are also affected by the state of the economy. In a period of economic recession many businesses suffer, their profits fall and they have to make cuts. In this climate there will be a rise in unemployment. These factors can affect sales and prices and change the trend, or direction, they move in.
2. Look at the shopping baskets which show the prices of everyday goods in five countries.
The USA France Canada
Japan Switzerland
a) Answer the questions:
1. Where is the shopping basket of everyday goods most expensive?
2. Where is it the least expensive?
3. What is the price difference between the most and least expensive countries?
4. What items do you think the shopping basket contains?
5. Why do you think the prices are different?
b) Read the text below to check your answer to question 5.
Many everyday brands which are used by people in almost every country can have varying prices throughout the world. Some of the variations in price are due to differences in exchange rates, some are due to the differences in local raw materials and production or shipping costs and some are due to variation in taxes.
However, the wide variation in prices for some brands cannot be explained by these factors and it may be that multinational companies are charging what they think the market will bear.