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WEEK 8 / 15. Entrepreneurs. /, ם ntrəprə’nə З :/ /, a:ntrəprə’nə З :r/. General meaning. assuming, organizing and managing risk of a business in return for the profits pioneering change working for himself/herself. entrepreneur, n (C) /, a:ntrəprə’nə З :r/
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Entrepreneurs /,םntrəprə’nəЗ:/ /,a:ntrəprə’nəЗ:r/
General meaning • assuming, organizing and managing risk of a business in return for the profits • pioneering change • working for himself/herself
entrepreneur, n (C) /,a:ntrəprə’nəЗ:r/ Someone who starts a company, arranges business deals and takes risk in order to make a profit. • entrepreneurship, n (U) The act of being an entrepreneur • entrepreneurial, adj. Possessing qualities of an entreprenur
Complete the sentences with: entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial, entrepreneurs entrepreneurship • Once again private _______________ has not waited for government to take the initiative. • State government had sought to promote economic development through close links with local ___________. • We are looking for art and design graduates with an _____________ approach to the subject. entrepreneurs entrepreneurial
What makes entrepreneurs special in the business world? • TEAM WORK: Which qualities do they usually have? (Make a list) • Personality check (handout) - What do the marks in the score tell you? - Which personal qualities are the most important? - Do you agree? Can you think of other qualities?
Listening: Could that be you? • http://www.croatia-in-the-eu.eu/en/iderma-team
READING: Imagine that you only have time to read the topic sentences... Can you make the jump? Pg 1: Hero worship is out. Pg 2: Obvious reason for this is that entrepreneurs represent the creative side of “creative destruction”. Pg 3: John Byrne’s “World Changers” is a classic exercise in hero-worship. Pg 4: But three things seem to unite them. Pg 5: The second is an ability to live with risk and failure. Pg 6: The third feature uniting them is a determination to run their own lives.
→Resource Bank, p 31 • SKIM the text and answer: • What is this text? • SCAN the text to answer the following questions: (time?) • Who is John Byrne? • What is the first quality they all share? • Which famous entrepreneurs are mentioned? • Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, John Mackey, Fred Smith, Narayana Murthy, Reed Hastings, Jeff Bezos, Ted Turner, Charles Schwab LIST 3 THINGS THAT SEEM TO UNITE THEM!
→Resource Bank, p 31 • SKIM the text and answer: • What is this text? • SCAN the text to answer the following questions: • Who is John Byrne? • What is the first quality the all share? • Which famous entrepreneurs are mentioned? • Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, John Mackey, Fred Smith, Narayana Murthy, Reed Hastings, Jeff Bezos, Ted Turner, Charles Schwab LIST 3 THINGS THAT SEEM TO UNITE THEM!
HW: In depth reading: Grappling with the language and style of The Economist Find words or phrases which mean the following Pg 1: • a dishonest person, a sharper, a swindler • a trite or uninteresting saying • a weakness or hidden flaw in the character of a greatly admired or respected person • numerous offspring • someone who is solely interested in cold, hard facts • to be better than other people or things
Pg 2. • to be attractive or interesting • the process of transformation that accompanies radical innovation • dull and boring Pg 3. • to cause someone or something to run or function • to be in trouble with the police
Pg 4, 5 & 6: • to make an effort to do something • an oddball, unconventional person • to blend or merge • replication, duplication, renewal • to act so as to invite or provoke