When you start up a business the following are all important. Put them in order from the most to the least important.

financial backing

luck

ambition

a business background

a sense of adventure

a good marketing strategy

good contacts

original ideas

hard work and dedication

NAME Estée Lauder

1) BORN IN (YEAR & PLACE) __________________________

2) COMPANY FOUNDED IN (YEAR) __________________________

3) COMPANY’S MAIN PRODUCTS __________________________

4) SOLD IN __________________(countries)

5) CURRENT ANNUAL TURNOVER __________________________

6) DIED IN (YEAR) __________________________

face creams, cosmetics, perfumes

1908 in Queens, New York

1940s

over 130

over 6 billion dollars

2004

financial backing

luck

ambition

a business background

a sense of adventure

a good marketing strategy

good contacts

original ideas

hard work and dedication

SUCCESS?

Think about a successful businessperson you admire.

Tell your partner what makes them so good at what they do.

positive negative

calm

mean

honest

lazy

helpful

lacking in drive

organized

hands-off

cooperative

hard-working

disorganised

unhelpful

ambitious

generous

uncooperative

hands-on

stressed

dishonest

Noun Adjective

adventure adventurous

ambitious

decisive

financial

flexibility

luck lucky

organized

pioneering

success

stressful

1) ambition

2)decision

3)

4)flexible

5)organization

6)pioneer

7)successful

8)stress

finance

Write down your answers on a piece of paper.

Your teacher will collect them in and read them out.

Can you guess who is being described?

What sort of worker/student are you?

How would your colleagues describe you?

Past continuous

He was working at the University of Chittagong in the 1970s.

Past simple

Muhammad Yunnus founded Grameen Bank in 1977.

1970 1980 1990 NOW

1970 1980 1990 NOW

Last night you were the winner of The Trainee and you won the prize of a £750,000 contract with the successful entrepreneur Tomas Flint. Today all of the newspapers and magazines want to talk to you.

Student A is the winner of the reality show and Student B is a journalist from a national newspaper.

Before you meet, prepare information so that you can talk about:

• What job you used to do before the show• How you won a place on the show• What the most difficult thing you had to do

was• Why you think you won the prize

You’re wrong

That’s rubbish

No way!

Of course not!

I’m sorry but I can’t agree with you

Absolutely not!

Well maybe, but I…

I’m afraid I don’t completely agree with you

What are you talking about?

I agree with you up to a point…

I don’t really see it that way.

The problem is that…

Disagreeing diplomatically

?

?

?

?

I don’t really see it that way

Well maybe, but...

I’m afraid I don’t completely agree with you

The problem is that…

I agree with you up to a

point…

I’m sorry but I can’t agree

with you

All people caught stealing from a company should go to jailAll people have the right to work flexi-timeAll employees should be entitled to a free

meal at workCompanies should pay for employee gym

membershipThe last person to be hired should be the first

person to be fired

What do you think?

Case Study - The English Academy

Strengths

1 good location2 spacious facilities3 high standard of teaching4 well-qualified staff5 good results6 well-established (15 years)

Weaknesses

1 needs a facelift – ‘shabby’2 not enough seating in the library3 not enough computers4 slow internet connection5 more expensive than new school6 some teachers are not qualified7 receptionists are unfriendly8 old-fashioned teaching

material/methods