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STARTING UP

BUSINESS

asset

cashflow

secure a loan

provide funding

raise capital

costs

stock

advertising

staff

insurance

utilities

legal

premises

Listening, pg. 94

MONEY

dry uptap into

flood with

pour/pump...int

o

waste...on

spend...on

invest...in

save

entrepreneur, n. - a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks

funding, n. - money for a particular purpose; the act of providing money for such a purpose

data warehouse, n. - a large amount of data which comes from different parts of a business and which is stored together

merger, n. - the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one

vast, adj. - extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.

break ties with somebody – end a relashionship or an agreement with somebody

meet the need - to do something that someone wants, needs, or expects you to do

Reading, pg. 96-97

running water, n. – water supplied to a tap

pollute, v. – to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or safe to use

disease, n. – an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection

purify, v. – to make something clean by removing substances that are dirty, harmful or not wanted

plant, n. – a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place

Reading, pg. 95

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• People• Subject (who/that)I heard the news from a man who works in the supermarket.• Object (whom/who/that)John got married to a girl (whom) he met in our wedding.• Possession (whose)Our teacher is a man whose daughter is the Prime Minister.

• Things• Subject (which/that)This is the factory which produces the world’s largest quantities of chocolate.• Object (which/that)This is the factory (which) I started up.

• Place (where)We moved to Australia where lots of our cousins live.

• Time (when)She called me on Saturday when the birthday party was supposed to happen.

• Reason (why/that)She is the reason why John left colledge.

Relative clauses

Thank you for listening!