The money that a business earns above what it costs to produce and sell goods and services.
profit (n.)
Please name 3 "relative pronouns". Choose one of them to make a sentence.
who
that
where
which
What is the name of our project?
Young Entrepreneur
What is the genre of the core book "the Cyberbully"? Please name at least two genre features.
Realistic Fiction
1. It seems to be real but it's not.
2. The characters and setting are realistic, it can happen in a real-world context.
3. Author uses their imagination.
What does the prefix "mis-" mean? Please name two words that have the same prefix.
It means "in the wrong way ".
mistake
misunderstand
misplace
misremember
The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
investment (n.)
In the sentences,
"The girl who is wearing a red t-shirt is my friend Jenny."
"This is a place where we go to watch a movie".
Why do we need the relative pronoun "who" and "where"?
Because we want to give more information about a person or a place.
What is our driving question?
How do we create a successful business at a young age?
What is the "Author's Purpose"?
P-Persuade
I-Inform
E-Entertain
What is the root word/base word in "employment" and "unhappy"?
employ
happy
The state or quality of being mean.
meanness
What is the grammar point of the following sentence?
"100 people were killed in the accident."
What's the sentence structure of this grammar point?
Passive voice
Subject + be.v+ past participle
What are the 7 types of business we talked about?
restaurants & coffee shops
retail stores
arts & museum
entertainment
education & training
manufacturing
E-commerce
What is "making inferences"?
What I read from the text connected with what I already know to make an educated guess. It is often the part that the author doesn't tell you.
What does the Greek and Latin Root " aqua" mean? Please name 1 word that has this root.
water
aquarium(水族馆/海洋馆)
Aquarius(水瓶座)
Having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own.
responsible (adj.)
What are the differences between "past simple" and "present perfect"?
Please give one example sentence for "present perfect".
1. Past simple is finished time, but present perfect is finished time.
2. Present perfect is the connection between the past and present. It's often about experiences.
3. Past simple is something that happened in the past.
Subject + have/has + past participle
What is "retail-tainment"?
It's about doing business in a way that makes your customers enjoy the shopping experience.
Using 5 senses to attract your customers.
Please compare and contrast "Summarizing" and "Paraphrasing".
1. Summarizing is shorter than paraphrasing.
2. We need to use our own words for both.
3. When we summarize, we keep the main idea. Whereas for paraphrasing, we keep all the details.
4. We can change the structure and use synonyms when we paraphrase.
What are the two different types of writing we talked about this semester?
Business Letter
Realistic Fiction
what you believe or hope will happen in the future
expectation (n.)
Please correct the following mistakes.
1. I been teaching English for 5 years.
2. She have did her homework.
3. Fred and Janice teached English since 2012.
1. I have been teaching English for 5 years.
2. She has done her homework.
3. Fred and Janice have taught English since 2012.
The show "Shark Tank" is for entrepreneurs to present their new business to potential investors, known as “the sharks.”
How would you persuade/convince your potential investors in order to get their investment?
Why are you different compared to other businesses?
How much money/profit you can help them make?
How much stock you are willing to give them? etc.
Please name 5 genre features/characteristics of a non-fiction text.
Table of content
glossary
index
caption
photograph
headings and sub-headings
diagram
bold print
Context clues:
"Attention customers, Target will close in five minutes", said the owner.
What is "Target"?
It is a place because the first letter is capitalized.