1#
IF YOU HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO START UP A BUSINESS, WHERE WOULD YOU LOCATE IT?
STUDENTS’
ANSWERS:
FERNANDO: I
would like to open a Spanish bar in One Dock Muelle Uno at the Port of
Malaga.
NATHARET: I would start up a business in Plaza Mayor Shopping Centre.
LUCIA: I would start up a business in the City Centre
at Uncibay Square.
ESTEFANÍA: I would like to open a business at the Constitution
Square located in the City Centre.
ROSA: I would
like to open a coffee shop in the Teatinos
neighbourhood
ALVARO: I would start up an
Italian restaurant business in a shopping centre
or a ‘Ventas’ in Los Montes de MÁLAGA.
JOSE: I would like to start up a catering business
near the beach because we have a good
weather most part of the year. Along the waterfront
PAULA: I would like to open a restaurant business in
Marbella near Puerto Banús.
PATRICIA: I would like to open a restaurant in Puerto Marina.
BLANCA: I would like to start up a buffet restaurant
in on the coast of Benalmádena.
INMACULADA: I would like to open a cafeteria in Larios
Centre.
RAFAEL: I would like to open a restaurant in Plaza
Mayor because there are a lot of people.
2#
MAKE A LIST OF THE BEST PLACES TO LOCATE A BUSINESS IN MÁLAGA, AND THEN WRITE
DOWN THE REASON WHY YOU THINK IT IS A GOOD PLACE.
3#
WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOUR IDEAL BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE:
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An innovate design: modern decoration
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To offer good relations with the
customers: kindness, respect
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Free wifi
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A big capacity or spacious
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Good ventilation
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Free parking
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A good taxi service
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To be close to the bus stop/tube
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A good terrace with some sort of
electric/gas heater
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Good access for disabled people
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Private rooms for business meetings
or other situations
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A specific place designated for
children (kindergarten)
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A big room for big events
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A specific device for self-service
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Live music, theatre, dance or
magician or entertainment.
EXERCISES ABOUT ‘MANUEL DECIDES WHERE TO LOCATE’
1# VOCABULARY: Write down the meaning every word
Booming
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Pass
up
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Hot
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Take
over
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Blocks
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To
hope
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Miracle
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owning
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To
shop
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Away
from home
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A
line in
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Deal
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Hate
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Interested
in
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Rent
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bill
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2# CORRECT THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES OF THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES
a)
It was everything he have hope for (2
mistakes)
b)
He knews that the location was ‘hot’
c)
This friends were also a waitress who
knew of Manuel’s interes in owning a restaurant (more than 1 mistake)
d)
One day a friend called his (1
mistake)
e)
Manuel go to the address and thought
it were a miracle. (2 mistakes).
f)
The deals was too good to pass up (1
mistake).
3 # WRITE DOWN IF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ARE TRUE OR
FALSE
a)
Manuel decided not to buy the
restaurant.
b)
His rent would only be $ 3000 a month
c)
Manuel doesn’t like the area ‘he
lives in’
d)
The location was for blocks away from
home
e)
A booming restaurant is a place that
nobody likes going in.
f)
The deal was to bad to pass up.
g)
Manuel went to the address and
thought it was a miracle.
