1. Business English Upper Intermediate U2W09 John Silberstein johnsilb@aol.com

2. Agenda Presentation Franchising Entrepreneurship Prepositions

3. Presentation The presentation will be a group project. Groups of 3

4. Franchising Exercises Audio Exercise You will hear Quentin Halliday talking about some of the problems that a franchisee has to face. Listen and decide of the following statements are true or false. 1.Being a franchisee is not the same as owning your own business. 2.A stubborn person who does not like following orders would be an ideal franchisee. 3.Franchisees can lose their franchise if they do not follow company policies. 4.Franchisee must make a substantial investment. 5.Owning a franchise is an easy way to make a lot of money fast. 6.Franchisers will provide loans to franchisees that are having financial troubles. 7.Hiring and keeping reliable employees is often a challenge. 8.Franchisees must be willing to work long hours and do any job that needs to be done.

5. Entrepreneurship What is Entrepreneurship? The act of starting a business or other venture that promises economic gain but that also entails risks.

6. Entrepreneurship Name some entrepreneurs?

7. Entrepreneurship Audio Exercise

8. Entrepreneurship Which if the following topics does the article discuss? 1.The hero status of the entrepreneur. 2.How to get rich quick. 3.Goal-setting. 4.Perseverance. 5.Enterprising managers.

9. Entrepreneurship Looking back at the article, find the words and expressions which mean: 1.Popular, fashionable (p1) 2.Looking back (p2) 3.Mad or eccentric person (p2) 4.Succeeded (p2) 5.Losing money rapidly (p4) 6.Revived (p5) 7.Fought against (p5) 8.Climb the corp. ladder(p6) 9.The developing entrepreneur (p6) 10.Natural skill or talent (p6) 1.Is in 2.Retrospect 3.Crackpots, dreamers, unemployables 4.Already made it 5.Losing money hand over fist 6.Back from the dead 7.Took on 8.Rise through the ranks 9.Budding entrepreneur 10.Flair

10. Entrepreneurship Break into team and discuss the following entrepreneurial qualities into what you consider to be their order of importance: 1)Drive 2)Intuition 3)Determination 4)Ingenuity 5)Dynamism 6)Initiative 7)Dedication 8)Guts 9)Faith 10)The killer instinct

11. Entrepreneurship Which if the following topics does the article discuss? 1.The hero status of the entrepreneur. 2.How to get rich quick. 3.Goal-setting. 4.Perseverance. 5.Enterprising managers.

12. Prepositions Preposition Exercise

13. Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur with a Mission 1.How did the experiences of his life help Joe become a successful entrepreneur? 2.What type of business was Joe pursuing in his career? 3.What does he think is the most important thing a potential entrepreneur can have? 4.Discuss the reasons Joe thinks doing business in the United States is such a great opportunity. 5.How would you describe the personal characteristics of this successful entrepreneur?