Think ahead
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 554.
Vocabulary task
Before you read
FORMS OF BUSINESS
READING I
IMAGES OF BUSINESS
UNIT 1
| Learning goals After studying this unit you will be able to: · define factors influencing the choice of business form · speak on advantages and disadvantages of the sole proprietorship · distinguish advantages and disadvantages of the partnership · speculate on advantages and disadvantages of the corporation · analyse and compare different forms of business organisation |
1. There are some collocations with the word 'business'. Think of other word combinations with the word. Use dictionaries to help you.
| coal business … | business address … | to set up a business … |
2. Word building: complete the following table with the appropriate derivatives
| Verb | Noun | Adjective |
| fluctuate | – | |
| influence | influential | |
| – | structure | |
| reflect | reflexive | |
| – | available | |
| – | mobility | mobile |
| finances | ||
| select | selectivity | |
| legal | ||
| require | – |
1. What is your dream job?
2. What is more attractive to you: to work for a start-up or a multinational company?
3. Do you agree that “to be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart”? (Thomas Watson)
4. What skills does going into business require?
Text 1.1 Read the text and answer the question: Why it is very important to make a right decision on choosing the legal structure of your business?
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