My Business Plan

 Preparation

1) What are you good at? What do you like? Do you have any work experiences? Have you been a volounteer? 

2) What would you like to change, make better? What are you not happy with? What issues in a particular location need good solutions?

3) Do you like working alone or in a team? 

4) Do you prefer talking to people face to face or on the phone / internet / texting?

5) Who would you like your target group to be: peers, adults, children, pet owners, athletes, etc.?

6) What's your business idea? Describe your product or service. 

7) Describe your target group: age, location, gender etc.

8) What's the market or competition like? Are there any other companies providing similar products, services? Are there any foreign companies? 

9) Who are the principal members of your company? How much are you and they willing to contribute? (How many hours per day or week, at the weekends or on holidays?)

10) What are your advantages over your competitors?

11) Are there any legal regulations your need to follow?

12) Every business needs some kind of funding. Where would you get the required sum for a start up?

Write sentences

1 paragraph: about you, your interests, strengths, weaknesses, describe your communication and social skills

2. paragraphs: description of the product / service

3. customers / advertising

4. competitors, what are your advantages

Feedback

1) Advantages / Strenghts / Reasons this business plan is good / might be successful

2) Disadvantages / Weaknesses / Reasons it might not be successful

3) Dragon Den's decision: going to invest / not going to invest

Must or Have to / mustn't or don't have to

 

Grammar rules: HERE

Unit 7A: phrases

Task 1: Translate / Find from SB p 82-83

1) eksperdid hindavad 

2) püsiv elukoht 

3) põllumajandust leiutama

4) kahekordistuma 

5) suurenema 7 korda 

6) avastama täiesti erinevat kultuuri

7) vähenema 

8) praegu (do not write right now or today)

9) poole võrra vähenema

10) kultuurilised erinevused

11) imeline mitmekesisus 

Task 2: check your phrases

 1) experts estimate

2) permanent home

3) invent agriculture

4) to double

5) multiply seven times

6) to discover a completely different culture

7) to decrease

8) at present

9) to halve

10) cultural differences

11) fascinating diversity

Task 3: Translate

1) Eksperdid hindavad, et meid on 10 miljardit selle sajandi lõpuks. 

2) Rohkem kui 2 miljonit aastat inimesed elasid püsiva elukohata leides taimi söömiseks ja küttides loomi liha jaoks. 

3) 10,000 aastat tagasi inimesed leiutasid põllumajanduse. 

4) Sel ajal elas ainult 5 miljonit inimest, aga see arv kiiresti kahekordistus. 

5) Elanikkond jõudis miljardini 1805 ja sellest ajast on see suurenenud 7 korda. 

6) Sada aastat tagasi kui sa läksid teise riiki, siis sa avastasid täiesti teistsuguse kultuuri. 

7) Tänapäeval on kasutusel umbes 7,000 keelt, aga see arv on vähenemas. 

8) Näiteks Indonesias räägitakse üle 700 keele, aga Baras keelt oskavad tänapäeval ainult vanad inimesed. 

9) Ekperdid arvavad, et keelte arv väheneb poole võrra selle sajandi lõpuks.

10) Me mõtleme, et kas tulevikus inimesed räägivad ainult ühte keelt ja enam pole kultuurilisi erinevusi, mis meid eristaks. 

11) Loodetavasti, kui meie rahvaarv on kasvamas, me ikka saame tähistada mitte ainult sarnasusi, aga ka inimrassi imelist mitmekesisust. 

Task 4: Can you guess which countries in the world have the largest population? 

Linking words: Addition and Contrast

 ADDITION / RESULT

additionally, also, moreover, furthermore, again, further, besides, too, similarly, correspondingly, indeed, regarding, in addition, what is more / what's more, to add to this, first, second, last, finally, equally important, not only....but also..., apart from this, therefore, consequenty, eventually, thereby, hence

CONTRAST

by contrast, although, (even) though, compared with, conversely, however, nevertheless, but, while, on the other hand, on the contrary, even so, alternatively, at the same time, otherwise, instead (of), nonetheless, notwithstanding, in spite of, unlike, whereas, yet, under no circumstances

EXERCISES

Task 1

Task 2 

Task 3

Task 4

Task 5

Passive Voice

Task 1: Passive Voice (word order)

Task 2: Questions in passive (sõnade järjekord)

Task 3: Gaps / Which tense? 

Task 4: Modal verbs + Passive

Task 5: Mixed tenses in Passive

Task 6: Active =>Passive

Task 7: Quiz

Task 8: Exercise 1

Task 9: Exercise 2

Task 10: Exercise 3

Writing and performinga TV advert

 1) Which product?

2) What describes this product? Why is it good or useful? 

3) Who is the product for? Age?

4) Which language is the best to use in your commercial. Are the characters: agreeing / disagreeing;  giving directions, narrating a story, complaining / giving a solution; persuading ?

5) Think of a slogan. 

6) Write a script. Which roles? Do you have a storyteller? Who says which lines? Any music or audio? Where can it be filmed?

Different houses

http://www.archdaily.com/364867/powerwindows-a-proposal-for-skyscraper-compatible-wind-turbines/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway%27s_Cottage

http://www.thefirstpint.co.uk/2010/06/06/floating-homes-londons-houseboats/

http://www.sportseventstravel.co.uk/motorsport/le_mans_classic.htm

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/nov/21/better-retirement-housing-bedroom-tax

http://malcolmsenglishpages.com/situations/talking-about-your-home-stub/

http://housetype.blogspot.com/2013/07/house-type-terraced-house.html

http://leticiasworld.blogspot.com/2013/10/castles-great-places-to-travel-to.html

http://www.mobilehomeinsurancequotes.org