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^p Saying numbers and prices
1 In pairs, write down how to say these numbers and prices. Some answers are given lor you. —j Numbers Prices
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L 100 £4.99
i^Z 101 £250 two hundred and titty pounds
1.000 , €150.000
£150m ,
10,550 $0.99
500.000 tive hundred thousand $4.95
1,000,000 $2,500 two thousand five hundred dollars
1.000.000.000 $2.5m
2 Listen and check your answers. ►►IZ2.2
| Cover your partner's answers. Then point at same of the numbers and prices above and ask your partner to say them.
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. That's two thousand five hundred doilanMA
3 Write down live numbers (big and small) and five prices (euros, pounds and dollars). Then dictate the numbers to your partner.
Numbers Prices
It's time to talk
You are going to role-play a conversation with your partner. Student A should look at page 105 and Student B at page 108.
Speaking
Solving a business problem
Communicating at work
Helping visitors
Vocabulary
Money and business tinance
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ackie Black sta delicatessen, t
ower Street Pari four years ago, in York, England.
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Is it easy to start a business In your country7 Would you like to have your own business' Why? Why not'
kind of business would you start?
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Managing a small business
1 We interviewed Jackie Black about Ihe business she and her husband starred. Match the questions with her answers.
1 And what are your plans for the future? I Do you recommend starting a business?
Did you need to borrow from the bank?
What kind of business is it?
What are your major costs?
I. we started the Tower Street Pantry lour years ago as a sandwich bar We were bored with the (act that so much food is pre-packed. in plastic triangles, or Irom designer cafes, and we wanted to do something fresh, freshly made. That's what people like.
No, nothing. At the beginning, ol course, we went to the bank wth a business plan and they offered to lend us money. Then a member of our family also offered us the money - interest free - so we borrowed it fron them. And we earned enough lo pay it back in the frst year. which was great.
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it was staff, but now it's fresh fruit and vegetables. It sounds crazy but when the bad weather comes you have to pay a lot for fresh vegetables, and we only use fresh vegetables. so it's expensive.
Well, business is getting stronger and stronger. Turnover is increasing all the time. And last year profits doubled. But we plan lo do lunches for companies soon, that Kind of thing. It's very interesting because the margin is a lot higher. And we like making money!
Oh, yes. I love having a business because what we do is very people-orientated, it's a service really, more than just a shop. People need us. But you have problems, of course. The biggest is staff' You can't get good staff. This means sometimes we have to do everything. So, believe me. managing a business can be really, really hard work.
2 Read the interview again and answer the questions.
When did Jackie and her husband start the Tower Street Pantry?
Where did Jackie and her husband get the finance to start the business?
What is the biggest cost for Jackie's business now?
How much did profits increase last year?
Why does Jackie want to expand into company lunches?
What do von ihink?
Would you like to run a smalt business like Jackie's?
Why? Why not?
Jackie wants to expand Into company lunches.
The words you need ... to talk about money and business finance
1 Complete the article with the correct word from the box.
A success story
Jackie Black's Tower Street Pantry is a success story in York. Every year she
has more customers and 11) ■
increases. Last year the business
made a good (2) and
[ackie is sure this can continue. Of course, she has to keep control
of (3) But she also plans
to move into corporate lunches
where the (4) * bclt^
This week is an important
Use some of the finance words to make sentences about your organisation. For example: 'Last year the turnover of my organisation was £30 million.'
2 Complete Jackie's ideas on financial strategy for next year with the correct money verb.
pay borrrow make increase invest
1 We're sure we can more money next year
than this year.
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don't want to any money from the bank.I think we can our prices by 5%.
We plan to some money in new equipment.
1 hope we can less tax next year.
Write some sentences using these money verbs.
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Your
organisation is in big trouble. Turnover is down €lm. Work in
groups and hold a meeting to decide which of these ideas you should
follow to improve the situation.
Now tell the other members of the class what your group decided.
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%fcn>nk thai we should pay all staff 10% less. What do you tninflttft
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