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Businesses in Our Community

Businesses in Our Community. Consumerism Level 200-250 REEP. Created by: Elena Collins ecollins@arlington.k12.va.us August 2002. What are businesses?. The retail stores, manufacturing companies, or services that supply us with our needs and wants.

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Businesses in Our Community

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  1. Businesses in Our Community Consumerism Level 200-250 REEP Created by: Elena Collins ecollins@arlington.k12.va.us August 2002

  2. What are businesses? The retail stores, manufacturing companies, or services that supply us with our needs and wants.

  3. There are many businesses in our community. For example: • restaurants • banks • shops What other types of businesses can you name? • ______________ • ______________ • ______________

  4. Three types of businesses: There are 3 main types of business: • Service • Manufacturing • Retail Each type of business is important to our community.

  5. Businesses in Our Community

  6. Listen for these words in the video. Make sure you can define these words. downtown products goods customer service people employer employee Retail Vocabulary Click on the arrow to go to the next page.

  7. Retail Click on the picture to watch the video.

  8. Retail Review Why are these businesses called retail? • They SELL goods. Where can you find retail stores in small towns? • downtown Where can you find retails stores in cities? • (shopping) mall Where do people buy goods in Europe? • open air markets Which retail businesses did the video talk about? • grocery store • bicycle store • video store

  9. Listen for these words in the video. Make sure you can define these words. grain (n) resources (n) wheat (n) ranch (n) drill (v, n) harvest (n) product (n) Manufacturing Vocabulary Click on the arrow to go to the next page.

  10. Manufacturing Click on the picture to watch the video.

  11. Manufacturing Review Why are these businesses called manufacturing? • They MAKE the goods they sell. What kind of manufacturing businesses did the video talk about? • bakery • farm • ranch • oil • factory

  12. Listen for these words in the video. Make sure you can define these words. repair (v, adj) veterinarian (n) boss (n) provide (v) Services Vocabulary Click on the arrow to go to the next page.

  13. Services Click on the picture to watch the video.

  14. Services Review Why are these businesses called services? • They DO something for someone, rather than MAKE something. Which services did the video talk about? • shoe repair • bank • restaurant • veterinarian

  15. Businesses in Our Community - Scavenger Hunt Directions: Work in groups. You have 1/2 hour for this activity. Walk around your school and notice the businesses in the neighborhood. What businesses do you see? What do they make, sell, or do? Print out and complete the worksheet on the next page. You only have 1/2 hour! GO!

  16. Scavenger Hunt Grid

  17. Discussion Questions • What businesses did you find in our area? • Which type of businesses do we have the most of? • Where do you think we get the products and/or services that we don’t have here? • What conclusions can you make about our local economy? The End

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