Businesses in Our Community
Consumerism Level 200-250REEP
Created by: Elena Collins [email protected] August 2002
What are businesses?
The retail stores, manufacturing companies, or services that supply us with our needs and wants.
There are many businesses in our community.For example:• restaurants• banks• shopsWhat other types of businesses can you name?• ______________• ______________• ______________
Three types of businesses:
There are 3 main types of business:• Service• Manufacturing• RetailEach type of business is important to ourcommunity.
Businesses in Our CommunityClick on the pictures to watch videos
Retail Manufacturing Services
Retail Vocabulary
Listen for these words in the video.Make sure you can define these words.• downtown• products• goods• customer• service people• employer• employee
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RetailClick on the picture to watch the video.
Retail ReviewWhy are these businesses called retail?• They SELL goods.Where can you find retail stores in small towns?• downtown Where can you find retails stores in cities?• (shopping) mallWhere do people buy goods in Europe?• open air marketsWhich retail businesses did the video talk about?• grocery store• bicycle store• video store
Manufacturing Vocabulary
Listen for these words in the video.Make sure you can define these words.• grain (n)• resources (n)• wheat (n)• ranch (n)• drill (v, n)• harvest (n)• product (n)
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ManufacturingClick on the picture to watch the video.
Manufacturing Review
Why are these businesses called manufacturing?• They MAKE the goods they sell.What kind of manufacturing businesses did the
video talk about?• bakery• farm• ranch• oil• factory
Services Vocabulary
Listen for these words in the video. Make sure you can define these words.
• repair (v, adj)• veterinarian (n)• boss (n)• provide (v)
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ServicesClick on the picture to watch the video.
Services Review
Why are these businesses called services?• They DO something for someone, rather
than MAKE something.Which services did the video talk about?• shoe repair• bank• restaurant• veterinarian
Businesses in Our Community - Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Work in groups. You have 1/2 hour for this activity. Walk around your school and notice the businesses in the neighborhood. What businesses do you see? What do they make, sell, or do? Print out and complete the worksheet on the next page.
You only have 1/2 hour! GO!
Scavenger Hunt Grid
Name ofbusiness
What kind ofbusiness?
Product(s) orService(s)
Retail, Service,Manufacturing
Example: FreshFields
grocery store food, flowers,vitamins
retail
Discussion Questions
• What businesses did you find in our area?• Which type of businesses do we have the
most of?• Where do you think we get the products
and/or services that we don’t have here?• What conclusions can you make about our
local economy?
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