1. BUSINESS VOCABULARY

2. BUSINESS DEFINITION 1: KEY
A business is an organization or enterprising entity engaged in commercial, industrial or professional activities. A company transacts business activities through the production of a good, offering of a service or retailing of already manufactured products. A business can be a for-profit entity or a nonprofit organization that operates to fulfill a charitable mission.

3. BUSINESS DEFINITION 2: KEY
An organization or economic system where goods and services are exchanged for one another or for money. Every business requires some form of investment an enough customers to whom its output can be sold on a consistent basis in order to make a profit.

5. PHRASES WITH THE WORD ‘BUSINESS’
1. to mind one’s own business ______________________________________________ 2. bad business __________________________________________________________ 3. dirty business _________________________________________________________ 4. personal business ______________________________________________________ 5. business hours ________________________________________________________ 6. monkey (funny) business ________________________________________________ 7. annual business _______________________________________________________ 8. to be in business _______________________________________________________ 9. to be out of business ____________________________________________________ 10. booming business _____________________________________________________ 11. to build up business ___________________________________________________ 12. business competition __________________________________________________

6. BUSINESS WORDS 1 DO MAKE TAKE HAVE MEET LAUNCH CUT CARRY OUT ACHIEVE
a job
a deal
MAKE
money
a loss
a decision
TAKE
a long time
appropriate measures
HAVE
shares in a company
smth. to eat
a meeting
MEET
a deadline
a target
customer’s expectations
LAUNCH
a product
a ship
a campaign
CUT
costs
jobs
a price
CARRY OUT
duties
research
a market survey
ACHIEVE
progress
a breakthrough
little
REACH
an agreement

7. BUSINESS VERBS 2 VERB EXPLANATION 1.To draw a conclusion
To draw up a agenda
To form an opinion, to have an idea
To make, design, create...
2. To open a letter
To open up a market
To open
3. To put forward a meeting
to put a question
To propose for consideration
4. .. share prices fall
trees fall down in storms
5. To cut costs
to cut down on cigarettes
6. To lay foundations
to lay off workers
To dismiss
7. To break bad news to someone
... Inefficient companies break up
To tell someone (usually the bad news)

8. BUSINESS VERBS 2 VERB EXPLANATION 8. To sell goods at a discount
To sell off parts of a company
9. To kick oneself
To kick off a meeting
To regret doing smth.
10. To take too long
To take on extra staff
11. A market can pick up
To pick the best person
To improve in quality and condition
12. To bring dynmism to the job
Tto bring up a problem at a meeting
To introduce into discussion
13. To carry passengers
To carry out duties

9. BUSINESS SECTORS: KEY PHARMACEUTICALS EXTRACTIVE TEXTILES TOURISM
AUTOMOTIVE
UTILITIES / PUBLIC UTILITIES
RETAIL
CONSTRUCTION
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
FAST FOOD
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
TRANSPORT
DEFENCE
14. TOILETRIES 15. CATERING 16. MEDIA 17. E-COMMERCE 18. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 19. FINANCIAL SERVICES 20. CONFECTIONERY 21. BEVERAGES 22. REAL ESTATE 23. SOFTWARE