2)Match the highlighted words with the correct definition and write a-f next to the numbers 1-6

1……entrepreneur

2……high-flying

3……trend-setters

4…….exponentially

5…….entrepreneurship

6……..invaluable a)ambitious and successful

b) (Of an increase) becoming more and more rapid

c)so valuable that you can`t describe how valuable it is

d)people who start trends that other people follow

e)a person who organizes their own business

f) is the process of starting a business or other organization

3)Complete the gaps with a word from the box

of from up could/would by they to

1. Hundreds of entrepreneurs have set ____their high-flying businesses in London.

2. There’s no stopping these young entrepreneurs. And I want to know what the secret ___ their success is.

3. It really started as more of a hobby, part-time, a way of making a bit of cash really, and it kind of grew exponentially ___ there.

4. How do you feel when you see your jewellery in magazines and being worn ______celebrities?

5. I know we had a business advisor from Business Link, the government organization, and they were in valuable to us, weren’t _______?

6. But, when it comes ________British success, this next businessman is one of the best …

7. So if I was to set up business, what advice _____you give me?

4)Speaking

1) Would you like to set up your own business?

2) What would you do firstly? What kind of business do you want to set up?

Verijaskina Nastja Keys

1. Achievement

3. Put these events in James' career into chronological order.

_4_ James negotiated the successful takeover of a rival company.

_1_ Plans for a merger failed.

_2_ The company had a lot of difficulties and some workers lost their jobs.

_6_ James rewarded his employees for their performance.

_3_ The company recovered.

_5_ James became a manager of his company.

1. Look at some of the business related vocabulary and expressions from the text and select the best definition. Match them with answers.

1 – i 2 – c 3 – a 4 – e 5 – h 6 – g 7 – f 8 – d 9 – b

2. Insomnia Is Strictly Mental

3a 1b 6c 2d 5e 4f

3. Orders

exercise1. 1 g; 2 j; 3 b; 4 f; 5 d; 6 e; 7 h; 8 a; 9 i; 10 c exercise2 1 quote; 2 pay; 3 place; 4 check; 5 deliver; 6 process; 7 track; 8 make; 9 make; 10 deliver.

4. Start a Service Business

1) expenses

2) service

3) wages

4) financial compatibility

5) investment

6) operating a business

5. Does music in the workplace help or hinder?

Vocabulary

1. c 2 - d 3 - g 4 - a 5- b 6- e 7 - f

Match

1. license 2) come up with 3) staff 4) workplace 5) background music 6) productive

6. Working abroad

Discussiom

1. Before students look at page 1, ask them to think of types of jobs which would involve working in other countries, e.g. an auditor, consultant, language teacher or IT engineer.

Ex.1 1. Anil Basu 2. Marika Laanet 3. Kiki Yi 4. Jean-Marc Sabatier

Ask students to work in small groups. They schould ask each other if they or enyone they know works/has worked abroad, where it was, what they did and what it was like. Ask students to tell you and the class about any interesting experiences they learn of from the group.

Ex.2 1. d 5. g

2. c 6. e

3. b 7. h

4. a 8. f

Ex.3 1 – T 2 – F 3 – F 4 – T 5 – F 6 – T 7 – F 8 – T

7. How to run a successful small business?