Business English Upper Intermediate U2W09 John Silberstein

Agenda Presentations Entrepreneurship Prepositions Current Events

Presentation Choosing Time Slots

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?

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur with a Mission 6.Discuss the sayings that are listed at the top of page two, What does each mean and how do they apply to being successful in business? 7.How can some of the ideas expressed in the article apply to yourself?

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

Prepositions Preposition Exercise

Current Events The Tiny Leader of the Pack

Current Events 1.In paragraph 5 (P5), what is meant by the term, “long haul?” 2.Why is Reva’s drive train ‘second-to-none?’ (p7) 3.What is a venture capital firm? (p11) 4.Why would franchising production be a good idea? (p12) 5.What are the three markets that Reva is trying to develop? (p17) 6.What is meant by ‘game changing?’ (p19) 7.Why are all-electric cars more practical in India and Europe than in the U.S.? 8.Discuss what you feel the limitations are of an electric car. 9.Would you purchase an electric car?