Lesson: How to Be an Entrepreneur

Conversation

Answer the following questions. You might be asked to write them down or answer them out-loud.

1. How can you define an entrepreneur?
2. Do you have your own business?If so, what´s your business about?
3. If not would you like to have one? Why? Why not?
4. What´s the biggest challenge on having a business?
5. When should a person decide on changing his/her job for owning a business?
6. In your opinion, which is better: having a successful own business or being a successful employee? Why?
7. What motivations does an entrepreneur have?
8. Which are the good aspects on being an entrepreneur?And the bad ones? Why?
9. Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur? Why? Why not?
10. Is there any entrepreneur you admire? Who?
11. Do you think entrepreneurs have the power to change a region?

Vocabulary

Look at the vocabulary below. Take time to explore the links for their definitions in English and their translations to Portuguese. When you are done, make a sentence with each word. Ask your teacher if you should write them down or say them out loud.

• d | t - amazing
• d | t - own
• d | t - business
• d | t - entrepreneur
• d | t - hire
• d | t - job
• d | t - epiphany
• d | t - start
• d | t - hold
• d | t - soon
• d | t - find
• d | t - frustrate
• d | t - certainly
• d | t - realize
• d | t - actually

Video

Watch the following video but DON'T read the transcript yet.

After watching the video do this listening exercise.

Reading practice

Read the following transcript then do the associated reading comprehension exercise.

Transcript:

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Writing practice

Write a couple of paragraphs ---->>>> instructions <<<<-----. Make sure to use words you learned from the text and try to make it as long as you can.