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Topic: BUSINESS

Complete these colloquial expressions.

1

The business has changed ........ several times and is now owned by a man in Spain.

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b)
c)
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2

Their new range of summer dresses are selling like ........ cakes. When I arrived they'd sold out.

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b)
c)
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3

The two companies have ........ forces and are prepared to fight the Government's new regulations.

a)
b)
c)
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Now complete the gaps with the missing words.

4

A) I think the shop on the corner has hands. I saw someone putting up a new sign this morning.

B) Your mum's handmade birthday cards are selling like hot . Have you seen the queue of people at her stall?

C) If we join with other businesses in the area we might be able to do something about the traffic problems.

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Make them your own!

1) Do you know of a local business that has changed hands recently?
2) Have you ever had a business idea about something that you think would sell like hot cakes?
3) What are some of the benefits of joining forces with another business?