Unit 5: Going Out of Business
1- Is Colin’s Coffee Shop open or closed? How do you Know?
2- What does “out of business” mean?
3- Do you know of a store in your city or community that went out of
business?
 Why
do some stores close and put that notice
“ For Sale” ?
 What does “out of business” mean?
 What are chain stores?
 What are family-owned businesses?
 Why are large chain stores killing familyowned businesses?
Some small stores / family- owned businesses are going
out of business these days .
This is because chain stores are more powerful with money
and other facilities. They are usually owned by large
companies.
 Chain
stores
 Locally
owned
stores or businesses
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1-Owned by companies
such as Carrefour.
2- Popular and successful
everywhere .
Example: Hyperpanda and
Carrefour
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1-Owned by families or
individuals.
2- Face difficulties because
they don’t have much
money and cannot stand
competition with chain
stores.
Example: small
supermarkets
Compete ( verb )
 Competition ( noun )
 Benefit ( noun )
 Discount ( noun )
 Employee ( noun )
 Increase ( noun / verb ) X decrease
 Loyal ( adjective )
 Selection ( noun )
 Owner ( noun )
 Customers ( noun )
 Chain ( noun )
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1- There are two restaurants nearby. The two restaurants compete.
a____ to become more in price or number
b____ to try to be the best at something
2-One benefit of living in a big city is public transportation.
a_____ choice
B_____ a good thing; something that is helpful to you
3-These shirts usually cost 25 riyals. Today, they are only 20 riyals.
What a great discount!
a____ a lower price than usual
B____ to become more in price or number
4- The prices at the clothing store increase every year. Clothing is getting
very expensive.
A_____ to become more in price or number
B_____ to become less in price and number
5- I’m not the boss. I’m an employee.
A____ people who buy things from a store or company
B_____ a person who works in a store or company
6- My mother shops at Hyperpanda. She is a loyal customer.
A_____ not changing; faithful
B_____ a person who has or owns something
7- I like large stores because they have a better selection. I can find
everything I need.
A____ a bad thing
B____ choice
8- This is my shop. I am the owner.
A____ a person who works in a shop
B_____ a person who has or owns something
9- Hyperpanda has a lot of customers. A lot of people like to buy
from
there.
A_____ a person who has or owns something
B______ people who buy things from a store or company