1. Unit 7 Business management
1.1. Getting started
1.2. Banking
1.3. Marketing
1.4. Business Contract
1.5. Advertising
1.6. Pay slip
1.7. Mortgage
1.8. Pension
1.9. Withdrawal
1.10. Fine
1.11. Cheque
1.12. Overdraft
2. Matching
2.1. Withdrawal
2.2. An amount of money that you take from your bank account
2.3. A regular sum of money received after retiring (= stopping work completely), given by an employer or by the state
2.4. A small piece of paper that shows how much an employer has paid you
2.5. If you have this, you have spent more money than you have in your bank account, and so you owe the bank money
2.6. A loan of money which you get from a bank or building society in order to buy a house
2.7. A personal bank account which you can take money out of at any time using your cheque book or cash card
2.8. A printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account
2.9. A sum of money that you pay to be allowed to do something
2.10. A punishment in which a person is ordered to pay a sum of money because they have done something illegal or broken a rule
3. Matching features
3.1. Relief and Calm products comparison
3.2. Relief is a homeopathic form of medication developed using natural substances
3.3. Calm is a conventional product containing chemicals, some harmful if taken in large quantities
3.4. Doctors advise avoiding Calm if patients need to stay awake
3.5. Relief causes no such problems
3.6. Both medicines come in tablet form, less easy to digest than soluble products
3.7. Calm is now little bigger than a pinhead, Relief is bullet-sized
4. Matching endings
4.1. Presence of old mines in Britain
4.2. To make landfill sites safer, the authorities have imposed safety laws
4.3. Britain's commitment to meet European targets to slash biodegradable waste
4.4. Burning rubbish is not popular because people have become anxious about pollution levels
5. Exercise 1 (p. 50)
5.1. Successive UK governments encourage small business start-ups
5.2. Reason forcing entrepreneurs to go through planning steps
5.3. Example of new and developing small business
5.4. Comparison and condition for new entrepreneurs to succeed
6. Exercise 2a + 2b
6.1. Business sections of the media focus on large, traditional companies
6.2. Economists agree smaller businesses are central to long-term success
6.3. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe describes SMEs as engine of economic development
6.4. Government encourages small businesses for employment, flexibility, innovation
7. Exercise 3
7.1. Department of Trade and Industry report on business numbers
7.2. Belief that small businesses contribute to stronger economic base
8. Part 3: Exam practice
8.1. Entrepreneurs must be realistic about achievable goals and time frame
8.2. Physical and mental problems a business owner can face
8.3. Leadership and team working groups
8.4. Advantage of not expanding business
8.5. Support networks for entrepreneurs running small businesses
8.6. Owners should delegate and employ appropriate people
8.7. Investment in training necessary to ensure staff skills and compliance
9. AN OVERVIEW OF IELTS WRITING TASK 2
9.1. Test timing and task weighting
9.2. Writing requirements and style
9.3. Essay structure and opinion expression
9.4. Typical IELTS writing topics
9.5. Writing criteria: coherence, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation