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Businesses in Our Community Consumerism Level 200-250 REEP Created by: Elena Collins [email protected] 12.va.us August 2002

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Page 1: Businesses in Our Community

Businesses in Our Community

Consumerism Level 200-250REEP

Created by: Elena Collins [email protected] August 2002

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What are businesses?

The retail stores, manufacturing companies, or services that supply us with our needs and wants.

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There are many businesses in our community.For example:• restaurants• banks• shopsWhat other types of businesses can you name?• ______________• ______________• ______________

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Three types of businesses:

There are 3 main types of business:• Service• Manufacturing• RetailEach type of business is important to ourcommunity.

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Businesses in Our CommunityClick on the pictures to watch videos

Retail Manufacturing Services

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Retail Vocabulary

Listen for these words in the video.Make sure you can define these words.• downtown• products• goods• customer• service people• employer• employee

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RetailClick on the picture to watch the video.

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Retail ReviewWhy are these businesses called retail?• They SELL goods.Where can you find retail stores in small towns?• downtown Where can you find retails stores in cities?• (shopping) mallWhere do people buy goods in Europe?• open air marketsWhich retail businesses did the video talk about?• grocery store• bicycle store• video store

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Manufacturing Vocabulary

Listen for these words in the video.Make sure you can define these words.• grain (n)• resources (n)• wheat (n)• ranch (n)• drill (v, n)• harvest (n)• product (n)

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ManufacturingClick on the picture to watch the video.

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Manufacturing Review

Why are these businesses called manufacturing?• They MAKE the goods they sell.What kind of manufacturing businesses did the

video talk about?• bakery• farm• ranch• oil• factory

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Services Vocabulary

Listen for these words in the video. Make sure you can define these words.

• repair (v, adj)• veterinarian (n)• boss (n)• provide (v)

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ServicesClick on the picture to watch the video.

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Services Review

Why are these businesses called services?• They DO something for someone, rather

than MAKE something.Which services did the video talk about?• shoe repair• bank• restaurant• veterinarian

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Businesses in Our Community - Scavenger Hunt

Directions: Work in groups. You have 1/2 hour for this activity. Walk around your school and notice the businesses in the neighborhood. What businesses do you see? What do they make, sell, or do? Print out and complete the worksheet on the next page.

You only have 1/2 hour! GO!

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Scavenger Hunt Grid

Name ofbusiness

What kind ofbusiness?

Product(s) orService(s)

Retail, Service,Manufacturing

Example: FreshFields

grocery store food, flowers,vitamins

retail

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Discussion Questions

• What businesses did you find in our area?• Which type of businesses do we have the

most of?• Where do you think we get the products

and/or services that we don’t have here?• What conclusions can you make about our

local economy?