Key Vocabulary
What's the difference between employ and employee?
verb & noun
employ is an action, employee is a person
You don't need a lot of money to _______ a company if you have a a computer.
set up
Today, Open AI ______ (employ) 375 people.
employs (Present Simple)
Finish the sentence.
When I was 17, I.....
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The instructions were complicated. I read them three times, but I still didn't understand what to do.
What does complicated mean?
A. Very simple
B. Difficult to understand
C. Very interesting
B. Difficult to understand
Name 3 occupations
teacher, doctor, dentist, etc.
My husband is my business ______. We own and manage the business together.
partner
What's the difference between partner and contact?
It shares the building with another business _____ (start) by Elon Musk.
started (past simple)
Change the time clause to go before the event.
I became an entrepreneur when I was 18.
When I was 18, I became an entrepreneur.
Taro is generous. He often shares his lunch with friends and gives money to people who need help.
What does generous mean?
A. Happy to give and share
B. Worried about everything
C. Unwilling to talk
A. Happy to give and share
To give somebody a job is ___
to employ
Name one famous person who runs a (famous) business.
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, the person from your Careful Writing
In 2018 the company _____ (introduce) the first version of GPT.
introduced (past simple)
**Join the sentences using when.
I learned a lot. I became my own boss.
I learned a lot when I became my own boss.
OR
When I became my own boss, I learned a lot.
The train was delayed. It was supposed to arrive at 9:00, but it didn't arrive until 9:30. What does delayed mean?
late
Explain what a colleague is.
somebody you work with
I enjoy ______ (run) my own business.
Use the correct form.
running
**on test
The partners _____ (start) a company that created the fasted-growing application of all time.
started (past simple)
Where do you put the comma in the time clause?
I became an entrepreneur when I was 18.
When I was 18 I became an entrepreneur.
When I was 18, I became an entrepreneur.
The new student was isolated. He ate lunch alone and rarely spoke to anyone in the class. What does isolated mean?
by himself, alone
The best place for a company to _______ its products is on social media.
advertise
Kelly's restaurant chain is doing well. She plans to ___________ her business and open two new restaurants.
a)run
b)set up
c) expand
C) EXPAND
**expand is not clearly a word used in the textbook, but it is on page 135. It will be on the test.
Some schools and teachers _____ (worry) about students using ChatGPT to do their coursework.
worry (present simple)
When you want to make the time of the event more important than the event, where should you put the time clause?
A) When I was 18, .....
B) .... when I was 18.
A
Mika forgot her umbrella. She got completely soaked when she walked home in the heavy rain.
What does soaked mean?
very wet