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Reading
Read the text. Match sentences A–G with gaps 1–5 in the text. There are two extra sentences.
My first business
There are quite a lot of stories about young entrepreneurs these days - people who have started their own businesses while they are still at school and have gone on to make large amounts of money. (1) _____. I think I was about five years old when I decided to try to make some money. (2) _____. I had seen it in a toy shop the month before, but my parents could not afford it because it was very expensive. So, I decided to save all of my pocket money until I had enough to buy it myself. (3) _____. To get the doll more quickly, I came up with an idea. My mum grew some pretty flowers in her garden. I decided to take the flowers onto the street, held them out and said, 'Fifty pence a bunch; to the people who passed by. One lady stopped and gave me fifty pence. (4) _____. After half an hour I sold out all of the flowers and earned some money for my doll. I was really proud then. Now, I have my own business after many years of working hard. How challenging life as an entrepreneur has been! (5) _____. However, it is wonderful to see my business grow well and make profits.
A. However, it was taking a very long time!
B. I think she felt sorry for me.
C. I was saving up for a big doll.
D. If I had the same courage now, maybe I would be rich.
E. My career also started early
F. Of course, it's a lot harder than that.
G. I have to decide on everything from making money to hiring people.
Listening
☊2.26 Listen to three recordings. Circle the correct option (a–d).
1. Where would you hear this announcement?
a. in a shop centre
b. in a clothes shop
c. in a department store
d. in a camera shop
2. What does Lucy do to save money?
a. She never goes out
b. She works every weekend.
c. She doesn't buy many things.
d. She works every day
3. What is Jake going to do?
a. apply for a job
b. make a phone call
c. work as a waiter
d. tell someone about a job
Speaking
Work in groups. Look at the photo and discuss the following questions.
1. How do you think the lives of the people in the photo are different?
2. If you had 100,000,000 VND, how could you use it to help homeless people?
Writing
Write an opinion essay (120–150 words) on the following topic.
Money does not grow on trees.
