Giving advice about starting your own business Read the information about VideoJug. Which of the four guides mentioned would you be most interested in? Have you ever used a website like this? You’re going to listen to a talk on how to start your own business. Can you guess the answers to these questions? 1 Does an entrepreneur need qualifications? 2 How do I get some experience? 3 What if I don’t know how to write a business plan? 4 Does an entrepreneur need to have private money? 5 I have a business idea. How do I get started? Listen to check your ideas. Compare in groups. Do you have any additional ideas on how to start your own business? Look at some of Hilary’s answers to the interview questions. Which questions in 5b is she answering? 1 It helps to have a good basic education. 2 There are a number of ways you can, kind of, test the water. 3 A good way of getting experience is to apply for internships in companies. 4 Looking at business plan templates on the internet can help. 5 If you want to use a very simplistic method, try and do a rough outline. 6 If you have a very clear idea of your future business venture, I think it helps. 7 You don’t need huge sums of private money, but it does help. 8 Hook up with a couple of mates and see if you can make it together. Using the highlighted expressions in 6a, choose one of your interests or hobbies and write four or five sentences giving advice about it. Imagine you’re going to take part in an interview for VideoJug about the interest or hobby you chose in 6b. Tell a partner what the topic is. Work alone. Make a list of questions to ask your partner about their chosen topic. The following phrases might be useful: Exchange questions. Think about: 1 how to answer your partner’s questions. 2 which language you can use from 6a. Media task. Interview each other using your questions from 7b. Ask questions to find out more details. Make an audio or video recording of your interviews. Listen to or watch the interviews in class. Make a list of phrases you hear for giving advice. An English friend of yours is looking for a new hobby or interest to take up. Write an email to your friend in which you: ■■ describe one of your own hobbies or interests ■■ explain what skills or abilities are needed ■■ give your friend some advice if he/she wants to try out your hobby Write around 200 words. videojug is an instructional video website which provides ‘how-to’ guides for thousands of different subjects, from ‘How to eat sushi’ to ‘How to become an airline pilot’, from ‘How to do face painting’ to ‘How to behave on a first date’. The site includes both professionally made videos produced internally and videos made and uploaded by amateurs. Listening 5 a b c 8zn8ye 9 Language focus Giving advice 6 a b Speaking 7 a b Would you recommend … as a career/hobby? How can you get into … ? What advice would you give to someone who … ? Do you need a lot of … ? Can anyone … ? Is it … ? How can you become a … ? c 8 Writing 9 34 Language skills Extras Explore 3 Entrepreneurship Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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